Public Opinion Strategies looks at its latest numbers and contends Obama’s sales pitch for his jobs plan and tax hikes just isn’t working:

Since President Obama has been out there campaigning for his jobs plan, opposition has grown and support has not moved upward. The biggest challenge the President has is that Independents oppose the plan by twenty points. Voters reject the idea that Congress should pass the bill right now, and instead support Congress taking a closer look at the jobs plan to make sure the ideas will work before money is spent on them. There is clear consensus on Congress slowing down and doing it right. And, nearly half of the electorate think Obama’s math is fuzzy — 46% say now is not the time to raise taxes in a bad economy because it will hurt small businesses and business owners, while a similar 48% say that corporations and the rich are not paying their fair share of taxes and that tax increases will help cut the deficit and pay for important programs.