Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president of the United States?

• Approve

  48.8%

• Disapprove

  37.8%

• Not Sure

  12.6%

• Refused

  0.8%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States Congress is handling its job?

• Approve

  24.6%

• Disapprove

  62.6%

• Not Sure

  11.6%

• Refused

  1.2%

Thinking about the current path that our nation is taking, do you think our country is on the right track or headed in the wrong direction?

• Right Track

  38.4%

• Wrong Direction

  48.9%

• Not Sure

  11.6%

• Refused

  1.1%

Is your opinion of Michelle Obama favorable, not favorable, undecided, or haven't you heard enough about Michelle Obama yet to have an opinion?

• Favorable

  46.4%

• Not Favorable

  11.5%

• Undecided

  17.2%

• Haven't Heard Enough

  20.5%

• Refused

  4.4%

What do you think is the most important problem facing the country today? (question was open-ended)

How confident are you in President Obama’s ability to handle threats to the United States? Would you say you are Very Confident, Somewhat Confident, Not Very Confident, or Not At All Confident?

• Very Confident

  28.5%

• Somewhat Confident

  27.8%

• Not Very Confident

  18.3%

• Not At All Confident

  19.7%

• Don't Know/Refused

  5.8%

Whether your current level of confidence is high or low, compared to when President Obama first took office, are you more confident in his ability to handle threats to the United States, less confident in his ability to handle threats to the United States, or has your confidence in his ability to handle threats to the United States not changed?

• More

  22.6%

• Less

  20.9%

• Not Changed

  50.9%

• Don't Know/Refused

  5.6%

Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and public affairs most of the time, whether there's an election or not. Others aren't that interested. How often would you say that you follow what is going on in government and public affairs: Most of the time, Some of the time, Only now and then, or Hardly at all?

• Most of the Time

  74.4%

• Some of the Time

  17.7%

• Only Now and Then

  5.1%

• Hardly at All

  2.1%

• Don't Know/Refused

  0.7%

Last month, President Obama decided to release memos from the Bush administration regarding interrogation techniques used on detainees by the CIA.
Do you approve or disapprove of the decision to release CIA memos on interrogation techniques?

• Approve

  33%

• Disapprove

  56.1%

• Don't Know/Refused

  10.9%

I realize that we just had a presidential election, but I’d like for you think about 2012. When you think of Republicans who might be a serious opponent for Barack Obama in the next presidential election, what is the first name that comes to mind?