Disappointer in Chief
  • A new Marist poll shows President Obama's disapproval rating (47 percent) exceeding his approval rating (44 percent). Among independents, just 29 percent approve of the president's job performance, while 57 percent disapprove.

    Perhaps worse for the president is the number of respondents that report being disappointed by the politics of hope. 47 percent of those surveyed say President Obama has "fallen below their expectations," while just 7 percent say he has exceeded them.

    [In addition] A new Gallup poll shows dismal approval numbers for President Obama on health-care policy, the budget deficit, and the economy