Actually this is the truth:
Up: Obama. The president, whose Gallup approval rating dipped to a record low of 46 percent just 11 days ago, enjoyed a slight improvement in his public standing after health care reform passed, with his numbers climbing up to 51 percent - before falling down to 46 percent again.
Up, Sort of: Pelosi. The Washington Post poll showed Pelosi's numbers rising from 40 percent in January to 42 percent -- thanks to added support from Democrats. She's still highly polarizing -- with 46 percent disapproving, she's more unpopular than she is popular -- but the split isn't quite as big now that the health bill has passed.
Down: Reid. Facing a tough battle for re-election in Nevada, the Senate majority leader can't seem to catch a break in his national numbers either. The Post poll showed his approval ratings dropping from 35 percent in January to 29 percent. Forty-seven percent of people disapprove of the job Reid is doing.
Up, sort of: Health Care Law. Public opinion on the actual legislation is tough to read. Early polls suggest the public has a better opinion of the law now that it's passed, but many still oppose it.
CBS News conducted a poll last Monday and Tuesday of 649 adults showing approval of the health bill rose 5 points, to 42 percent, from a poll of the same group of people conducted just a few days earlier. But 46 percent still opposed the plan.
Gallup conducted a poll last Monday of 1,005 adults, finding 49 percent thought the passage was a "good thing," while 40 percent thought it was a "bad thing" -- the survey had a margin of error of 4 points. That's an improvement, considering a similar poll in early March showed 45 percent would urge their representative in Congress to vote for the bill, while 48 percent would urge him to vote against.
However, a Rasmussen poll of 1,000 likely voters conducted March 23-24 showed 55 percent favor repealing the law.
Down: Congress. The Post poll found just 24 percent of people approve of the job Congress is doing. That's down from 26 percent a month earlier.
Down: Health care law supporters. While party leaders like Pelosi and Obama might be seeing a bump, the rank and file aren't so lucky. A Quinnipiac University poll of 1,552 registered voters conducted March 22-23 found voters are less likely to vote for House lawmakers who supported the bill, by a split of 38-25 percent.
Up: Health care law opponents. The same Quinnipiac poll found voters are more likely to vote for House lawmakers who opposed the health bill, by a split of 33-27 percent. The poll had a margin of error of 2.5 percent.
