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No new president has elicited such different reactions from Republicans and Democrats.(The Week)(Barack Obama)(Brief article)

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No new president has elicited such different reactions from Republicans and Democrats. The partisan gap in presidential approval is at record levels for this stage of a term. Republicans are chortling that President Obama has failed to fulfill his campaign promise to bring Americans together. Republicans should not take too much comfort from this finding, though. It partly reflects the Republican party's shrinkage: Obama's overall approval numbers are respectable, but Republicans are the home of the anti-Obama minority. ...

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