Rasmussen Reports’ latest Presidential Tracking Poll revealed that President Obama lags behind his challenger:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows Mitt Romney attracting 48% of the vote, while President Obama earns 44%. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and another five percent (5%) are undecided. …
Currently, 45% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's job performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) at least somewhat disapprove. … 27% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-two percent (42%) Strongly Disapprove, giving him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15.
The low approval index follows a long trend. Since May 3, it has remained below -10, hitting bottom at -22 on May 12. The approval index has not been positive since June 2009.
On Monday, Rasmussen’s survey showed that Americans want the Supreme Court to strike down Obama’s health care law:
52% of Likely U.S. Voters would like to see the Supreme Court overturn the health care law. Thirty-eight percent (38%) disagree and want to see the high court uphold the law’s legality instead.