A new CNN/ORC International survey released Friday showed a drop of 14 percentage points since January in the President's approval rating.
"Many people assume that Obamas' low approval ratings today are due to the flawed health care website that debuted in October," CNN Polling Director Keating Holland said.
"But the biggest drop in Obama's numbers came in the late spring and early summer. In mid-May, Obamas' approval rating was at 53%; by mid-June, after revelations about the IRS and the NSA, it had dropped to 45% and stayed there for several months."
Holland concluded: "It's been a bad year for Obama, but his troubles didn't start in October, they date back to May and June."
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