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Pollster.com: Obama Drops Below 50%

Gotta take the bad news with the good, kids. Here's the poll of polls:

Regarding this snapshot of a second in time (albeit a conglomerate of many snapshots), Greg Sargent wanted desperately to debunk Politico's assertion that the administration is supposedly deploying a strategy of standing up to the left to look like they're in control of things. It's not exactly the rope-a-dope tactic they used in last year's campaign, so why is this even being tossed around?

Sadly, Sargent reminds us of the Washington game.

Liberals will ask why unnamed advisers aren’t showing the same zeal for “staring down” Republicans and centrist Dems. After all, the GOP’s approval rating still languishes; GOP leaders have ruled out compromise unless Obama dramatically scales down his ambitions; and the GOP Senator leading negotiations is openly working to defeat “Obamacare.”

But the unbreakable rule is that when Dems confront the left, it’s the right kind of tough, and when they stand up to Republicans, it’s the bad, shrill kind. And of course party leaders can’t take on moderate Dems, because that would be showing disrespect for the “center.”

I just don't think this administration subscribes to that.

I do believe, however, that the very second the polls dropped below the percentage that gave Obama the victory in November, that should have been the clearest sign that they need to push hard for that centerpiece legislation and drop the whole bipartisan charade. Let's hope it's not too late.

UPDATE: Jane Hamsher is rallying the troops.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Pollster.com's graphic above tracks all polls in real time. Obviously, new information has been folded in and Obama's back above 50%. Still below the margin he won by. My assertion still stands.