An eye-opening result from the new CNN/Opinion Research survey:

6. Do you think Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or not?

All Americans
Yes: 44%
No: 52%

Registered Voters
Yes: 44%
No: 52%

President Obama's job rating is slightly better, though still in negative territory. Forty-nine percent approve of the job he's doing while 50% disapprove.  Overall, President Obama's job rating in the RealClearPolitics Average is 47.8% approve, 45.9% disapprove.

The reelect numbers for members of both parties in Congress are slightly worse (41% yes, 56% no for Dems and GOP among registered voters), and the GOP leads the Democrats by 2 points in the generic congressional ballot, 48 to 46. Overall, Republicans lead by 1.5 percent in the RealClearPolitics Averge for the generic ballot, 45.2 to 43.7.

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