Debt ceiling poll: Everyone looks bad, but Obama looks least bad

• 71% disapprove of the way Republicans have handled the debt ceiling crisis — just 21 percent approve
• 48% disapprove of the way Obama has handled the situation; by contrast, 43 percent approve source

» Obama’s the best in a bad bunch: According to a CBS News poll, while nobody’s doing particularly hot in the current debt crisis negotiations, Obama can at least say that he’s doing better than everyone else. Democrats in Congress have a meager 31 percent approval rating. But let’s face it — this has always been a fight between Republicans and Obama, with congressional Democrats off to the side. So the result is nothing but notable. Let’s raise the question: If the government defaults, is this 1995 all over again for the GOP?

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