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The latest roundup of President Obama's job approval or favorability ratings by state updates Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington and Wyoming.

Some notes on this week's round-up:

- We've pointed out some states in recent weeks that hold some ominous political signs for Obama and fellow Democrats. Public Policy Polling pointed this week to two in particular -- Pennsylvania and Illinois where Obama's job approval ratings have suffered and pluralities of voters say his endorsement of a candidate would make them less likely to vote for that person.

- Rasmussen has been asking in many of its recent state surveys about views of the health care reform plan (mostly negative) and immigration (where most favor an Arizona-like immigration law). Rasmussen has started to ask again about voters' personal finances and their views of the economy, and as might be expected, the responses have been overwhelmingly that they see both as in bad shape.

Alabama

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 19

2008 election: McCain 60 percent, Obama 38 percent

Rasmussen says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 55 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 37 percent approve. Forty-seven percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 30 percent say they are staying the same and 20 percent say they are improving.
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Arizona

Rasmussen Reports, July 29; Behavior Research Center, June 30-July 11

2008 election: McCain 53 percent, Obama 45 percent

Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 54 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve.

The BRC's Rocky Mountain Poll says that for the first time in its surveys, Obama has a net negative job approval rating with 39 percent rating it as poor and 28 percent as good. Twenty-seven percent consider it "fair" and 6 percent are undecided. BRC attributes this in part to Obama's stand on the immigration issue. (Nationally, a Quinnipiac University poll conducted July 13-19 found that voters disapproved of Obama's position on illegal immigration by 58 percent to 30 percent, with 12 percent undecided).

Arkansas
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 18

2008 election: McCain 59 percent, Obama 39 percent

Rasmussen says 69 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 56 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 31 percent approve. Fifty-four percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 17 percent say they are getting better and 28 percent describe them as about the same.

California
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 3; Public Policy Polling, July 23-25; Public Policy Institute of California, July 6-20

2008 election: Obama 61 percent, McCain 37 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 41 percent disapprove.

PPP says 54 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 39 percent do not, with 7 percent undecided. Fifty-two percent support the new health care reform plan while 40 percent are opposed, with 9 percent undecided.

PPIC says 56 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 38 percent disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. That's 9 points lower than July 2009.

Colorado
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 11; Public Policy Polling, Aug. 7-8

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 45 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 46 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 47 percent approve. Sixty-five percent rate the economy as poor, 30 percent as fair, and 4 percent as good.

PPP says 52 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 46 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 44 percent approve, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 49 percent to 39 percent, with 12 percent undecided. Fifty percent oppose the health care overhaul he advocated while 43 percent support it, with 8 percent undecided.

Connecticut

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 11; Quinnipiac University, July 7-13

2008 election: Obama 60 percent, McCain 38 percent

Rasmussen says 55 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove.

Quinnipiac says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 44 percent disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 49 percent to 43 percent, with 8 percent undecided. This is Obama's lowest approval margin since the beginning of the year in Quinnipiac's surveys.

Delaware
Daily Kos/Public Policy Polling, Aug. 7-8; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 5

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 37 percent

PPP says 50 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 40 percent disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. Independents disapprove 56 percent to 37 percent, with 7 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 55 percent approve of Obama's performance while 44 percent disapproved.
Florida

Quinnipiac University, Aug. 11-16; Mason-Dixon Research, Aug. 9-11; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 9; Public Policy Polling, July 16-18

2008 election: Obama 51 percent, McCain 48 percent

Quinnipiac says voters are divided at 47 percent each when it comes to approving or disapproving of Obama's performance, with 5 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 49 percent to 44 percent with 7 percent undecided. Obama had been in negative territory in June and July. The last time he had positive marks was in April when 50 percent approved and 45 percent disapproved. Fifty-six percent disapprove of the health care reform plan while 35 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided.

Mason-Dixon says 48 percent see Obama unfavorably while 41 percent view him favorably, with 11 percent neutral.

Rasmussen says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 45 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 44 percent approve.

PPP says 49 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 45 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided. Independents approve by 49 percent to 43 percent, with 8 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent oppose the health care overhaul he advocated while 45 percent support it, with 8 percent undecided.

Georgia

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 11

2008 election: McCain 52 percent, Obama 47 percent

Rasmussen says 53 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 46 percent approve.

