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President Obama Job Approval

Poll	Date	Sample	Approve	Disapprove	Spread
RCP Average	4/28 - 5/19	--	48.9	47.6	+1.3
Gallup	5/17 - 5/19	1500 A	48	45	+3
Rasmussen Reports	5/17 - 5/19	1500 LV	49	50	-1
FOX News	5/13 - 5/15	913 RV	49	47	+2
Associated Press/GfK	5/3 - 5/7	1004 A	53	46	+7
Reuters/Ipsos	5/3 - 5/7	1131 A	50	47	+3
Politico/GWU/Battleground	4/29 - 5/3	1000 LV	48	48	Tie
Democracy Corps (D)	4/28 - 5/1	1000 LV	45	50	-5

Congressional Job Approval

Poll	Date	Approve	Disapprove	Spread
RCP Average	4/9 - 5/7	14.6	78.4	-63.8
Associated Press/GfK	5/3 - 5/7	18	78	-60
Politico/GWU/Battleground	4/29 - 5/3	13	80	-67
CBS News/NY Times	4/13 - 4/17	13	77	-64
Gallup	4/9 - 4/12	17	79	-62
FOX News	4/9 - 4/11	12	78	-66

Direction of Country

Poll	Date	Right Direction	Wrong Track	Spread
RCP Average	4/28 - 5/12	33.2	59.2	-26.0
Rasmussen Reports	5/7 - 5/12	28	65	-37
Associated Press/GfK	5/3 - 5/7	37	56	-19
Reuters/Ipsos	5/3 - 5/7	35	57	-22
Politico/GWU/Battleground	4/29 - 5/3	33	59	-26
Democracy Corps (D)	4/28 - 5/1	33	59	-26

2002 Generic Congressional Vote

Poll	Date	Sample	Republicans	Democrats	Spread
Final Results	--	--	49.6	45.0	Republicans +4.6
RCP Average	10/26 - 11/3	--	47.7	46.0	Republicans +1.7
Ipsos-Reid/Cook	10/28 - 11/3	--	46	44	Republicans +2
ABC News/Wash Post	10/31 - 11/2	--	49	50	Democrats +1
Pew Research	10/30 - 11/2	--	44	46	Democrats +2
CNN/USA Today/Gallup	10/29 - 11/2	--	51	45	Republicans +6
CBS News/NY Times	10/27 - 10/31	--	47	40	Republicans +7
Zogby	10/26 - 10/29	--	49	51	Democrats +2

2004 Generic Congressional Vote

Poll	Date	Sample	Republicans	Democrats	Spread
Final Results	--	--	49.2	46.6	Republicans +2.6
RCP Average	10/27 - 11/1	--	45.4	45.4	Tie
GW/Battleground	10/31 - 11/1	--	47	44	Republicans +3
CNN/USA Today/Gallup	10/29 - 10/31	--	46	47	Democrats +1
NBC/WSJ	10/29 - 10/31	--	43	44	Democrats +1
Rasmussen	10/29 - 10/31	--	42	48	Democrats +6
Newsweek	10/27 - 10/29	--	49	44	Republicans +5

2006 Generic Congressional Vote

Poll	Date	Sample	Republicans	Democrats	Spread
Final Results	--	--	44.1	52.0	Democrats +7.9
RCP Average	11/1 - 11/5	--	40.6	52.1	Democrats +11.5
FOX News	11/4 - 11/5	900 LV	36	49	Democrats +13
CNN	11/3 - 11/5	636 LV	38	58	Democrats +20
USA Today/Gallup	11/2 - 11/5	1362 LV	44	51	Democrats +7
ABC News/Wash Post	11/1 - 11/4	LV	45	51	Democrats +6
Pew Research	11/1 - 11/4	LV	43	47	Democrats +4
Newsweek	11/2 - 11/3	838 LV	38	54	Democrats +16
Time	11/1 - 11/3	679 LV	40	55	Democrats +15

