SCRAPING THE BOTTOM – AT 7:18 P.M. ET:  We should caution that daily tracking polls can vary pretty widely from day to day, week to week, but today's result from Rasmussen should not provide any Labor Day weekend joy to the White House:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 24% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -21.

And...

Overall, 42% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. This matches the lowest approval rating yet measured for President Obama. Fifty-six percent (56%) now disapprove.

We'll watch those numbers this week to see if they remain relatively stable.  Generally, Rasmussen, over the months, has pegged Obama approval in the mid-forties.  If the president slips into the thirties, then you'll see comparisons to the Titanic.

There are stories circulating that the Dems will soon announce a new economic plan.  The problem is that plans announced during election campaigns smack of cynicism.  As Douglas MacArthur once said, all defeats begin with two words:  Too late.

September 4, 2010