Each day, more evidence presents itself that President Obama’s aura is disappearing. The latest proof is this Rasmussen polling. It’s the worst approval rating he’s had thus far.

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 32% of the nation’s voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-seven percent (37%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of –5. The number who strongly disapprove inched up another point to the highest level measured to date and the overall Approval Index is at the lowest level yet for Obama.

That’s the worst approval/disapproval rating that Rasmussen has had for President Obama since the start of his administration. Couple that with the news that President Obama’s approval in Ohio dropped 13 points in two months and it’s impossible to argue that there’s a pattern emerging. The title that I’d give to that pattern is drip, drip, drip.

President Obama’s personal ratings are still staying high. That hasn’t prevented voters from compartmentalizing things to the point that they can like him and passionately disagree with his policies. In this respect, too, he’s the anti-Bush. President Bush’s popularity was low but his initiatives passed even with a hostile congress.

Ed’s posted that the White House is worried that their ratings will drop further because people don’t think the stimulus is working:

Barack Obama’s economic advisers demanded fast action, rather than reasoned debate and negotiation, to adopt their recommendations in order to avoid a spike in unemployment in the near term. They got what they wanted, a spending plan that funded just about every liberal fantasy of the last 30 years, save universal health care, and it didn’t do anything to stop rapid unemployment.

President Obama should expect to see support for his initiatives erosion as more people see his policies not helping them. There’s multiple reasons for the voters’ disillusionment but perhaps the biggest reason was the high expectations he entered office with. I suspect that the next biggest reason for voters’ disillusionment is that President Obama overpromised what his stimulus bill would do. If there’s anything that’ll get people upset with, it’s when someone promises results, then falls far short of that promise.

Technorati: Polling, Rasmussen Reports, President Obama, Approval Rating, Economy, Stimulus, Recession, Expectations, Election 2010

Cross-posted at California Conservative