Hawaii

Rasmussen Reports, June 24

2008 election: Obama 72 percent, McCain 28 percent

Rasmussen says that 72 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 52 percent "strongly" approving) while 26 percent disapprove. Forty-nine percent oppose repeal of the new health care reform law while 43 percent favor it, with 8 percent undecided. Thirty-nine percent oppose enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 37 percent favor it, with 24 percent undecided.
Idaho
Rasmussen Reports, July 15

2008 election: McCain 61 percent, Obama 36 percent
Rasmussen says 68 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 61 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 32 percent approve. Sixty-seven percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 59 percent "strongly" approving) while 31 percent are opposed, with 2 percent undecided. Sixty-nine percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 24 percent are opposed, with 7 percent undecided and voters disagree with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law by about the same margin.

Illinois
Public Policy Polling, Aug. 14-15; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 9

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 37 percent

PPP says 49 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove, with 5 percent undecided. In PPP's June survey, 53 percent approved of Obama's performance while 41 percent disapproved. Independents disapprove by 54 percent to 36 percent, with 11 percent undecided. Forty-six percent support the health care reform plan he advocated while 45 percent oppose it, with 9 percent undecided. Forty percent say Obama's endorsement of a candidate would make their support less likely, 26 percent say it would make it more likely and 34 percent say it makes no difference.

Rasmussen says 54 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove.

Indiana
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 4, 5 and 7

2008 election: Obama 49.8 percent, McCain 48.8 percent

Rasmussen says 60 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 39 percent approve. Seventy percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 21 percent are opposed, with 10 percent undecided.

Iowa

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 5

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 44 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 48 percent approve.

Kansas

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 4

2008 election: McCain 56 percent, Obama 41 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 49 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 36 percent approve. Sixty-six percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 54 percent "strongly" in favor) while 32 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Sixty-nine percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 23 percent are opposed, with 9 percent undecided. Sixty-four percent disagree with the Justice Department's decision to sue Arizona over the law while 28 percent agree, with 8 percent undecided.

Kentucky

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 17

2008 election: McCain 57 percent, Obama 41 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 53 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 36 percent approve. Fifty-five percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform measure requiring All Americans to obtain coverage (with 44 percent "strongly" opposed) while 43 percent are in favor of it.

Louisiana

Rasmussen Reports, June 24

2008 elections: McCain 59 percent, Obama 40 percent

Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 50 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 40 percent approve. Sixty-seven percent favor repeal of the new health care reform bill (with 58 percent "strongly" in favor) while 28 percent are opposed, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-nine percent support enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 24 percent oppose it, with 17 percent undecided.

Maine
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 12

2008 election: Obama 58 percent, McCain 40 percent
Rasmussen says 54 percent approve of Obama's performance while 46 percent disapprove. Fifty percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 21 percent say they are getting better and 29 percent describe them as about the same.

Maryland
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 17

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 36 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 41 percent "strongly" approving) while 45 percent disapprove. Fifty-five percent rate the economy as poor, 37 percent as far as 8 percent as excellent or good.

Massachusetts
Rasmussen Reports, July 22

2008 election: Obama 62 percent, McCain 36 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 45 percent disapprove. Forty-nine percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law while 47 percent are opposed, with 4 percent undecided. Forty-six percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 41 percent are opposed, with 13 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent disagree with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law while 41 percent agree and 12 percent are undecided.
Michigan
Rasmussen Reports, June 9

2008 election results: Obama 57 percent, McCain 41 percent

Rasmussen says 51 percent disapprove of Obama's performance and 49 percent approve. Fifty-six percent favor repealing the new health care reform law (with 44 percent "strongly" in favor) while 38 percent are opposed, with 7 percent undecided. Fifty-six percent favor enacting an Arizona-like immigration law while 28 percent are opposed, with 16 percent undecided.

Minnesota

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 12; Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 26-29

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 41 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 47 percent approve.

The Star Tribune says Obama's job approval rating has fallen to 44 percent, compared with 51 percent last September and 62 percent in April 2009. The poll said there was a significant drop in support among independents. Forty-six percent disapprove of his handling of the war in Afghanistan while 37 percent approve.

Missouri
Daily Kos/Public Policy Polling, Aug. 14-15; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 10; St. Louis Post-Dispatch/KMOV, July 19-21

2008 election: McCain 49.3 percent, Obama 49.2 percent

PPP says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 39 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 58 percent to 38 percent, with 4 percent undecided.

