Listening to cable news and Republican talkers, you'd think President Obama was nose diving in the polls. Not true, according to PPP:
On our national survey in June Obama had an 82% approval rating with Democrats. Now it's 83%. He had a 46% approval rating with independents. Now it's 47%. No real change on either of those fronts. But with Republicans he's dropped from an 18% mark to just 10%. That shift is what put his approval rating below 50% -- he's gone from a small amount of crossover support to a very small amount of crossover supports.
Independents and Democrats still support the president. Republicans, trapping in their death spiral, are fading fast.