CONFIRMATION – AT 9:56 A.M. ET:  Rasmussen's tracker for today confirms the trend of the last week – that the bounce President Obama received from his State of the Union address is fading away:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 26% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-one percent (41%) Strongly Disapprove which Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15. That matches the President’s ratings just before the State-of-the-Union Address. While Obama received a modest bounce in his ratings following the speech, today’s results suggest that the bounce is over.

The president could have bounced further had he followed the speech with some good governance, but he got mired in the sinking health-care bill, and further mired in the debate over how his Holderized Justice Department handles terrorism.  No great second act.

Overall, 44% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. That matches the lowest level of overall approval yet measured for this president. Fifty-five percent (55%) now disapprove.

COMMENT:  It is hard to believe how this president has fallen.  He seems unable to slow the slide, except to go on the campaign trail and deliver a speech that has no more lasting effect than cough medicine.

February 6,  2010