Source:
Associated PressAP-GfK Poll: Obama, GOP improve their standing
(AP) – 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans give higher marks to President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans after a holiday season of compromise paid dividends for both, according to the latest Associated Press-GfK poll.
At the start of the divided government era, the survey found that 53 percent of Americans approve of how Obama is doing his job, his best numbers since the divisive health care vote 10 months ago.
And, compared with just after the November elections, more now express confidence that Obama and the new Republican-controlled House can work together to solve the country's most urgent problems, chief among them the struggling economy.
"It's going to be difficult because there are some bleeding-heart liberals way over on the left and some uptight conservatives," said Spirit Fliege, 83, a Republican from Brentwood, Calif. "It's going to take someone who can operate very smoothly. Whether Obama can or not, we don't know."
Read more:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iGj0OW9TFJOKcLMxqbfX_YpCERzA?docId=cf297da758c24652b7f3b48d9c878da1