Public Option More Popular than Obama

The public option: 58 in favor 34 oppose 8 undecided
Obama: 52 favorable 43 unfavorable 5 unsure

Why is this? The public option helps sick people. Obama's just the president. (Turn it around Mr. President!)

By the way, all of Obama's slipping numbers lately are from Independents and Democrats. The Republicans already hated him as much as they could. Pundits who say that Obama's slipping numbers are a signal for him to move to the right are talking nonsense.