A new poll shows that Democrats’ confidence in President Barack Obama is slipping.
According to Gallup, Mr. Obama’s approval rating has been at 80% or higher since December of 2011 and his slipped below 80% this month.
Obama hit a high of 91% in December 2012, Gallup reported.
“The 13-percentage-point decline in Democrats’ approval rating for the president since last December exceeds the nine-point drop, from 53% to 44%, among all U.S. adults over the same time.”
Gallup said that Mr. Obama’s handling of the crisis in Syria may be contributing to his ratings decline, as well as the fight with Republicans over the stalled budget talks.
The president’s approval rating is also down among independents to 37% so far this month, compared with 39% in August.
