On Monday, President
But a new ABC/Washington Post poll suggests that Boehner doesn't have as much leverage on that sentiment as he might think.
In the poll, 58 percent of respondents said that the
Here's a chart from Langer Research, the firm that conducted the poll:

Langer Research
There are more reasons why this debt-ceiling debate could also be different than last time. Obama is coming off re-election, and he is much more popular than he was in the summer of 2011.
During the last debt-ceiling crisis, Obama's approval rating was stuck underwater. Right now, it stands at its highest point since his first year in office (aside from an uncanny bounce after Osama bin Laden's death).
Meanwhile,
Here's a chart that shows the continued trend down in Congressional approval:
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