Obama Tanking in the Polls

Obama Gets Lowest Approval, Re-elect Score Ever, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds

American voters disapprove 48 - 42 percent of the job President Barack Obama is doing and say 50 - 41 percent he does not deserve to be re-elected in 2012, both all-time lows, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

This compares to a 46 - 46 percent job approval rating and a 45 - 47 percent split on the President's re-election in a March 3 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. In a hypothetical 2012 matchup, President Obama gets 36 percent of the vote to 37 percent for an unnamed Republican challenger. Read more at quinnipiac.edu.

Obama's Leadership Marks Slide in New Poll

Americans are giving President Barack Obama his lowest marks for leadership skills since he took office, with barely more than half of those surveyed for a new poll saying they see him as a “strong and decisive” leader.

Fifty-two percent of Americans surveyed for a Gallup poll released Wednesday had top marks for Obama’s leadership, while 47 percent said they would not describe him as a strong and decisive leader. The president’s ratings in the poll reflect a downward slide in how Americans regard his ability to lead since he took office. Read more at politico.com.