It would appear that most Americans don’t agree with Barack Obama’s assessment that his first year in office has been a wild success. In fact, a new poll from CNN finds a plurality labeling it a “failure”:

Americans are giving Barack Obama a split decision on his first year in office, according to a new national poll.

Forty-eight percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Tuesday say Obama’s presidency has been a failure so far, with 47 percent saying Obama has been a success. The poll’s January 12 release comes just 8 days before Obama marks one year in the White House.

The survey indicates that Obama’s approval rating as president stands at 51 percent, down 3 points from last month, with 48 percent disapproving, up 4 points from December.

I’m trying to discover what would lead Americans to this conclusion. Could it be the double-digit unemployment? The utter failure of the $787 billion “stimulus” package that was supposed to keep the aforementioned rate under 8%? The skyrocketing deficit that now stands at $1.4 trillion? His regular pushes for higher taxes and more bureaucracy? The fact he intends to ship murderous terrorists to the United States? His disastrous health care legislation?

It’s a mystery.

Actually the news gets worse for the Obama Administration. The latest CBS poll finds The One’s approval rating at a record low of 46%. That’s down four percent since last month alone. It’s disastrous news for a party already going into the mid-terms with the fight of its life.