Rasmussen says 56 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 43 percent approve. Sixty-one percent strongly oppose the requirement in the new health care reform plan requiring all Americans to obtain insurance (with 51 percent "strongly" opposed) while 38 percent are in favor. Sixty-four percent rate the economy as poor, 31 percent say it is fair and 3 percent describe it as good or excellent.

Mason-Dixon's poll for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch/KMOV says 57 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 34 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 63 percent to 27 percent, with 10 percent undecided. Sixty-one percent oppose the new health care reform law backed by Obama while 31 percent approve, with 8 percent undecided. Sixty-one percent disapprove of his handling of the economy while 33 percent approve, with 6 percent undecided. Forty-four percent disapprove of his handling of Afghanistan while 39 percent approve, with 17 percent undecided. Seventy percent support enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 25 percent are opposed.

Nebraska
Rasmussen Reports, March 4

2008 election: McCain 57 percent, Obama 42 percent
Rasmussen says 61 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving), while 38 percent approve. Sixty-four percent oppose the health care plan advocated by Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress (with 51 percent in strong opposition), while 32 percent favor it. Fifty-five percent rate Obama's handling of the health care issue as poor, 16 percent call it fair, and 28 percent say it is good or excellent.
Nevada

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 16; Public Policy Polling, July 16-18

2008 election: Obama 55 percent, McCain 43 percent

Rasmussen says 55 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 45 percent approve. Sixty-three percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform measure requiring All Americans to obtain coverage (with 49 percent "strongly" opposed) while 34 percent are in favor of it. Fifty-two percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 30 percent say they are about the same and 15 percent say they are getting better.

PPP says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 44 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove of Obama by a 59 percent to 37 percent margin, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-two percent oppose the new health care reform plan he advocated while 42 percent support it, with 7 percent undecided.

New Hampshire

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 5; Public Policy Polling, July 23-25

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 42 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve.

PPP says 49 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 47 percent disapprove, with 4 percent undecided. Voters are split at 47 percent each on the new health care reform plan, with 7 percent undecided.

New Jersey
Quinnipiac University, Aug. 9-17; Fairleigh Dickinson University, July 27-Aug.2; Monmouth University, July 7-11

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 41 percent

Quinnipiac says Obama's job approval rating in the state has dropped to an all-time low, with voters split at 47 percent each on whether they think he is doing a good job or not. In June, 50 percent had approved of his performance while 47 percent did not.
Fairleigh Dickinson says 49 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 40 percent do not, with 11 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by a 40 percent to 36 percent margin, with 24 percent undecided. In March's poll, 53 percent had approved of Obama's performance compared to 38 percent who did not.

Monmouth says 52 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 42 percent disapprove, with 6 percent undecided. Independents are evenly split.

New Mexico

Rasmussen Reports, June 3

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 42 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent approve of Obama's performance while 48 percent do not. Fifty-two percent favor repealing the new health care reform law (with 40 percent "strongly" in favor) while 42 percent are opposed, with 6 percent undecided.

New York

Rasmussen Reports, July 20; Siena Research Institute, July 6-8

2008 election: Obama 63 percent, McCain 36 percent

Rasmussen says 53 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 45 percent disapprove. Fifty-six percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 41 percent "strongly" in favor) while 42 percent are opposed. Forty-seven percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 38 percent are opposed, with 16 percent undecided.

Siena says 60 percent see Obama favorably while 37 percent regard him unfavorably, with 3 percent undecided.

North Carolina

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 3

2008 election: Obama 49.7 percent, McCain 49.4 percent

Rasmussen says 57 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 41 percent approve.

North Dakota
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 10-11
2008 election results: McCain 53 percent, Obama 44 percent
Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 42 percent approve. Forty-one percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 25 percent say they are getting better and 31 percent describe them as about the same.

Ohio

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 16; Public Policy Polling, June 26-27

2008 election: Obama 51 percent, McCain 47 percent

Rasmussen says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 45 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 45 percent approve. Sixty-one percent rate the economy as poor, 33 percent say it is fair and 6 percent call it excellent or good.

PPP says 54 percent disapprove of Obama's performance while 42 percent approve with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by a 58 percent to 33 percent margin, with 8 percent undecided. Fifty-three percent oppose the new health care reform law he advocated while 38 percent support it, with 9 percent undecided.

