See This Poll? Ignore It.

According to the latest Rasmussen poll, President Obama's approval ratings has fallen below 50% for the first time. It should be noted Rasmussen questions likely voters, and so is several percentage points tougher on Obama than other polls.

Should Democrats be concerned? Well, they can't like the trend, but much of it was inevitable. As long as the economic situation continued to be bad, they could can expect trouble. But they shouldn't be too concerned. If it were July 2010, they'd have reason to worry, though even then there'd be time to turn things around. But with well over a year before the next election (and over three years to the Presidential election), now is the time to be unpopular. Now is the time to get through programs people don't like. Now is the time, if there ever was a time, to ignore the polls.

If the public perception of the economy is still bad next year, then they have a lot to worry about. Right now, it's a minor annoyance at best.