CBS News Poll: Support for both Obama and ObamaCare plummets to an all time low

By now, as Debbie Wasserman Schultz likes to claim, Americans are feeling the glorious, beneficial, effects of Obamacare. The nation is enthralled with the new law, and while there have been a few "minor glitches," everyone is just so thrilled with the new system that Democrats are anxious to reap their rewards. Well, reap away, Dems.

CBS News has become the latest to release their post-rollout polling, and the results speak for themselves. The President, along with his signature law, is taking a positively epic public opinion beating. According to their data:

President Obama’s job approval rating has plunged to the lowest of his presidency, according to a new CBS News poll released Wednesday, and Americans’ approval of the Affordable Care Act has dropped its lowest since CBS News started polling on the law. Thirty-seven percent now approve of the job Mr. Obama is doing as president, down from 46 percent in October - a nine point drop in just a month. Mr. Obama’s disapproval rating is 57 percent - the highest level for this president in CBS News Polls.

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A rocky beginning to the opening of the new health insurance exchanges has also taken its toll on how Americans perceive the Affordable Care Act. Now, approval of the law has dropped to 31 percent – the lowest number yet recorded in CBS News Polls, and a drop of 12 points since last month. Sixty-one percent disapprove (a high for this poll), including 46 percent who say they disapprove strongly. If you think these numbers reflect the fact that Republicans don't like the ACA, you're partially correct. Their disdain for the law remains at stratospheric levels. However, they're now being joined by a large number of Democrats and Independents who have apparently seen the light.

Almost six in ten Democrats continue to support the law, but their support has dropped 16 points from last month - from 74 percent in October to 58 percent today. Support has dropped 11 points among independents and five points among Republicans.

The administration likes to say that this is just a temporary situation - that once the website is fixed these numbers will bounce right back. Unfortunately for them, it's usually harder to rebuild trust and support that you've lost, than it is to maintain the trust you already have. Add to that the near certainty that Obamacare is headed for even rockier waters between now and January, and you've got a lame duck recipe that's difficult to ignore. The CBS poll also claims that 43% now think the law should be repealed. That's already a number that will look somewhat attractive to endangered congressional Democrats seeking reelection. As more and more people learn the truth of the President's signature law, expect it to grow. The blistering CBS News report is attached.