A milestone has been reached in the Obama presidency: in not just one poll but in an average of those publicly available at Pollster.com, Obama’s job approval has dropped below 50 percent. Most Americans now disapprove of the job he is doing.

It would be a mistake to think this is permanent, but neither is it insignificant. Nor is this the bottom. The voters are, some literally, screaming for Obama to stop, slow down, and can the radical leftism. They are scared by the deficit that gets adjusted daily. They don’t want an über-government running their health care. Obama can refuse to listen, but one must imagine the trend will then continue as more and more voters sense he is not only engaged in some grand experiment but doesn’t even care what they think.

Presidents can reverse losing streaks. But they first have to reverse the trajectory of their presidency. It remains an open question whether this all-too-confident president will do so.

UPDATE: To clarify, individual polls have shown a larger number disapprove than approve but while Obama’s poll average has dropped below 50 percent, it is a combined total of undecideds and disapproving voters that outweighs those who approve. It is more accurate to say that a majority no longer approve of the job Obama is doing.