Obama gets poor ratings on economy in new poll

As President Obama ramps up efforts to help Democrats in the upcoming election, a new Harris Interactive poll shows there is growing dissent with his handling of the economy. 

The poll shows that Obama has a 71 percent negative rating on the economy, his highest ever, up from 64 percent in May and 68 percent in August. 

Voters over the age of 65, who readily head to polls when compared to younger generations, gave the president a negative rating of 77 percent on the economy, which is higher than any other age group. 

Democrats are essentially split on the president's handling of the economy, with 51 percent approving and 49 percent disapproving.

In addition, 69 percent of respondents rate the job market in their region of the country as bad, a perception that largely hasn't changed in over a year. 

The poll suggests that Democrats will not do well in November's elections. 

"These new Harris Poll results add weight to the expectation that the Republicans will do extremely well in this November's elections, not because the public is enthusiastic about the GOP, but because [voters] will vote to express their anger and frustration at the poor state of the economy and this administration's failure to create more jobs," a release on the poll states. 

Harris tapped the opinions of 2,620 adults between Sept. 14-20. Additional information on the poll can be found at www.harrisinteractive.com.