2008 Generic Congressional Vote

Poll	Date	Sample	Republicans	Democrats	Spread
Final Results	--	--	42.5	53.2	Democrats +10.7
RCP Average	10/23 - 11/2	--	38.6	47.6	Democrats +9.0
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl*	11/1 - 11/2	1011 LV	36	48	Democrats +12
Gallup	10/31 - 11/2	2472 LV	41	53	Democrats +12
Diageo/Hotline	10/31 - 11/2	887 LV	39	44	Democrats +5
CBS News/NY Times	10/25 - 10/29	1005 LV	36	48	Democrats +12
GWU/Battleground	10/23 - 10/29	1000 LV	41	45	Democrats +4

2008 Republican Presidential Nomination

Poll	Date	Sample	McCain	Huckabee	Paul	Romney	Giuliani	Thompson	Spread
RCP Average	2/19 - 3/4	--	56.7	26.3	6.5	--	--	--	McCain +30.4
Gallup Tracking	3/2 - 3/4	938 V	63	20	4	--	--	--	McCain +43
Rasmussen Tracking	2/29 - 3/3	800 LV	51	31	9	--	--	--	McCain +20
AP-Ipsos	2/22 - 2/24	381 RV	53	27	8	--	--	--	McCain +26
USA Today/Gallup	2/21 - 2/24	829 A	61	23	4	--	--	--	McCain +38
Pew Research	2/20 - 2/24	482 RV	61	23	7	--	--	--	McCain +38
FOX News	2/19 - 2/20	294 LV	51	34	7	--	--	--	McCain +17

2010 Generic Congressional Vote

Poll	Date	Sample	Republicans	Democrats	Spread
Final Results	--	--	51.6	44.8	Republicans +6.8
RCP Average	10/25 - 10/31	--	50.7	41.3	Republicans +9.4
Gallup	10/28 - 10/31	1539 LV	55	40	Republicans +15
Reuters/Ipsos	10/28 - 10/31	654 LV	50	44	Republicans +6
Pew Research	10/27 - 10/30	1809 LV	48	42	Republicans +6
Rasmussen Reports	10/25 - 10/31	3500 LV	51	39	Republicans +12
CNN/Opinion Research	10/27 - 10/30	542 LV	52	42	Republicans +10
FOX News	10/26 - 10/28	764 LV	50	37	Republicans +13
ABC News/Wash Post	10/25 - 10/28	786 LV	49	45	Republicans +4

Arizona Immigration Law

Poll	Date	Sample	For/Favor	Against/Oppose	Spread
Quinnipiac	7/13 - 7/19	2181 RV	55	30	For/Favor +25
FOX News	6/29 - 6/30	900 RV	52	27	For/Favor +25
ABC News/Wash Post	6/3 - 6/10	1004 A	58	41	For/Favor +17
FOX News	6/8 - 6/9	900 RV	50	32	For/Favor +18
Quinnipiac	5/19 - 5/24	1914 RV	51	31	For/Favor +20
CNN/Opinion Research	5/21 - 5/23	1023 A	57	37	For/Favor +20
Associated Press/GfK	5/7 - 5/11	1002 A	42	24	For/Favor +18
Pew Research	5/6 - 5/9	994 A	59	32	For/Favor +27
Ipsos/McClatchy	5/6 - 5/9	1016 A	61	36	For/Favor +25
FOX News	5/4 - 5/5	900 RV	34	21	For/Favor +13
Gallup	4/27 - 4/28	1013 A	51	39	For/Favor +12

Generic Congressional Vote

Poll	Date	Sample	Republicans	Democrats	Spread
RCP Average	4/11 - 5/13	--	44.7	42.8	Republicans +1.9
USA Today/Gallup	5/10 - 5/13	1012 A	50	44	Republicans +6
Rasmussen Reports	5/7 - 5/12	3500 LV	45	38	Republicans +7
Reuters/Ipsos	5/3 - 5/7	959 RV	44	46	Democrats +2
Politico/GWU/Battleground	4/29 - 5/3	1000 LV	45	43	Republicans +2
Democracy Corps (D)	4/28 - 5/1	1000 LV	45	46	Democrats +1
Quinnipiac	4/11 - 4/17	2577 RV	39	40	Democrats +1

