Obamas base grows disenchanted
Even President Obamas base is starting to leave him.
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows those who supported his 2008 election leaving the president in unprecedented numbers.
The number of Obama 2008 voters who approve of his job performance is down to 79 percent, and on the economy, its 70 percent. Both are new lows for the president.
Whats more, some of his natural constituencies liberals and young people are also backing away. Just 69 percent of liberals say they approve of the presidents performance, while 47 percent of 18-to-29 year olds do. Those are also new lows, and its the first time the youngest demographic has dipped below 50 percent approval for Obama.
Its more in a long line of polling data that paints a bad picture for Obama in recent weeks. But given the unprecedented coalition that the president put together in 2008, these numbers are particularly troubling.