Obama Approval Rating With Women And Hispanics Bad Enough To Kill The Democrats In The 2014 Elections?

The Obama approval rating has bounced back a little due to the authorization of airstrikes against the ISIS terrorist group, but in general many political pundits seem to the President’s drop in popularity may signal that the Democrats will lose seats in the 2014 mid-term elections.

In a related report by The Inquisitr, President Obama’s “latte salute” has become a talking point lately used by Republicans like Sarah Palin, who claim that the POTUS is disrespectful to the U.S. Marines serving at the White House. Palin also claims the only reason Obama’s approval rating hasn’t dropped further is due to the media. Despite Obama’s approval rating dropping in recent times, Hillary Clinton has apparently decided to not distance herself from the President.

In general, Hispanics have generally been counted as a sure vote for Democrats in the 2014 mid-term elections, but it’s possible this reality may be changing quickly, according to Gallup.

“In the 2012 presidential election, Hispanics voted for Obama over Mitt Romney by a 71% to 27% margin, according to exit polls… The size of Obama’s approval advantage among Hispanics has varied significantly over the course of his administration, from as low as six points in some months in 2011 to more than 20 points in late 2012 and early 2013. In December 2012, just after the election, 75 percent of Hispanics approved, compared with 53 percent among all Americans. By August of this year, Obama’s Hispanic approval gap dwindled to 10 points — 52 percent among Hispanics versus 42 percent among the overall population.”

Democrats also used to count on women to vote Democratic, but the drop in the Obama approval rating has also coincided with a drop in support by women voters.

“While more women polled would still like to see a Democrat-controlled Congress, the gap between those who prefer Democrat control and those who prefer Republican is shrinking fast, causing some to take notice. Last month, there was a 14 point gap, 51 to 37 percent. The gap is half that this month, at 47 to 40 percent…. Mr. Obama’s approval rating among white women is only 32 percent, with a disapproval rating of 62 percent — a 30 point spread. Just last month, the gap was 24 points. Last month, that demographic hoped to see a Democrat controlled Congress, by a margin of four points. Now, 48 percent want to see the Republicans control Congress, while only 40 percent want the Democrats in power in the House and Senate.”

The Obama approval rating reported by Rasmussen Reports has the president sitting at 47 percent, while Gallup is far lower at 42 percent, according to Real Clear Politics. The lowest Obama approval is at 37 percent, according to Reuters.

The fall in support for the President even has some Democrats saying Congress should impeach Obama for some of his recent actions. A CNN/ORC poll claims 33 of all Americans believe Congress should have Obama impeached, but even 13 percent of Democrats agreed that President Obama should be removed from office.

If these trends continue to maintain their course into Democrats, it’s fully possible the Republican Party could gain enough seats in both the Senate and the House to regain a majority. In addition, the mathematicians behind the FiveThirtyEight blog famously predicted President Obama would win in 2012 and now they’re claiming the same of the Republicans.