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The favorable impression of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has been on a slow decline since the election and now stands at 42 percent, a 17-percentage-point drop since last November, according to a Gallup poll taken Oct. 16-19.

Gallup doesn't point to anything Biden has done to cause this decrease in his favorable rating, and he's had company in his declining popularity. The favorable rating for President Obama has taken a slide since the inauguration from 78 percent to 55 percent, and first lady Michelle Obama's favorable rating has waned from 72 percent in March to 61 percent now.

Where Biden seems to be lagging is how his popularity compares to the president's. Obama's average favorable rating for his first year in office is 63 percent, and Biden's is 45 percent. In the two previous administrations the popularity gap between president and vice president was narrower.