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Approval of Republicans in Congress Drops Back to 31%; One-Point Higher Than That of Democrats

By IBOPE Zogby Interactive 04/18/2011 16:58:00

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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%	<1%	1%	1%	1%	<1%	1%	<1%	<1%	1%