(March 4) - Despite the huge amounts of political capital he has used in the last few weeks, President Barack Obama's approval ratings remain extremely high, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
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MSNBC reports that 68 percent of respondents have a favorable opinion of Obama, with 47 percent whose opinion is "very positive." Both the figures are all-time highs for the president in the survey.
The poll also revealed that 60 percent approve of his short tenure in the White House, and that 67 percent say they feel more hopeful about his leadership.
The Republican Party, however, did not fare as well as Obama.
The GOP, which almost unanimously opposed Obama's stimulus package, gets the most blame for the partisanship in Washington and trails Democrats by nearly 30 percentage points on the question of which party could best fix the economic mess.
Get more information on the poll results from MSNBC.
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A Presidency Begins
As President Barack Obama nears the 100-days mark in his presidency, he has a 69 percent approval rating, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Here, he arrives at Andrews Air Force Base to play golf on Sunday. Click through the gallery to see more moments from the first months of Obama's presidency.
Jason Reed, Reuters
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At a press conference on Wednesday night, President Barack Obama tied health-care reform to economic recovery, and assailed critics of his plan. "This debate is not a game for these Americans, and they cannot afford to wait for reform any longer," he said.
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