Public Policy Polling for Daily Kos. 2/3-6. Registered nationwide voters. MoE 3.1% (Obama polled weekly, others polled bi-weekly)
| FAVORABLE | UNFAVORABLE | NET CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBAMA: | 51 (52) | 45 (44) | -2 |
| APPROVE | DISAPPROVE | NET CHANGE | |
| OBAMA: | 49 (50) | 46 (45) | -2 |
| PELOSI: | 29 (32) | 54 (54) | -3 |
| BOEHNER: | 28 (33) | 30 (31) | -4 |
| CONGRESSIONAL DEMS: | 37 (37) | 49 (52) | +3 |
| CONGRESSIONAL GOPS: | 32 (36) | 53 (51) | -6 |
Although President Obama is down a tiny bit from last week, his net approval is still up a net of five points from two weeks ago when we last polled approval for Speaker John Boehner, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and the parties in Congress. That has been a pretty good stretch of time for Democrats, whose approval is up three while Republicans have dropped a net of six.
Another piece of good news for the Democratic Party is that they have pulled ahead in the generic ballot:
Democrats: 45 (43)
Republicans: 41 (45)
As you can see, that's a net swing of six points towards Dems. Combined with last week's findings that the 2012 intensity gap favors Democrats, the early signs are that 2012 isn't shaping up to be a great Republican year.
This week's poll also shows Americans still don't believe the country is on the right track -- 33% say we're going in the right direction while 57% say we're on the wrong track. That's basically unchanged from two weeks ago when the right direction number was also 33% and the wrong track number was at 59%.