STUNNING, ABSOLUTELY STUNNING - AT 10:48 A.M. ET:  Maybe it had to happen, but Rasmussen reports this morning that President Obama has gone into the minus zone in Ras's presidential approval index for the first time since inauguration.  This index measures the gap between those who strongly approve and those who strongly disapprove of the president's performance.  This morning it stands at 32% strongly approve, 34% strongly disapprove.  This may be reflecting Obama's performance during the current Iran crisis.

We always stress that polls are snapshots in time, vary from day to day, and have a margin of error.  But the negative turn does reflect a downward trend for the president over the past week.  At the same time, Mr. Obama's overall approval ratings in the Rasmussen poll remain positive, 53% to 46%.

This administration is running into headwinds...from Tehran.

June 21, 2009