PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL INDEX - one year later. The approval index is taken from the Rasmussen daily tracking poll, with the approval index being the difference between those who “strongly approve” the President and those who “strongly disapprove”.


President Obama’s “approval” is beginning to level out, probably somewhere around the -15 level, assuming that Tuesday’s Massachusetts “Brown out” doesn’t significantly alter the trend.

Breaking the data down further into those who strongly approve, strongly disapprove, and those who mildly approve/disapprove, the trend lines indicate that while the percentage of “strong disapprovals” is indeed leveling off, there is movement from those who are “strong approvals” to weaker levels of approval.

That trend is increasing, suggesting that his base is weakening.