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As Obama's Popularity Dwindles Among His Supporters, Media Gets The Reason Exactly Wrong

Digby, Hullabaloo. August 21, 2009.

A common misconception in mainstream reporting is that if politicians dip in the polls it's because they're going "too far," whatever that means.

Obama's Popularity Lower Than Bush's at Six-Month Mark: Poll

Agence France Presse July 21, 2009.

Obama's approval rating is at 55 percent, a USA Today/Gallup poll found. But 56 percent of those polled approved of the job done by George W. Bush after six months.

Poll: Americans Oppose Obama on GM, Guantanamo

Agence France Presse June 17, 2009.

President Obama's popularity is slipping; his overall approval rating slid from 61 percent to 56 percent.