IF YOU RUN RED YOU CAN'T GOVERN BLUE:

Obama is fast losing white voters' support (Peter Wallsten, September 7, 2009, LA Times)

New surveys show steep declines in Obama's approval ratings among whites -- including Democrats and independents -- who were crucial elements of the diverse coalition that helped elect the country's first black president.

Among white Democrats, Obama’s job approval rating has dropped 11 points since his 100-days mark in April, according to surveys by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. It has dropped by 9 points among white independents and whites over 50, and by 12 points among white women -- all groups that will be targeted by both parties in next year's midterm elections.

"While Obama has a lock on African Americans, his support among white voters seems to be almost in a free fall," said veteran Republican pollster Neil Newhouse.

Like Bill Clinton, in office he's made the candidate version of himself -- the one that people voted for -- appear wholly inauthentic.

Posted by Orrin Judd at September 7, 2009 8:03 AM