Obama's approval at all time low

After a little more than a year in Office, Barack Obama's public approval rating has hit its all time lowest point.

According to the latest Marist poll, only 44% of registered voters "approve" of the job Obama's doing, with 47% disapproving.  The poll also found Obama doing far worse with the all-important "independent" voters, wit only 29% approving and 57% disapproving.

The numbers from Rasmussen take it a step further.  They show 47% approval and 53% disapproval generally, but when you look at how strongly people feel about him one way or another, it gets pretty overwhelming.  It shows 27% "strongly approving", but 40% "strongly disapproving" - meaning Obama's upsidedown by 13 points when it comes to people who feel strongly and are more likely to be tuned in to what's going on.  (And more likely to vote...)

The same poll also shows 75% of voters describing themselves as "angry" about current federal government policies.

Gallup has a breakdown of Obama's job approval based on issues, and, as you can probably guess, it shows the economy as one of his biggest weaknesses.  However, it also shows his handling of health care and the deficit as being his worst issues.  In fact, (not shown on the graph below, even Democrats give him the worst rating on the deficit...at only 62% approval).

Keep in mind that this is against the backdrop of Obama being the most "visible" President in history, after conducting record numbers of public appearances, major speeches, press conferences - not to mention the heightened exposure in new Internet based media.