Just a few moments ago, CNN released its latest public opinion survey with new approval numbers for President Obama. The numbers are 49% approval and 48% disapproval. That’s a significant notch up from where the president has been in recent months but it’s also almost identical to data released yesterday by ABC/WaPo, which had President Obama at 49% approval vs. 47% disapproval.

What’s more, there is additional information suggesting that the President’s jobs push and especially the stand-off over the payroll tax holiday are boosting President Obama at the expense of his Republican rivals — both on the Hill and in the upcoming presidential elections.

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