[Make that media popularity:]

One month in, Barack Obama's approval slips, disapproval doubles

One month down, 47 to go.

And Barack Obama's poll numbers have slid almost 10% already. According to the latest Gallup Poll, the new president's approval rating of 68% in January has slipped now to 63%, about average for recent new presidents one month in.

What isn't average, however, is Obama's new disapproval rating -- 24%, or 50% higher than the 16% average for a month-old new presidency.

And it's twice the 12% disapproval rate that Obama had last month.

Additionally, Obama's support has weakened among middle-class Americans, those touted during the campaign as benefiting from his promised tax cuts. Among that working crowd, Obama's approval fell from 69% to 58%.

Historically, 63-62% approval after a month is about average; Ronald Reagan had the worst at 55%, and Jimmy Carter had the best at 71%. Look how they turned out.

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[Isn't that interesting about Regan and Carter - any chance media bias influenced those early numbers {before actual performance trumped spin}? MEANWHILE, the 'poll' getting all the TV coverage:


Survey Reveals Broad Support for President

President Obama is benefiting from remarkably high levels of optimism and confidence among Americans about his leadership, providing him with substantial political clout as he confronts the nation’s economic challenges and opposition from nearly all Republicans in Congress, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

A majority of people surveyed in both parties said Mr. Obama was striving to work in a bipartisan way, but most faulted Republicans. [?]

[Same President, same basic polling topic - just a complete lack of context {trending or historical} with a little partisan demagoguery thrown in. What bias? And to think an organization like this is going bankrupt - go figure.]
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