by Jennifer De Pinto,CBS News
Obama is losing the working class voters who elected him
A recent CBS News Poll suggests there may be some cracks in support among a group that was instrumental in bringing Barack Obama to the White House – independents.
According to a CBS News Poll conducted November 13-16,a declining percentage of independents now approve of the way Mr. Obama is handling his overall job as president as well as some key policy areas compared to last month.
Even though more independents continue to approve (45 percent) than disapprove (40 percent) of the president’s overall job performance,the percentage that approves is down 7 points from last month,and the number that disapproves is up 5 points.
In February 2009,when CBS News took its first measure of the president’s job rating,56 percent of independents approved of the job he was doing and that number soared to 65 percent as Mr. Obama marked his 100 days in office. Support for the president among independents has mostly declined since then.