A new national survey from Quinnipiac (2/2-2/8) shows President Obama's job approval rating at 45%, with 46% disapproving. Those numbers are virtually unchanged from Quinnpiac's last survey in January (45/45). Overall, President Obama's job rating in the RealClearPolitics Average stands at 47.8% approve, 46.4% disapprove.

President Obama's job ratings across a range of specific issues remain lower than his overall job approval and are unchanged from last month:

Economy: 41% approve (nc), 54% disapprove (nc)
Health Care: 35 approve (nc), 58 disapprove (nc)
Creating Jobs: 37 approve (+3), 56 disapprove (-3)
Budget Deficit: 33 approve (na), 60 disapprove (na)

Other notables from the poll: Congress' approval ratings remain low, with just 28% approving of the Democrats and 28% approving of the Republicans. And in another sign of voters' low opinion of government generally, 73% said both parties were to blame for gridlock in Washington (12% blamed Democrats and 17% blamed Republicans).

Forty-six percent said Democrats "are not considering Republican points of view in pushing legislation" while 37% said "are misusing the filibuster to block legislation." Among Independents those numbers are 48% and 31%, respectively.

Voters remain sour on President Obama's health care plans. Only 35% "mostly approve of the proposed changes to the health care system under consideration in Congress" while a 54% majority "mostly disapprove" - both numbers unchanged in the last month. Among Independents only 29% mostly approve and 60% mostly disapprove.

Forty-three percent say the current plans go "too far," while 30% say they "do not go far enough." Fifty-two percent say they think Obama and Congress should continue to try and pass a health care overhaul, while 44% say they should "give up and go on to other matters." Independents are evenly split on the question, with 48% favoring continued effort and 46% saying Obama should throw in the towel.

Lastly, large majorities support a new $100 billion "jobs bill" (72% favor) and President Obama's call for a spending freeze on discretionary non-defense items (78% favor).

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