New Poll Shows Obama Upside Down in Florida

With Labor Day over and the general election season ramping up, President Barack Obama is shaping up to be an anchor pulling down Florida Democrats despite carrying the Sunshine State in the last two presidential elections.

A poll from Gravis Marketing released on Friday finds Obama is upside down in Florida with a majority -- 53 percent -- of those surveyed disapproving of his performance in the White House. Only 38 percent say they approve of Obama while 9 percent are unsure.

The poll of 859 registered voters was taken from Aug. 14-24 and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent. Of those voters, 73 percent of them identified themselves as very likely to vote while 17 percent said they were likely to vote and 10 percent were somewhat likely to vote. Most of the sample -- 80 percent -- was collected via phone but the remainder came from Internet panels.