New Monthly Approval Index

The Rasmussen Reports is an independent electronic publishing firm that specializes in public opinion polling. Obama's approval rating over the long term shows a definite trend. It is NOT favorable for President Obama.
Here are the monthly approval index ratings:

Presidential Monthly Approval Index Ratings
This tracks how the President is doing by those surveyed over all the months he has been in office. Recall that the approval index is reached by subtracting the Disapproval ratings from the Approval ratings.

This chart is from RasmussenReports.com:


Side Note
A current survey shows that likely voters across America strongly feel that the government should get out of the automobile business.

• 66% of voters want to sell the government interests in GM.
• 14% of voters still want the government to retain ownership of GM.
• 20% are undecided.

Side Note 2
27% of Americans say that they or someone they know has avoided buying a GM car because of the bailout and the government take over.

AND, 55% are more likely to buy a Ford product because that company did NOT seek a bailout.

AND 18% say they or someone they know bought a Ford product BECAUSE the company refused bailout funding!