According to Scott Rasmussen’s polling, nearly half of the likely voters polled strongly disapprove of the way President Obama is doing his job:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 25% of the nation’s voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-six percent (46%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -21 That’s the lowest Approval Index rating yet recorded for this President.

This isn’t just the lowest approval ratings for President Obama. It’s a warning sign that he’s in serious electoral danger. If almost half of the likely voters strongly disapprove of the job he’s doing, then that’s getting close to a tipping point for re-election. I can’t overemphasize that this polling is about people who strongly disapprove of President Obama’s job performance.

This number essentially eliminates disaffected liberals. It isn’t likely that they’d essentially tell a pollster that they’re upset with President Obama’s job performance. The vast majority of disaffected Democrats would fall in the somewhat disapprove category.

More importantly, this polling is instructive in that it tells Democrats that President Obama won’t be a big help in 2010’s elections other than as fundraiser-in-chief. That’s taking a big weapon out of the Democrats’ arsenal. Whereas the GOP can bring in governors like Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty and Haley Barbour and congressmen like Mike Pence, Paul Ryan and John Boehner to fire up the faithful, the Democrats are stuck with Bill Clinton and Al Gore.

Every time that President Obama’s approval rating drops, it represents another congresscritter that’s endangered. Combine that with the unpopular votes that representatives took on Cap and Tax, Stimulus, Omnibus I and II and Pelosicare and you’ve given the voters a multitude of reasons for kicking the Democrats out.

It’s important to note that President Obama’s support has dropped 7 points since Ben Nelson’s defection. Since Sen. Nelson’s announcement, President Obama’s approval rating has dropped from 14 points to 21 points.

Factoring in Parker Griffith’s switching parties and factor in that Zogby’s polling shows that the 84 percent of the American people think “that Congress drafts lengthy, complex bills to hide spending on special interests and to prevent constituents from understanding what’s in them before a vote is taken” and you have the clear signs that there’s a huge anti-Democrat backlash building.

Technorati: Polling, Job Approval, President Obama, Voter Intensity, Enthusiasm Gap, Ben Nelson, Slush Fund, Democrats, Parker Griffith, Revolution, Republicans, Election 2010

Cross-posted at California Conservative