You can run (to vacation) but you can't hide

Now that President Obama is back from his campaign bus trip that he claimed was non-political, he is off to another vacation, this time to New England. He will be at a palatial estate on Martha's Vineyard. Unfortunately for Obama, however, he can hide on the island, but Americans still see him for what he really is. The daily numbers for the Rasmussen presidential job performance poll show that only 19% of those questioned express strong support for Obama. This figure is tied with the lowest level reached during his presidency. Even a year ago when approval levels got low, there were still about 30% of the folks who gave Obama the highest marks for what he had done. In the space of a year, fully one-third of that group has dropped their full-throated support for the president. That means that one-third of this group which provides all of those who campaign and raise money for the campaign have vanished. Indeed, among all Americans other than African Americans, the number who strongly support Obama hovers near ten percent. It is an historic low for any modern president.