New national numbers from Public Policy Polling (D) show the disapproval rating of the congressional GOP is up five points from last month, a development pollsters connect with their opposition to the payroll tax cut extension over that time. Last month Americans approved of the job Republicans were doing in Congress 26 percent of the time, versus 62 percent who disapproved. That split is now 25 – 67.
Only 34% of Americans think Republicans are doing a better job controlling the House than when Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats were in charge, down from 37% in
November. 43% think they are doing a worse job, up from 41%. Most of the slippage is predictably with Democrats, from 11-73 to 8-79, but as Boehner, Republicans have soured a little too. Independents fall at 26-36, almost identical to last month.
PPP also points out that the shift has caused Democrats to move ahead slightly in their test of the generic congressional ballot, 46 – 44.