Oklahoma

Rasmussen Reports, July 28

2008 election: McCain 66 percent, Obama 34 percent

Rasmussen says 65 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 55 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 36 percent approve. Sixty-seven percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 58 percent "strongly" in favor) while 38 percent are opposed, with 5 percent undecided. Seventy-three percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 19 percent are opposed, with 8 percent undecided. Sixty-seven percent disagree with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law while 24 percent agree, with 9 percent undecided.

Oregon
Rasmussen Reports, July 26

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 40 percent

Rasmussen says 52 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 43 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 48 percent approve. Forty-eight percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law while 47 percent oppose doing so, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-nine percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 30 percent are opposed, with 11 percent undecided. Fifty-five percent disagree with the Justice Department's decision to sue Arizona over the law while 33 percent agree, with 12 percent undecided.

Pennsylvania

Public Policy Polling, Aug. 14-16; Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 16; Quinnipiac University, July 6-11

2008 election: Obama 54 percent, McCain 44 percent

PPP says 55 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 40 percent approve, with 9 percent undecided. The pollster says that this is one of the biggest declines for Obama anywhere in the country compared to his victory margin in the state in 2008. Independents disapprove by a 63 percent to 32 percent margin, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty-four percent oppose the new health care reform plan advocated by Obama while 39 percent support it, with 7 percent undecided. Forty-nine percent say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate endorsed by Obama, 20 percent say they would be more likely to do so and 31 percent say it makes no difference to them.

Rasmussen says 56 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 45 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 43 percent approve. Sixty-one percent rate the economy as poor, 30 percent say it is fair and 5 percent call it excellent or good.

Quinnipiac says 49 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing while 46 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided. Independents disapprove by 53 percent to 40 percent, with 8 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent would like to see Pennsylvania enact an immigration law similar to the one in Arizona while 34 percent are opposed, with 19 percent undecided. Forty-eight percent say Obama does not deserve to be re-elected while 42 percent believe he does, with 10 percent undecided. Independents don't believe he deserves to be elected by 51 percent to 35 percent, with 14 percent undecided. But part of voter sentiment is riding on who Obama's opponent would be. If the 2012 presidential election were being held now, 41 percent say they'd vote for whoever is the Republican while 40 percent would back Obama, with 12 percent saying it depends on who the GOP candidate is, while 7 percent are undecided. Voters disapprove of Obama's handling of the economy by 55 percent to 40 percent, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-four percent disapprove of the new health care reform law while 37 percent support it, with 9 percent undecided.

Rhode Island

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 17; Brown University, July 27-30

2008 election: Obama 63 percent, McCain 35 percent

Rasmussen says 56 percent approve of the job Obama is doing while 42 percent disapprove. Forty-four percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 37 percent say they are staying the same and 17 percent say they are improving.

Brown says 56 percent say Obama's performance has been fair or poor while 42.8 percent rate it excellent or good. Forty-seven percent disapprove of Obama's handling of the economy while 46 percent approve.

South Carolina

Rasmussen Reports, July 29

2008 election: McCain 54 percent, Obama 45 percent
Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 48 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 40 percent approve. Sixty-one percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 52 percent "strongly" in favor) while 34 percent are opposed, with 5 percent undecided. Fifty-nine percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 20 percent are opposed, with 21 percent undecided. Fifty-four percent disagree with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law while 27 percent agree, with 19 percent undecided.

South Dakota
Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 3

2008 election: McCain 53 percent, Obama 45 percent

Rasmussen says 58 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 47 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 41 percent approve.

Tennessee

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 9

2008 elections: McCain 57 percent, Obama 42 percent

Rasmussen says 62 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 52 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 37 percent approve. Fifty-nine percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform law requiring every American to obtain insurance (with 50 percent "strongly" opposed) while 37 percent support it.

Texas
Rasmussen Reports, July 13

2008 election: McCain 55 percent, Obama 44 percent

Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 56 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 37 percent approve. Sixty-six percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 55 percent "strongly" in favor) while 30 percent are opposed, with 3 percent undecided. Sixty-four percent disagree with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over its immigration law while 28 percent agree, with 9 percent undecided.

Utah
Rasmussen Reports, June 23

2008 election: McCain 62 percent, Obama 34 percent
Rasmussen says 63 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 50 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 33 percent approve. Sixty-six percent want to repeal the new health care reform law (with 56 percent "strongly" in favor of doing so while 30 percent are opposed, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty-eight percent back enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 25 percent are opposed, with 16 percent undecided.

