Obama's approval ratings remain high

"A solid majority of Americans (61%) continue to approve of Barack Obama’s job performance," says a new poll from the Pew Research Center.  An impressive 65% are optimistic that his policies will improve the economy and 55% are optimistic he will reduce the budget in the long run.

There is also strong support for health care reform:

There continues to be widespread support for changing the health care system so that all Americans have insurance that covers all medically necessary care: 75% favor this currently, while 21% are opposed. However, the percentage favoring this proposal is down from 83% in April 1993. Similarly, while a large majority (61%) believes it is very important to limit annual increases in health care costs, fewer say that now than did so 16 years ago (69%).

The full report is here.