President Obama’s approval ratings have retreated since his second inauguration, and while he still far outpaces Congress in public opinion, Americans are split evenly between the two sides when it comes to handling the economy and government spending. Perhaps the last election settled little. (Read related article)
SOURCE: This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone Mar. 7 to 10, among a random sample of 1,001 adults. The results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. This survey was produced for The Washington Post by Capital Insight, with sampling, data collection and tabulation by Abt-SRBI of New York. | The Washington Post 
