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watch  Quinnipiac University Poll taken Monday and Tuesday shows
an 8 point jump in approval for the way President Obama is
handing the health care issues in just a week  (from 36% to 44%)
but only a 40% overall approval of the changes in the law.  A
CBS News poll taken those same days found a 5 point jump in
approval of the changes in only four days, from 37% to 42%.
Disapproval is at 46%. But the striking thing is that strong
approval of the law is 15%, while strong disapproval is at 32%. 
That looks like what we call a passion gap.   And look at this
in CBS: Do you approve of way Democrats in Congress are handling
health care? Yes, 38%  ....Republicans...? Yes, 25%  Here's a
related good read: What Makes A Poll Partisan? by Mark
Blumenthal  And here is the story about Monday's Gallup Poll
that looks as though it may be an outlier if it's not a
harbinger.  ADDING -- Nate Silver has