Statistics made to lie; Obama's doing fine

(BCGAB)

Listening to cable news and Republican talkers, you'd think President Obama was nose diving in the polls. Not true, according to PPP:

On our national survey in June Obama had an 82% approval rating with Democrats. Now it's 83%. He had a 46% approval rating with independents. Now it's 47%. No real change on either of those fronts. But with Republicans he's dropped from an 18% mark to just 10%. That shift is what put his approval rating below 50% -- he's gone from a small amount of crossover support to a very small amount of crossover supports.

Independents and Democrats still support the president. Republicans, trapping in their death spiral, are fading fast.

And really, is this guy going to beat anyone?