WAMK has been a regular highlighter of the Rasmussen Daily Tracking Poll, that features the "strongly approve/strongly disapprove" numbers of President Obama. Notice anything about the August 31 poll?
We've been pointing to the "spread" more than the information that the graph is telling us, but today let's take a different view. It's not so much the double-digit "advantage" that "strongly disapprove now holds, but how the trends are looking these days. Look at the green line (strongly approve) since mid-July. It's pretty much flat. Sure, there have been a few upticks, but the line seems to be holding fairly steady around the 30% line. I think it's safe to say that that mark (30%-ish) defines Obama's "base". The numbers probably won't go much lower than the 28-30% mark, as these are the loyal followers.
What's telling to me is that while the "strongly approve" folks have pretty much stayed constant over the last month and a half, the "strongly disapprove" numbers continue to go up. Back in mid-July, the numbers were around 35%. 6 weeks later, they are at 41%. The trend for "strongly disapprove" hasn't flattened out, like "strongly approve" seemingly has.
This tells me that people who had previously answered "approve" or "disapprove" , or "don't know" are now saying they "strongly disapprove". Not a good sign for the President and his agenda(s).
