Fifty-one percent of people questioned in the poll say the Republican proposal for the 2012 budget goes too far in cutting spending, with 47 percent saying the cuts are not too deep. But by a 68 to 29 percent margin, Americans say the proposed GOP cuts unfairly favor some groups more than others. And seven in ten also believe the Republican budget will affect their families.

“It all adds up to a mild advantage for President Obama on budget issues,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “Forty-eight percent of people we questioned say they prefer the president’s approach to the budget over the GOP’s approach, with 43 percent saying prefer Republican budget policies.”