The latest FOX News/Opinion Dynamics poll shows President Obama rebounding from 40 percent to 47 percent in his job approval rating among registered voters from last month.
But the reason for the increase is instructive: Obama's spike in support comes from Democrats rallying around him. While his job approval among independents and Republicans is up only a tick, Democratic job approval was up 12 points from 75 percent to 87 percent from last month. Democrats seem to be getting fired up for a fight against the ascendant Republicans and are coming to Obama's defense.
Many pundits have suggested that Obama's bump in the polls reflects perceptions of Obama as a liberal softening as the president makes overture to the center, but while the percent of voters who think him a moderate is up 3 points since October to 32 percent, a plurality still see him as a liberal...
