The Ellis County Press: Approval of Republicans in Congress Drops Back to 31%; One-Point Higher Than That of Democrats

Approval of Republicans in Congress Drops Back to 31%; One-Point Higher Than
That of Democrats
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IBOPE Zogby Interactive on 04/18/2011 16:58:00


OBAMA STEADY AT 43% APPROVAL & 38% DESERVES RE-ELECTION
UTICA, NY - A bounce in approval of Republicans in Congress recorded on April 7
has dropped back to previous levels, and is now 31%, one percentage point
greater than approval for Congressional Democrats.
President Barack Obama's approval rating among likely voters is 43% and the
percentage that believes he deserves to be re-elected is 38%, leaving both
measures of Obama's standing with voters unchanged from earlier this month.
These results are from an IBOPE Zogby interactive poll of 2,132 voters conducted
from April 13-15.
Overall, do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama's job as president?
Obama Job Performance
Apr.
15
Apr.
7
Apr.
4
Mar.
28
Mar.
21
Mar.
8
Mar.
4
Feb.
24
Feb.
21
Feb.
8
Jan.
31
Jan.
4
Approve
43%
42%
43%
46%
45%
47%
44%
46%
45%
46%
44%
43%
Disapprove
57%
57%
56%
54%
55%
52%
55%
53%
55%
53%
56%
56%
Not sure
1%
1%
1%