Obama ratings skidding down on key issues

It didn’t take long after Mr. Obama (pictured) moved into the White House. The euphoria of hope and change that seemed to sweep the country last winter has been turning into harsh realities.

An Associated Press-GfK Poll shows that a majority of Americans are back to thinking that the country is headed in the wrong direction after a fleeting period in which more thought it was on the right track.

If a poll by the Obama friendly Associated Press shows poll results unfavorable to Barack Obama, that’s change you can believe in.

Obama still has a solid 55 percent approval rating -- better than Bill Clinton and about even with George W. Bush six months into their presidencies -- but there are growing doubts about whether he can succeed at some of the biggest items on his to-do list. And there is a growing sense that he is trying to tackle too much too soon.

The number of people who think Obama can improve the economy is down a sobering 19 percentage points from the euphoric days just before his inauguration.

The same thing with Obama’s promise to create jobs. The unemployment rates continue to climb.

Also down significantly: the share of people who think he can reduce the deficit, remove troops from Iraq and improve respect for the U.S. around the world, all slipping 15 points.

Has buyers remorse - or in this case - voters remorse set in?

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