Maybe the midterm elections weren’t such a referendum on the President after all.
According to a CNN poll released Wednesday, 56% of Americans approve of President Obama’s job performance during the lame duck session — 14 points higher than the 42% approval rating for Congressional Republicans over the same period. Even the Democratic Party, which just one month ago suffered enormous midterm losses, polled slightly higher than the GOP, with 44% of Americans approving of their job performance in the lame duck session.
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