OBAMA SLIDES AGAIN – AT 6:59 P.M. ET:  After a brief spurt upward, President Obama's standing in the Rasmussen daily tracker is following his usual pattern...a slide downward:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows that 27% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Forty-four percent (44%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -17.

And...

Overall, 45% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. Fifty-four percent (54%) disapprove.

This result confirms other polls.  The president's inability to sustain a bump upward appears to reflect an overall dissatisfaction with him, even a growing dislike of him, as opposed to opposition on any particular issue.  And there's this:

While some Democrats are seeking to brand Republicans as the “Party of No,” a narrow plurality of voters nationwide views that label as a good thing. Thirty-nine percent (39%) say it’s good to the Party of No in today’s political environment while 34% say it’s bad.

That is only one result on this question.  If it reflects a trend, then clearly the public is in a negative, rejectionist mood, just fine for our side in November...if the trend can be sustained.  Other polls also suggest that the American people are sending a signal to Washington to slow down.  Washington won't, since the forces that control the Democratic Party realize that they may only have from now until January, when the new Congress assembles, to push through their leftist agenda.

April 17, 2010