1 1 <p><a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/121028/Obama-Job-Approval-Slips-58-First-Time.aspx?CSTS=alert">President Obama's approval rating has fallen to 58% in Gallup Poll Daily tracking from June 16-18</a>, "a new low for Obama . . . although not dissimilar to the 59% he has received on four other occasions. 33% of Americans now disapprove of the job Obama is doing as president, just one point shy of his record-high 34% disapproval score from early June. Since Obama took office in January, his approval rating in Gallup tracking has averaged 63%, and most of his three-day ratings have registered above 60%. Approval of Obama did fall to 59% in individual readings in February, March, April, and early June; however, in each case, the rating lasted only a day before rebounding to at least 60%. The latest decline in Obama's approval score, to 58%, results from a drop in approval among political independents as well as among Republicans. Democrats remain as highly supportive of the president as ever."</p> 2009-06-20T10:22:27-04:00 971 false true 2009-06-22T10:53:58-04:00 2009-06-22T10:53:58-04:00