7 months after the ObamaCare roll-out, Democrat polling numbers are as bad as ever.

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<<<<  2014 midterms could look a lot like this.  Obama told "us," to "go win an election if you don't like my policies."  We did (2010) and we just might do it again.  

When surveyed on the issue of “right track – wrong track,”  the latest Washington Post/ABC poll shows 66% of Americans believe the nation is on the wrong track.  And,  despite a more positive view of the Democrat Party,  18% of those surveyed blame “Obama and the Democrats in Congress” compared to only 6% blaming the GOP.   Understand that 18 to 6 is a 3 to 1 ratio,  or,  to put it differently, three times as many folks blame the Dems (and especially H Obama) as blame the GOP.  

As to the handling of the Russian/Ukraine crisis,  only 34% believe Obama is effectively handling that issue. 

Surprisingly,  only 37% believe ObamaCare has effective presidential leadership. 

Clearly,  this poll,  taken over the past several days,  proves the ineffectiveness of all the recent Obama trash talking as he continues with “blame game politics.”  This is the end of April.  By September,  thinking heads tell us the electorate,  statistically speaking,  has decided on their voting preferences. after September,  the political wars will be for less than 5% of the voting population.  We are four months removed from that time of year . . . . . . . .  bad news for the Dems.  What you may not realize is this:  all of these numbers are worse than those recorded in the months before the 2010 midterms.   While nothing is written in stone,  still,  all of this news,  confirmed in the Left Leaning media,  is bad news for the Dems,  a critical fact at a time when donors are making decisions to spend or wait until the 2016 cycle.   

For what it is worth,  I do not believe that Boehner and his mouth can or will effect the midterm elections.  The ‘non-presidential” elections (aka “midterms”) are nothing less than a huge number of local elections.  All 435 House representatives are up for election/re-elections as well as approximately 33 Senators.  With no one in the mix running for president,  midterms are,  typically,  a referendum on the sitting president and the effectiveness/likability of the individual representatives. 

If the  “recovery” remains “jobless,”  if part-time employment continues to grow at a faster rate than full time employment,  if minimum wage jobs continue to increase at a 2 to 1 ratio over better paying jobs,  if ObamaCare continues to be a negative and if Obama’s foreign policy continues its implosion,  the 2014 midterms could be historic in terms of its one-sidedness. 

All we can do is hope for the best.  

As an aside and to make matters worse,  we have this brief review of  Democrat/Obama numbers:  

Since 2009, Obama has suffered a 39% overall decline in his key strengths.  But more importantly, the president has suffered a 9% decline since the election in 2012.  He now is at the same levels as his first midterm election in 2010 when the Democrats suffered crushing defeats that saw Republicans take away 6 governorships, 6 Senate seats, and 63 House of Representative seats  (not to mention 800 state and local elections that "flipped" for the GOP ~ editor).  

Latest Quinnipiac Poll, April 3, has ObamaCare down 55% to a positive opinion for ObamaCare set at 41%. Could it be that voters have already made up their minds? If so, you know what this means for the Democrats. (no article but see our "comments")

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At some point in time, his numbers will begin to effect their numbers. Maybe that is already happening.

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<<<    Editor's notes:  here is the good news: there has been no "rebound" in the Obama/Democrat election year approval numbers.  At some point,  his numbers will begin to effect their numbers.  Maybe that is already happening.  

From the Wall Street Journal:   . . . . . . . .    Barack Obama is struggling to overcome widespread pessimism about the economy and deep frustration with Washington, notching the lowest job-approval ratings of his presidency in a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.

The results suggest Mr. Obama could weigh on fellow Democrats in midterm elections this fall, particularly in the conservative states that will play a large role in deciding whether his party retains its Senate majority.

Mr. Obama's job approval ticked down to 41% in March from 43% in January, marking a new low. Some 54% disapproved of the job he is doing, matching a previous high from December, when the botched rollout of his signature health law played prominently in the news. The latest survey also showed the lowest-ever approval in Journal/NBC polling for Mr. Obama's handling of foreign policy  . . . .   finish reading this report at the WSJ.com

Obama's approval rating: 2008 - 65%; 2014 - 38%. AND you cannot name a country in which US relations are improved.

<<<  This poll is as much a disaster for the Utopian/One World Democrat Party as it is for our novice president.  

President Obama’s job approval rating hits a record low this week, as a majority of Americans say his administration has mostly failed at growing the economy, creating jobs, improving health care and the country’s image.   That’s according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday.

[Over-all job approval]

For the first time in a Fox News poll, fewer than four voters in ten -- 38 percent -- approve of President Obama’s job performance. . . . . .  Approval of Obama among Democrats stands at 71 percent, near its 69 percent record low (September 2013). For independents, 28 percent approve, which is also near the 25 percent all-time low among this group (July 2013). And approval of Obama among Republicans hits a new low of five percent.

[Job creation]

Overall, a 59-percent majority thinks the White House has mostly failed at creating jobs  . . . . . . Likewise, 56 percent feel it has failed on growing the economy. That’s also up from 52 percent.

The greatest erosion is on improving America’s image around the world -- something Obama vowed to do once in office. . . . .    33 percent say mostly succeeded and 59 percent mostly failed.

[Transparency] 

Obama also promised to have the most transparent administration in American history. Voters are again unconvinced: 59 percent believe Obama has mostly failed to run a transparent administration.

[Healthcare]

On health care, 36 percent say the administration has improved it, while 57 percent think it has failed to do so.

[Homeland security]

The best of the issues tested for the White House is homeland security: 41 percent think the administration has mostly succeeded at making the country safer. 

[Independents opinion of Obama]

Majorities of independents say the White House has mostly failed in every area tested, including 68 percent who feel that way on improving America’s image.

[Obama's handling of the Ukraine crisis]  

As the crisis in Ukraine escalated, the poll finds by a 33-56 percent margin, most voters disapprove of the president’s handling of foreign policy -- a new low for Obama on this issue. In December, 39 percent approved and 52 percent disapproved.

The Fox News poll is based on landline and cell phone interviews with 1,002 randomly chosen registered voters nationwide and was conducted under the joint direction of Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R) from March 2 to March 4, 2014. It has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points for the total sample.

How bad are Obama approval numbers? We have the answer here.

We have not published one of these charts in a long while. This is a measure of those who strongly support and oppose Obama's work as president. The "minus 18" you see on the chart is the difference between the two opposing factions. The record separation is "minus 23" recorded September 5 of 2010. As you can see, those who oppose the Administration have been increasing in number and determination from the beginning of the man's term in office.

While the charting of those who approve (green line) of Obama has leveled off and is not in further decline, the charting of those who dislike the policies of the Novice in Office continues to increase on a steady incline.

We believe the number of those who are not approving of Mr. Obama total more than 75 million while those who support Obama number 56 million. But two months of campaigning remain and these numbers should change in Obama's favor base on the principle that when you are at bottom, there is no place to go but up.

We see three influences that could change things for Obama overnight:

Gas prices at the pump could influence the election against Obama - but prices are expect to remain the same or decrease somewhat. Our nation is sitting of millions of gallons of reserves.

A double-dip on the "recession" scene would put negative pressure on the Obama numbers, as well. Three weeks ago, this was more of a concern than it is today. We do not anticipate a double-dip.

A terrorist homeland event involving a large number of American's would be catastrophic for the Dems. This is always a possibility. We believe the likelihood of this circumstance has increased since Obama took office.

Finally, the hard numbers for and against Obama are these: 45% approve and 54% disapprove as of September 8.