“People have begun to realize that this emperor wears no clothes.” (Obama)

I keep putting these up thinking that the slid has to start slowing down at some point – but my prayers keep being answered!  No, I am not one of those that wish him harm except in a political manner.  I want his poll numbers, on all issues, to keep dropping like a rock until all (except, perhaps, the true socialist believers) politicians decide that the First Law of Politics has to be obeyed (er, keeping the job by getting re-elected) and finally throw Obama under the bus – the true believers will be thrown out of the bus by the voters.

The latest bad news for Obama from Quinnipiac:

December 9, 2009 – Obama Approval Falls To New Low, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; U.S. Voters Oppose Health Care Plan By Wide Margin

American voters give President Barack Obama a split 46 – 44 percent job approval, his lowest ever, and both the health care reform package that he wants Congress to pass and his personal rating on handling health care now win support from less than four in 10 Americans, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

It really does not look good:

• disapprove 52 – 38 percent of the health care reform proposal under consideration in Congress,
• disapprove 56 – 38 percent of President Obama’s handling of health care
• voters trust Obama more than Republicans in Congress to handle health care 44 – 37 percent, down from 45 – 36 percent three weeks ago.
• Voters disapprove 58 – 30 percent of the way Republicans in Congress are doing their job
• disapprove 56 – 33 percent of Democrats in Congress.
• 63 – 30 percent that extending health insurance to all will raise their cost of health care
• 71 – 21 percent they do not think universal coverage is worth lower quality of care.

"It’s a good thing for those pushing the health care overhaul in Congress that the American people don’t get a vote. At this time, supporters are down 14 percentage points," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"President Barack Obama’s job approval rating continues to slide and it’s evident the deterioration stems from voter unhappiness over domestic policy matters," Brown added.

You don’t say!

• American voters disapprove 54 – 41 percent of Obama’s handling of the economy (his worst score ever on this issue). 
• The President’s support declines as one goes up the age and income scale. Analyzed by religion, Obama gets a thumbs up from 32 percent of white Protestants, 42 percent of white Roman Catholics and 52 percent of Jews.

"The decline in Obama’s overall approval in the last month has been small, with the exception of independent voters who went from three points negative to 14 points," Brown said. "If the trend continues, it won’t be long before he could be in the unenviable position of having more Americans disapprove than approve of his job performance.

Already in that group – to no one’s surprise!  If the Democrats thought they had won a mandate, it is starting to look like it will be far easier to run against Obama and the Democrats than it was ever was against Bush…

(H/T: Instapundit)