Vermont

Rasmussen Reports, June 17

2008 elections: Obama 67 percent, McCain 30 percent

Rasmussen says 62 percent approve of Obama's performance (with 40 percent "strongly" approving) while 37 percent do not. Fifty-two percent are opposed to repeal of the new health care law (with 41 percent "strongly" opposed) while 41 percent favor doing so, with 7 percent undecided.

Virginia
Rasmussen Reports, July 18

2008 election: Obama 53 percent, McCain 46 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 40 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve. Fifty-six percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 42 percent "strongly" in favor) while 41 percent are opposed. Fifty-one percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 34 percent are opposed, with 15 percent undecided. Forty-eight percent disagree with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law while 38 percent agree, with 14 percent undecided.

Washington State

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 18; Public Policy Polling, July 27-Aug. 1

2008 election: Obama 57 percent, McCain 40 percent

Rasmussen says 53 percent approve of Obama's performance while 47 percent disapprove. Forty-nine percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform measure requiring All Americans to obtain coverage (with 49 percent "strongly" opposed) while 48 percent are in favor of it, with 4 percent undecided. Fifty-seven percent rate the economy as poor, 38 percent as far as 3 percent as excellent or good.

PPP says 49 percent approve of Obama's performance while 47 percent disapprove, with 4 percent undecided. Independents disapprove of the job he is doing by a 53 percent to 41 percent margin, with 6 percent undecided. Forty-seven percent oppose the health care plan he signed into law while 45 percent support it, with 8 percent undecided.

West Virginia

Rasmussen Reports, July 22

Election 2008: McCain 56 percent, Obama 43 percent

Rasmussen says 67 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 55 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 32 percent approve. Sixty-four percent favor repeal of the new health care reform law (with 52 percent "strongly" in favor while 30 percent are opposed, with 5 percent undecided. Sixty-five percent favor enactment of an Arizona-like immigration law while 20 percent are opposed, with 15 percent undecided. Voters disagree by a similar margin with the Justice Department decision to sue Arizona over the law.

Wisconsin

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 10

2008 election: Obama 56 percent, McCain 42 percent

Rasmussen says 50 percent disapprove of Obama's performance (with 43 percent "strongly" disapproving) while 49 percent approve. Forty-nine percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform law requiring every American to obtain insurance while 45 percent support it, with 5 percent undecided.

Wyoming

Rasmussen Reports, Aug. 18

2008 election: McCain 65 percent, Obama 33 percent

Rasmussen says 67 percent disapprove of the job Obama is doing (with 58 percent "strongly" disapproving while 32 percent approve. Sixty-four percent oppose the requirement in the new health care reform law that all Americans obtain coverage (with 53 percent "strongly" opposed) while 33 percent are in favor of it. Forty-one percent say their personal finances are getting worse, 39 percent say they are staying the same and 20 percent say they are improving.
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sysaphus71

Listen, It's just over 70 days until the mid terms.....there just isn't that much that can happen to make a major difference and effect the polls in a positive manner for the Dems....I say let's see what happens...the die has already been cast...so now it is more or less out of Washington's control and finally back where it should be in the peoples hands...All the elegant prose recited by JJ black, cjjanis and all, will be borne out or cast aside.....we will know for sure in what will seem like no time at all.But I tell you ...I betting the average Joe got the message...let see what happens.....I hope I'm right.

August 23 2010 at 7:22 PM Report abuse +9 rate up rate down Reply
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Kenneth

John... you are exactly right about the republicans with nothing, but that is exactly what this country need now from this or any government nothing. With all that is coming out of Washington in the last 18 months companies and people are scared to move. They keep waiting to see what the next bill will do to them their business and jobs. Sometimes the proper fix is to do nothing at all and it will heal itself.

August 23 2010 at 8:46 PM Report abuse +6 rate up rate down Reply
Kenneth

It sure looks like these polls and the TV ad that Ben Quayle released for his campaign are drawing a true picture of how the majority of the American people feel towards this president and the job he is doing!

August 23 2010 at 12:50 PM Report abuse +5 rate up rate down Reply
snrar

Sinking fast and the Democrats going down with him , It's just so fun to watch because as Obama lectures us he sinks lower and lower in the polls . And I get a big kick watching the left spin and spin trying to drum up support for this president . They were on cloud nine when Obama was elected because they to had so much hope and change wrapped up with the historic event of the first black elected into the office of the president . Obama elected to govern from the far left side of the spectrum so he was doomed for failure . This a right of center country and if he would have governed that way he would have been riding high in the polls . The president seems like a likable guy but his political agenda does not fly in this country and he lied his way into office . people are on to this guy and the smile just does not work anymore.

