Obama Favorability Hits New Lows

A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that favorable views of President Obama and the sense that he understands the problems of average Americans both have dropped to career lows.

Key findings: “Just 44% now see the president favorably, a basic measure of personal popularity – compared with 49% in late January and 60% at the start of his second term… Additionally, a career-low 46% say Obama understands the problems of people like them, with similar numbers on the strength of his leadership (rated positively by 46%), managerial skills (45%) and the extent to which he can be trusted in a crisis (49%).”