Obama's Climbing Negatives [View All]

[kennetha]

In the latest Rassmussen Poll just out, this interesting tidbit appears:

Nationwide, Obama is viewed favorably by 51% and unfavorably by 46% (see recent daily results). A commentary by Susan Estrich suggests that “A funny thing is about to happen to Barack Obama…His friends in the press are about to turn on him.”

I guess all that pummeling that he's been taking from the Repugs and the Clinton campaign is wearing some of the sheen off of our shiny new boy toy. I also think that explains why there are so defensive and overreact to so many things -- like people using his actual middle name and circulating photos of him in clothing that he actually wore.

Check the full article out here:

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/daily_presidential_tracking_poll