Obama unpopular ahead of midterms: Will the GOP benefit? (Time.com)

US President Barack Obama, seen here on Sep 1, will next week make a new bid to stem ebbing political support over the slowing economic recovery, with visits to the struggling Midwest and a formal White House news conference.(AFP/File/Chris Kleponis)Time.com – Nine weeks before the midterm elections, Barack Obama finds himself on the wrong side of the polls. Where did all that adoration go — and is a Republican sweep next?

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