Yahoo News reports a new Gallup poll reveals that Mitt Romney's approval ratings are up 11%, to a total of 50% of respondents. Additional interesting information from the poll: Romney's unfavorable rating is 41%, Obama's favorable is 52% and his unfavorable is 46%.
Depending on your party affiliation, you can read these numbers in favor of either candidate. Obama has higher favorables, but higher unfavorables. Romney has nearly as high favorables, and substantially lower unfavorables. Pick the numbers that make you happy.
It is logical that 98% of respondents would have an opinion one way or the other about an incumbent president. Romney is less well known to the electorate, so only 91% have formed an opinion of him. A positive jump of 11% is nearly unheard of.
