Just two months ago, Obama's approval among independents stood at 49-38 in favor.What a difference a couple of months makes according to Jonathan Weisman of the Wall Street Journal (via Hot Air ):New doubts about the president have coincided with new hopes for Republicans, who appeared flattened by the election nearly a year ago.As the 2010 election cycle heats up, independent voters now favor Republican control of Congress by four percentage points."For a party walloped two cycles in a row with independents, I think those are very important stories," said Bill McInturff, a partner at the Republican polling firm Public Opinion Strategies, who conducts the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll with Democratic pollster Peter Hart.Allah adds:His approval rating's flat at 51 percent overall. More anti-statist backlash from the crosstabs: For the first time since 1997, more people say government is doing too many things rather than not doing enough (49/45) and more are worried about...(Read Full Post)