44% say they definitely will not reelect Obama

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Buried deep in the internals of The Washington Post’s latest poll, and not reported at all in their front-page write up, is some troubling news for President Obama’s reelction prospects. Fourty-four percent of American adults, and 46 percent of registered voters, told The Post they definitely will not vote for Obama’s reelection. Only 20 percent of respondents said they deifinitely will vote for Obama in 2012. Thirty percent said they would consider it.

The 46 percent that say they definitely will not vote for Obama also matches Obama’s 46 percent disapproval rating. Only 44 percent of respondents approved of Obama’s handling as president.

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