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. >> gregg: scott rasmussen is an independent pollster and the president of rasmussen reports.com.ou. so do you have a sense as to why there is a fairly significant dropoff? >> sure. look, when i got married, we had lots and lots of people at a big party. our fourth anniversary, my wife and i went out to dinner. second time around, you dewpoint have as big a crowd. >> gregg: i hope it was a really expensive dinner. >> it was. >> gregg: for your sake. >> by the way, it was a big deal for our 25th anniversary. so i want to clarify that. >> gregg: atta boy. >> the point is, it's a everybody different environment, both parties are a little more subdued. republicans are panicky after two bad elections in a roam democrats don't have quite the same enthusiasm. but they're happy to be in their position. much better shape than republicans. >> heather: scott, you mentioned your marriage. four years in, you're still kind of a newly wed. you're still supposed to be excited about what is to come. how do the american people about this? we're headed into the second term for the president. are peo

it struck me there was a conservative cruise after election day where scott rasmussen gave a panel on to talk to women and minorities and some of the advice was great things like speak to them like they're adults. >> oh, nice. >> it's a start. >> hey, you know what, i'll take it. all right. so, joan, you know, of course, republicans like to blame republicans. it has nothing to do with the fact they don't know how to talk about issues or don't have good positions on issues. it's really the media for all their ills. if it weren't for the media, there would still just be one woman on their women and minorities panel that held as part of the retreat. >> we did not organize that. >> what -- but what does that say? they had to be gilthed into adding two more people in the same way, frankly, they had to be guilted into adding a woman to a leadership position when they announced their chairs for their various committees in the house. >> right, and they thought it was fine to talk about contraception without a woman on the panel. i mean, they do this over and over and over again, and, you know

scott rasmussen, great to see you, scott. >> great to see you and the split is easy to explain.liked the deal most republicans don't and among affiliated voters, 57 percent say not a good deal. >> one . things you looked at scott is whether or not the taxes will rise and how people feel about that. your poll took place after the deal was made. how about when they opened the first paycheck of january. deco - do you think it would change? >> it is eight out of 10 americans and 50 percent realized it it is a big problem. all of the rhetoric from washington and congressional leaders and president was they would make the deal to protect the middle class from tax hikes n you make 50,000 your taxing will go up a thousand . you will see that. most republicans and unaffiliated voters do recognize the taxes are going up . most democrats don't and they like the deal. they opened smaller paychecks and i expect the numbers will head south. >> we have 16.4 trillion in debt right now and the deficit spending is both parties, would agree some what out of control. what do folks think about cutti

>> jamie: scott rasmussen is an independent pollster. great to see you. how big a change was this? change at all. a week ago the president's job approval was 56%. the peak of his post-election bounce was 58%. so it's easing back to a more normal range right now. you got to keep it in context. first off, the job approval right now is higher than it was for most of his first term. the numbers break down like this. nine out of ten democrats say he's doing a great job. eight out of ten republicans disapprove. the unaffiliated voters, they're split down the middle. what we'll be watching for the next few weeks is the impact of the payroll tax cut and other concerns about the economy. if the economy starts to head south, the president's numbers will probable will he head down, too. >> gregg: let's talk about one of the president's cabinet next, jack lew, not exactly a household name, is he? >> not at all. three out of four people have no idea who he is. while 10% offer a favorable opinion, only 1% really have a strongly favorable view of him. we did not ask about his signature. this is t