Significant for the GOP in 2010.

“President Barack Obama’s first five months in office have seen his job approval remain stable overall – currently at a politically healthy 57 – 33 percent, but his disapproval has risen 8 – 10 points among several key demographic groups even as the national mood has improved somewhat in recent months, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.

Approval among independent voters is 52 – 37 percent, compared to 57 – 30 percent in a June 4 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University. The survey of more than 3,000 voters also finds that voters feel 32 – 30 percent that things in the nation have gotten better since President Obama was inaugurated. Independent voters say 32 – 27 percent that things are worse, with 40 percent saying things are the same.

“Those who liked President Obama the most from the start – African-Americans, Democrats, women – still like him by the same margins, but a chunk of voters who were undecided have decided he’s not their cup of tea,” said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. “Among independents, men, white Catholics, white evangelical Christians and Republicans, his numbers have fallen. He still has a ways to go before his coalition becomes politically unstable, but there are some groups and issues – especially the economy – where he needs to make sure this trend does not continue.”

This of course doesn’t tell the whole story. As I often cite Rassmussen’s excellent daily tracking poll that shows Obama at a -2 when you compare the strongly approve vs the strongly disapprove.

As those unemployment numbers increase and the economy continues to tank the disapproval will increase. This of course is good news for our prospects in 2010. As I’ve been saying we ought to take a play out of the democrat’s playbook and use Obama’s decrease in popularity as a club to beat down democrats in key races. The democrats did this with Bush during the 2006, 2008 elections. Yet the economy is no where near the shambles it is today and will be in the coming months.

It’s time to begin sticking the label of “free spending, tax increasing liberal” on every Democrat up for reelection. In light of the gloomy circumstances it will stick.

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