Big Drop in Number of Americans Who Believe Obama is Keeping Promises

In April, the 65 percent who said he was keeping his promises outnumbered the 29 percent who said he was not. Now on that question, the public splits at an even 48 percent each.

Among Democrats, those who believe he is keeping his promises dropped from 92 percent to 77 percent; among independents, it dropped from 54 percent to 41 percent; and, among Republicans it fell from 45 percent to 22 percent.

On another measure of how public opinion has shifted on Obama, 54 percent now say Obama is governing from the left, which Gallup says contrasts with expectations right after the election when as many Americans believed him to be as moderate as he was liberal. In November of last year, 45 percent said they expected him to be a moderate while 43 percent expected him to be a liberal.

"As long as Obama's overall job approval rating remains above 50%, these setbacks would seem to be tolerable in a political sense -- perhaps indicating nothing more than the cost of bold leadership at a difficult time for the country," Gallup said. "But should he fall well below that important threshold in public support over a sustained period, the findings may point to weaknesses Obama may need to address."