Barack Obama's aides admit errors are making him less popular - Telegraph

Barack Obama's aides admit errors are making him less popular - Telegraph:

"A new poll revealed that the president's personal approval ratings have slumped to levels below those of George W. Bush at the same stage of his first term, undermining the common assumption that Mr Obama is enjoying unusual levels of public popularity."

Elsewhere in the article, it talks about how the White House believes the drop in the President's popularity is due to "presentational errors." Could it, instead, be because of his policies, which are way outside mainstream American opinion?