Barack Obama's approval numbers are under water even in Maine, where he won by an 18 point margin in 2008. Now 47% of voters there think he's doing a good job to 48% who disapprove. His biggest issue in the state is a lower than usual 75/17 standing with Democratic voters. He's also slightly under water with independents at 46/49.Ouch.
Maine makes 8 states PPP has polled on in the last few months that Obama won by at least 9 points in 2008 where he now has negative approval numbers: Iowa, Nevada, Wisconsin, Colorado, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and now Maine. It speaks to the struggles he's having even in states that weren't exactly in the toss up category the last time around.
Saturday, November 05, 2011
Obama under water in Maine
PPP reports: