OBAMA DOES A TITANIC IN BELLWETHER STATE – AT 9:43 A.M. ET:  Politics Daily has a new roundup of Obama's approval ratings by state.  Some of the polls are old, but others are right up to date.

There are, in some cases, the usual results.  My own state of New York still loves Obama.  The instruction sheet we receive regularly from the Commissar of Political Correctness instructs us to love and admire The One.  Otherwise our license to attend parties on the west side of Manhattan will be revoked.

But there is a stunner:  Ohio, a bellwether state.  The latest poll was taken a week ago:

Quinnipiac says 52 percent disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job while 44 percent approve, with 5 percent undecided. This is the highest level of disapproval in the state since Obama took office. Independents disapprove by 57 percent to 38 percent, with 5 percent undecided. Last September, 53 percent approved and 42 percent disapproved. Fifty-seven percent disapprove of Obama's handling of the economy while 39 percent approve, with 4 percent undecided. The percentage of those who disapprove is up 4 points since November. Independents disapprove of his handling of the economy by 64 percent to 33 percent, with 4 percent undecided. 

COMMENT:  Given the recent Dem disasters in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts, Ohio should have the White House breaking out in a cold sweat, or a global-warming sweat.  But the president's actions, and a certain cutting arrogance, don't indicate great concern.

February 28,  2010