August 22 2010 at 9:45 PM Report abuse +15 rate up rate down Reply
Dolores Booker

As a Democrat and a Senior citizen, I am not happy the way the Obama Administraion has been handling the affairs of our country. Regarding the Mosque Situation, yes, the Muslims do have the right to practise their respective religion, but I can not understand what putting the Mosque in Ground Zero has to actually do with practicing their religion. It is the ulltimate in disrespect for the victimes of 9/11. I should believe President Obama would also relate to that, and that's a minus for him.

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wgarrwafa

The phrase "putting the Mosque in Ground Zero" seems somewhat inaccurate. As I understand it, the proposed site for the Mosque is a couple of blocks away from Ground Zero. There is so much opposition to this particular location for a mosque, I guess it would be better to find another location. The question I have is, "How far away from Ground Zero should a mosque be located?"

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sysaphus71

Hey get this, Now Barney Frank wants to dissolve Fannie AND Freddie, Barney...how much money did thousands of people lose because you insisted Fannie AND FREDDIE WERE SOUND!!! How Much!!! and now you think we should dissolve them!!! This IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE DEMOCRATS......thousands lose life savings and NO ONE will take responsibility......I can't wait for November to get here fast enough!! It is only a shame that we can't vote in other congressional districts!

August 22 2010 at 6:53 PM Report abuse +20 rate up rate down Reply
nasknit

My problems with President Obama have nothing to do with his skin color. 1) It has to do with the fact that he has never run any business or gov't administration, & has no idea how to stimulate the economy,except spend money. Neither does anyone else in his "super-educated" administration. No private sector jobs gained overall- only gov't jpbs. Maybe we can be like France, & have one-sixth of our working population, work for the gov't. 2) The 'air' he projects is arrogant & elitist. He went to a private high school, Ivy League universities/schools, & has no idea how middle class America lives & works. 3) The problems with Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac all started when the Democratic congress decreed everybody should have a house, regardless of whether they could pay for it or not. The Republicans tried to rein it in under Bush,but Chris Dodd & Barney Frank (D) both said there was no problem with these systems- Now, we're bailing them out. Home foreclosures haven't been this high since the Depression. 4) I am a RN & have followed the socialized medicine debate for at least 40 years- Anyone who retires under this administration , is in for a major shock. The "Obamacare" health plan drastically cut Medicare. I wonder how much everyone who claims it's great, will like it when they have 2-3 year waits for joint replacement surgery, Not being admitted to Intensive care/Coronary care units because they're too old, chemotherapy drugs not available at all because they are too expensive,etc. This is what is available in Canada & UK. I am curious,though. If this is such a great bill, why is President Obama and his family exempt? Why is Congress exempt? Why is the Supreme Court exempt? 5) I had hoped that having a bi-racial president would help with some of the lingering racial tensions in this country. As near as I can tell, they're getting worse. If anyone who is not black criticizes the Administration's actions, they're a "bigot"- If you favor secure borders, you're a "bigot"->I for one am sick of it. I'm also tired of hearing, " Yo! Bitch" in the halls of the high school where I work, from a bunch of sexual bigots.

August 22 2010 at 6:32 PM Report abuse +18 rate up rate down Reply
helenhud

Dear John....100 senate seats 41 Reps can you not do the math....who is holding up anything....the DEMOS

August 22 2010 at 6:09 PM Report abuse +19 rate up rate down Reply
punnster

***NEWS FLASH*** People are finding it impossible to get their unemployment extensions. What is the holdup?

August 22 2010 at 4:25 PM Report abuse +6 rate up rate down Reply
kt3059

Johnblack...in regards to your comments that americans that view Obama as a mistake are ill informed conservatives. You really need to get out more. I travel for a living and spend time in different states and I can assure you that is not the case. I have heard many people say how sorry they were that they voted the way the did and how concerned they are with the direction the country is headed. I can also assure you, those comments aren't coming from ill informed conservatives.

August 22 2010 at 4:11 PM Report abuse +32 rate up rate down Reply
tnickerson08

What about extending unemployment beyond 99 week (almost two years) even though EMPLOYERS pay the unemployment benefits, wouldn't you call that a hand-out?

August 22 2010 at 4:02 PM Report abuse +19 rate up rate down Reply

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