US-2012 President: 46% Obama (D), 45% Romney (R) (Resurgent Republic 8/16-8/22)

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8/16/12-8/22/12: 1,000 registered voters, 3.1% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
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National

Favorable / Unfavorable
Joe Biden: 42 / 47 (chart)
Barack Obama: 48 / 49 (chart)
Mitt Romney: 44 / 50 (chart)
Paul Ryan: 39 / 35 (chart)

Obama Job Approval
49% approve, 49% disapprove (chart)
Economy: 46/51 (chart)

2012 President
46% Obama (D), 45% Romney (R) (chart)

2012 Congress: Generic Ballot
44% Democrat, 40% Republican (chart)

Overall, do you support or oppose the health care reform law that passed in 2010?
43% support, 47% oppose (chart)

CORRECTION: This post initially misstated the percentage who disapprove of Obama's job performance.

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