Gingrich: Favorable/Unfavorable

Poll	Date	Sample	Favorable	Unfavorable	Spread
RCP Average	3/7 - 3/25	--	23.8	58.6	-34.8
CNN/Opinion Research	3/24 - 3/25	1014 A	24	60	-36
ABC News/Wash Post	3/14 - 3/18	1004 A	24	56	-32
FOX News	3/10 - 3/12	912 RV	23	67	-44
Bloomberg	3/8 - 3/11	1002 A	30	59	-29
CBS News/NY Times	3/7 - 3/11	878 RV	18	51	-33

Obama and Democrats' Health Care Plan

Poll	Date	Sample	For/Favor	Against/Oppose	Spread
RCP Average	3/7 - 4/29	--	39.3	49.6	Against/Oppose +10.3
Rasmussen Reports*	4/28 - 4/29	1000 LV	36	55	Against/Oppose +19
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	4/13 - 4/17	1000 A	36	45	Against/Oppose +9
CBS News/NY Times	4/13 - 4/17	957 A	39	47	Against/Oppose +8
Quinnipiac*	4/11 - 4/17	2577 RV	38	51	Against/Oppose +13
FOX News	4/9 - 4/11	910 RV	40	53	Against/Oppose +13
ABC News/Wash Post	4/5 - 4/8	1003 A	39	53	Against/Oppose +14
CNN/Opinion Research	3/24 - 3/25	1014 A	43	50	Against/Oppose +7
National Journal	3/22 - 3/25	1003 A	43	47	Against/Oppose +4
Reason-Rupe	3/10 - 3/20	1200 A	32	50	Against/Oppose +18
Pew Research	3/7 - 3/11	1503 A	47	45	For/Favor +2

President Obama Job Approval - Economy

Poll	Date	Sample	Approve	Disapprove	Spread
RCP Average	4/5 - 5/15	--	43.6	52.6	-9.0
FOX News	5/13 - 5/15	913 RV	43	53	-10
Associated Press/GfK	5/3 - 5/7	1004 A	46	52	-6
Politico/GWU/Battleground	4/29 - 5/3	1000 LV	45	53	-8
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	4/13 - 4/17	1000 A	45	52	-7
CBS News/NY Times	4/13 - 4/17	957 A	44	48	-4
Quinnipiac	4/11 - 4/17	2577 RV	38	56	-18
ABC News/Wash Post	4/5 - 4/8	1103 A	44	54	-10

President Obama Job Approval - Foreign Policy

Poll	Date	Sample	Approve	Disapprove	Spread
RCP Average	3/20 - 5/3	--	48.0	42.6	+5.4
Politico/GWU/Battleground	4/29 - 5/3	1000 LV	53	41	+12
CBS News/NY Times	4/13 - 4/17	957 A	46	36	+10
Quinnipiac	4/11 - 4/17	2577 RV	44	47	-3
ABC News/Wash Post	4/5 - 4/8	1103 A	47	44	+3
McClatchy/Marist	3/20 - 3/22	846 RV	50	45	+5

Repeal of Health Care Law: Favor/Oppose

Poll	Date	Sample	Favor Repeal	Oppose Repeal	Spread
RCP Average	3/10 - 4/29	--	51.0	38.0	Favor Repeal +13.0
Rasmussen Reports	4/28 - 4/29	1000 LV	55	36	Favor Repeal +19
NBC News/Wall St. Jrnl	4/13 - 4/17	1000 A	49	42	Favor Repeal +7
Quinnipiac	4/11 - 4/17	2577 RV	51	38	Favor Repeal +13
Reason-Rupe	3/10 - 3/20	1200 A	49	36	Favor Repeal +13

Romney: Favorable/Unfavorable

Poll	Date	Sample	Favorable	Unfavorable	Spread
RCP Average	4/11 - 5/15	--	39.9	41.3	-1.4
FOX News	5/13 - 5/15	913 RV	45	43	+2
USA Today/Gallup	5/10 - 5/13	1012 A	50	41	+9
Associated Press/GfK	5/3 - 5/7	1004 A	43	43	Tie
CBS News/NY Times	4/13 - 4/17	957 A	29	34	-5
CNN/Opinion Research	4/13 - 4/15	1015 A	44	43	+1
Quinnipiac	4/11 - 4/17	2577 RV	33	38	-5
ABC News/Wash Post	4/11 - 4/15	1009 A	35	47	-12

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