Up from 45% in August.
Leads Perry and Romney. By a bigger margin among all adults than among registered voters. Which is to be expected.
The percentage of Americans who view Obama's performance favorably edged up to 47 percent in the poll conducted September 8-12. The president, a Democrat, unveiled his $447 billion job creation proposal on September 8.
Obama's approval rating was 45 percent in August and has hovered between 43 and 51 percent for more than a year.
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If the election were held today and Romney were his opponent, Obama would be the choice of 49 percent of registered voters surveyed, versus 43 percent for Romney. Among all voters surveyed, Obama's advantage over Romney was larger, at 51 percent to 39 percent.
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Obama has an eight percentage point advantage over Perry, at 50 percent to 42 percent among registered voters. Among all adults, the result was the same as for Romney -- 51 percent backing Obama and 39 percent behind Perry.
Obama holds a strong lead over Representative Michele Bachmann, with a 54 percent to 36 percent advantage among registered voters.
Obama's approval among independents, who could be decisive in next year's elections, dropped to 42 percent from 47 percent in August.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,134 adults, including 932 registered voters, had a margin of error of 3 percentage points for all respondents and 3.1 points for registered voters.
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