The Obama problem

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The Democrats’ Obama problem, in perspective

By Aaron Blake
The Washington Post

President Obama is unpopular. In the 12 states that will decide control of the Senate this November, though, he's even more unpopular.

A new poll from Democratic pollster Democracy Corps shows 60 percent of people in these states say they disapprove of Obama, compared to just 37 percent who approve. Perhaps more striking: 50 percent of voters in these states say they not only disapprove of Obama, but they "strongly" disapprove of him.

The fact that Obama's numbers are worse in these states, of course, is to be expected. After all, the 2014 race is mostly being decided in red states, and Mitt Romney won these 12 states by an average of 8.5 points. Obama was bound to be less popular here.

But it's also worth considering just how much resistance there is to Obama among the voters who will actually matter in November.

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