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Bloomberg just released the first non-tracking poll of the President’s approval since February 10th and it shows he’s more popular than at any point since the end of 2009. Meanwhile, approval of the Republican party is at the lowest point since the survey began in September 2009. Those numbers give some perspective on why it’s simply a losing game for Republicans to think they can pin the blame for the sequester cuts on President Obama.

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