Also, forgot to mention, the 49% disapprove number is especially significant because many of the polls they list have a “neutral” type rating (for example: approve, disapprove, or not sure). Obviously if someone is “not sure” if they approve of Obama or not that’s still terribly unenthusiastic, just a shade better than “disapprove” imho.
It is all actually quite simple to understand.
Americans are seeing this government as more of a dictatorship rather than a democracy, a pariah instead of a friend, a renegade more than a patriot, an egomaniac rather than a humanitarian.