 poll voters pessimistic as obama prepares for second inauguration it looks like president obama has been very successful in deflecting public opinion away from him and onto well just about anyone or anything else despite broad pessimism about the economy jobs and the direction in which the country is heading obama still enjoys a favorable rating from half of the country talk about a teflon presidency it s hard to believe so many people in this country are so gullible for polling details see  thehillcom homenews administration 277923pollvoterspessimisticdisappointedasobamaprep  poll voters pessimistic obama prepares for second inauguration  