Obama Loses Majority Support On Health Care

Which is no doubt why he’s sitting on budget numbers until after the August recess in Congress. He’s already losing ground on this issue. Budget numbers indicating just how wrong he’s been about unemployment numbers, economic growth and deficits would probably be the nail in the coffin.

Heading into a critical period in the debate over health-care reform, public approval of President Obama’s stewardship on the issue has dropped below the 50 percent threshold for the first time, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. …
Since April, approval of Obama’s handling of health care has dropped from 57 percent to 49 percent, with disapproval rising from 29 percent to 44 percent.

Obama’s overall approval numbers, while not exactly hurting, are trending downward as well.

Obama’s approval ratings on other front-burner issues, such as the economy and the federal budget deficit, have also slipped over the summer, as rising concern about spending and continuing worries about the economy combine to challenge his administration. Barely more than half approve of the way he is handling unemployment, which now tops 10 percent in 15 states and the District.
The president’s overall approval rating remains higher than his marks on particular domestic issues, with 59 percent giving him positive reviews and 37 percent disapproving. But this is the first time in his presidency that Obama has fallen under 60 percent in Post-ABC polling, and the rating is six percentage points lower than it was a month ago.

The more people forget about Obama’s pretty-though-vague words from the campaign trail and become familiar with what his policies actually are the worse his poll numbers are going to be.