Obama Has Lost Advantage Over G.O.P. on Economy

◼ ...with more budget battles approaching, over raising the nation’s borrowing limit and perhaps reaching a grand bargain, Mr. Obama’s advantage over Congressional Republicans has all but vanished - Micha Cohen/New York Times

◼ Obama’s Popularity Continues to Drop, Gallup Chief Says - Newsmax

(Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup Poll), tells Newsmax TV’s “The Steve Malzberg Show” the commander-in-chief’s percentage points began sinking after the sequester crisis.

“Not just our poll but every poll shows that Obama’s ratings are down,” Newport says.