CNN Poll: Blue collar Democrats' support for Obama drops
These kind of polls are not altogether uncommon at thgis time in the election season. There are lots of voters called "cross pressured voters" who stray shortly before the general election campaign, but usually 70% plus of those voters return back to their party once they are reminded of why they vote for that party in the first place. Of course strong pocketbook or emergency issues can supersede that rule as happened in the 1980 and 1984 elections. However this does indicate a wedge between rank and file Democrats who mostly vote on envy issues vs. the more radical Saul Alinsky inspired elitists.
CNN:
Washington (CNN) - Although President Barack Obama's overall approval rating remains steady, his standing among Democrats, and in particular among blue-collar Democrats, appears to have dropped, according to a new national survey.
According to a CNN/ORC International Poll released Wednesday, 44% of Americans say they approve of the job the president's doing in the White House, with 54% saying they disapprove of how Obama is handling his duties. The president's approval rating has hovered in the same mid-40's range since June in CNN surveys. Full results (pdf)
But the poll indicates that there has been some change when Democrats are asked whether they want to see their party renominate Obama, with 26% of Democrats saying that they would prefer the party to nominate another Democrat for president next year, up from 18% in October.