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Barack Obama: Pew Research Center

Congressional Republicans Dept: WASHINGTON - From the earliest days of Barack Obama's presidency, top congressional Republicans made it clear: their No. 1 goal in the ensuing four years was to prevent him from winning a second term in 2012, according to Winnipeg Free Press. A new poll suggests a record number of Americans, in fact, believe most members of Congress should be booted out of office in 11 months. And their ire is focused most squarely on incumbent Republicans, according to the survey by the Pew Research Center and from the earliest days of Barack Obama's presidency, top congressional Republicans made it clear: their No. 1 goal in the ensuing four years was to prevent him from winning a second term in 2012. With the dawning of an election year in just a few days, leading Republicans will soon find out if their strategy has been a successful one as Americans of all political stripes fume about the congressional bipartisan feuding that has gone hand and hand with Obama's time in the Oval Office. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, surrounded by Republican House members speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Susan Walsh With the dawning of an election year in just a few days, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Eric Cantor and other leading Republicans will soon find out if their strategy has been a successful one as Americans of all political stripes fume about the congressional bipartisan feuding that has gone hand and hand with Obama's time in the Oval Office. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.