Obama Underwater in Rasmussen Poll... Again

President Obama’s polling numbers are going nowhere fast. The best thing one can say about Obama’s job approval rating is that it has stabilized somewhat at these low levels.

According to Rasmussen Reports, today’s daily tracking poll shows 29% of the nation’s voters “Strongly Approve” of the job Obama is doing as President. 40% disapprove of the way he is doing his job, adding up to a -11 point deficit under this measure.

Using this same measure, Obama is running a -4 point deficit among women and a -17 point deficit among men.

Overall, 49% of voters generally approve of the job Obama is doing compared to 51% who disapprove.

Rasmussen’s numbers are the worst among national polling media outfits for the President. This is because Rasmussen polls likely voters (just as we do for our clients at Blair Biggs Campaigns) rather than all adults, as other media organizations do in their national polls.

By polling all adults, other media organizations are asking the opinion of people who skew more liberal in their perspective. Many younger voters, for example, have tended to hold liberal views but have a low propensity of voting in mid-term elections. Therefore, Rasmussen’s polls are the most realistic since they are discovering what is on the minds of people who will actually vote, and at the end of the day, that’s all that matters.