Poll: Obama's Popularity Grows

As Barack Obama prepares to become the nation's 44th president, a new opinion poll finds strong support for the new administration. Obama's competence, apparently, is winning over the public, in contrast to the incompetence of the outgoing Bush Administration.

Here are some of the details from the new poll:

[A] CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Sunday also indicates that most Americans see Obama's inauguration as a chance for the nation to come together.

Eighty-four percent of those surveyed say they approve of how Obama is handling the presidential transition. That's up 2 points from the middle of December and up 5 points from the beginning of December.