I would argue that Obama is losing support because he’s not been transformative enough, not because he’s been exposed as a “leftist ideologue.” He ran on being the spearhead of a movement of “out with the old, in with the new” and what we’ve ended up with is more of the same. This frustrates his supporters and the majority of the independents that voted for him, hence his falling poll numbers. Of course those on the right think that he’s going to far, but the majority who elected him are being let down by him not doing enough. I think he will realize this after giving “bipartisanism” a chance and adjust course, so I’m not going to write him off just yet.