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By Kathleen Gilbert — A series of recent public opinion polls and anti-Obamacare petitions have shown that President Obama and his health care overhaul are continuing to decline in popularity at the end of a turbulent Congressional recess.

The public disapproval rating of Obama’s handling of health care has jumped nine points since July to 52 per cent, according to an Associated Press-GfK survey released today.  In the same poll, 49 said they disapproved of Obama’s overall performance, up from 42 per cent in July. 

The most recent Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that 31 per cent of the nation’s voters strongly approve of Obama’s presidential performance, while 39 per cent said they strongly disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -8. 

Scott Rasmussen noted in an August Wall Street Journal opinion piece that the polls indicate Obama’s efforts to galvanize support for his plan have grim prospects of success: only 25 per cent of American voters strongly favor the health care reform, while 41 per cent strongly oppose it.  Among independent voters in August, 60 per cent opposed the bill while 35 per cent were in favor, with 47 per cent strongly opposed and 16 per cent strongly favoring. 

Obama is scheduled to speak today to a joint session of Congress, presumably the latest attempt to persuade reluctant bipartisan lawmakers to accept his health reform agenda.

A Zogby Interactive Survey released August 31 noted that the August drop in support ran across several of Obama’s core constituencies.  Democrats, liberals, African-Americans, and young voters in the survey who approved of Obama’s job performance all showed a drop of about 8-9 points since July 24.

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