Obama's Approval Numbers look bleak

Here they are courtesy Gallup and Rasmussen: It's the bloody Titanic...

Overall:

46% approve/53% disapprove

By Gender:

51% of men and 40% of women disapprove

Right Track/Wrong Track

84% believe the country is headed in the wrong direction

By Party/Ideology:

75% of Democrats approve
12% of Republicans approve
38% of Independents approve

By Race:

88% of blacks approve
38% of whites approve
54% of Hispanics approve (down significantly as of late)

By Socioeconomic Class:

46% of poor approve (first time under 50% for this group)
42% of rich approve
44% of the middle class approve

Congress:

Congressional Approval: 19%

Confidence in Congress: 11%

57% believe Congress is run by extremists

Generic Ballot:

GOP leads Dems 46-39%



Presidents at the same Juncture:

Eisenhower: 65%
Kennedy: 67%
Nixon: 55%
Carter: 41%
Reagan: 41%
Bush 41: 75%
Clinton: 41%
Bush 43: 67%