With the failure of healthcare reform, I predict that this President will see his approval rating fall into the high thirties by mid February. The main driver of his plunge will likely be independent voters, who will see the President as incompetent and unable to lead. Democratic voters will see the same thing, but their approval of the President wont fall as much.
It looks as if the plunge may have already started. For the first time in the gallup tracking poll, Barack Obama's approval and dissapproval ratings are now equal, at 47% each. http://www.dailykos.com/...
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