The Rasmussen poll is several points higher than the Quinnipiac University National Poll I saw recently, which had Obama at 49% negative, 45% positive approval numbers. (Read this .pdf poll
HERE. Biggest drop in the QUN poll is among Independents who disapprove by a whopping 57%, 37% approve. This is down from May 1 when the same poll found Obama with 48% disapproval, 42% approval number.
The lift for Obama is women voters: 49% approve, 45% disapprove.
Most everything else in this poll is not good news for team Obama.
Q1 asked about US House race, currently tied at 38% voting for Republicans and Democrats. Republicans win the Independent vote with 36%, but lose the women (32%) and important latino vote (31%).
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From May 22 – 28, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,419 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.6 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones.
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Now on to Rasmussen...
There's still some good news in this poll; yes, it says 52% approve, but it's still -11% overall, with 37% strongly disapproving (compared to 26% who strongly approve).
Other good news with this poll:
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On the issue of gun control, 43% of voters trust Republicans more than Democrats. Forty-one percent (41%) trust Democrats more.
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Forty-three percent (43%) would like their governor to support implementation of the health care law in their state. A slightly larger number (45%) would like their governor to oppose implementation.
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