Fifty-two percent of Americans disapprove of how President Barack Obama is performing in the White House, as reported by Rasmussen Reports.
"His former Pentagon chief is criticizing his foreign policy. Longtime political advisers are questioning his campaign strategy. And Democrats locked in tough midterm campaigns don't want Obama anywhere near them between now and Election Day," according to the AP.
Sometimes presidents fall out of favor during their second term. Maybe their true selves come out when they aren't faced with the tap dance of reelection campaigns. Maybe American just tire of the been-there-done-that and are ready for something new. It just may be Obama's approach to governing and "his preference for relying on a small cadre of White House advisers," News Max reports.
"This president is supremely independent," said Paul Begala, longtime adviser to President Bill Clinton. "In many ways that is a very good thing. He probably came to the presidency owing less to other people than any president in memory. The risk is that independence can morph into isolation," ABC reported.
As mid-term elections draw near, the article reported that not one congressional candidate has sidled up to Obama. Should the president make nice?
"When I'm over here at the congressional picnic and folks are coming up and taking pictures with their family, I promise you, Michelle and I are very nice to them and we have a wonderful time ... But it doesn't prevent them from going onto the floor of the House and blasting me for being a big-spending socialist," Obama reportedly said last year.
The seven-year itch could have just come a year early. "If you're sitting in the White House, you put your head down and you do your job and realize that at the end of the day, you still have two more years to do a great deal," said Anita Dunn, President Obama's former White House communications director, according to ABC.
There are, however, reports of failed loyalty within the Democratic ranks, and that might make it harder for Democrats to take the Senate in November. "The fact of the matter is the president and his team have done a pretty poor job of trying to build of a group of loyal Democrats ... They don't have too deep of a well to dip into anymore," said Jim Manley, former senior adviser to Senator Larry Reid.
