Most voters like President Obama as a person but a slim majority disapproves of his policies, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released today.

The poll, which surveyed 1,887 registered voters from Feb. 21-28, gave respondents four choices to describe their feelings about Obama. While nearly 75 percent of voters said they like the president, 52 percent disapprove of his policies.

Specifically, voters highlighted what they believe to be Obama's mishandling of the federal budget deficit. A majority (51 percent) of voters said they feel the president will cut spending too little while 44 percent said they feel he will raise taxes too much.

"President Barack Obama is a charmer," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, in a press release. "The American people like him a great deal, but they aren't nearly as sold on his policies."

Brown added: "The question over the next two years will be whether personality or policies will prevail."

Voters split on whether they trust Obama or congressional Republicans to handle the economy, but 46 percent of those surveyed said they have more faith in Republicans to control the deficit compared to 43 percent who said they trust Obama more.

After signing a stopgap measure Wednesday to keep the government open through Mar. 18, Obama invited congressional leaders of both parties to sit down with Vice President Biden and reach a compromise to fund federal programs through the end of the fiscal year.

An overwhelming 90 percent of voters said middle-class Americans would have to make sacrifices to get the deficit under control. Voters split on whether cuts in defense spending were necessary, but a large majority (64 percent) believes any budget deal should include a tax hike on those earning more than $250,000.