Reuters/Ipsos poll: Obama gets slight boost from jobs speech

[Ian David]

Reuters/Ipsos poll: Obama gets slight boost from jobs speech
Obama leads all Republican rivals; Romney is closest
* 68 percent feel country is on the wrong track
By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's approval rating got a small lift after he unveiled a jobs plan last week, keeping him ahead of all potential Republican rivals in the 2012 election, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said on Wednesday.

The percentage of Americans who view Obama's performance favorably edged up to 47 percent in the poll conducted Sept. 8-12. The president, a Democrat, unveiled his $447 billion job creation proposal on Sept. 8.

Obama's approval rating was 45 percent in August and has hovered between 43 and 51 percent for more than a year.

"It's the economy," said Ipsos poll analyst Clifford Young, who said he expects Obama's ratings to stay around the mid-40's over the next several months, a level that probably would not threaten him as he seeks re-election.

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