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Support for the new GOP Congress has dropped since November among centrist Republicans, a new Pew poll said Friday.

Support for congressional Republicans' plans has dropped 21 percentage points among Republicans who identify themselves as "moderate" or "liberal," according to a Pew Research Center poll, while support has declined by three percentage points among self-described "conservatives."

Fifty-seven percent of centrist Republicans said they approve of GOP leaders' policies and vision for the future, down from 78 percent in a Pew Research Center poll in November, right after the GOP won control of the House in the midterm elections.

Twenty-two percent of centrists now say they disapprove of GOP leaders, up from three percent last November.

Approval for Republicans is also down nine! percent â€" from 39, to 30 percent â€" among independents, the poll also found.

The slip among independents and centrist Republicans contributes to an overall net-negative opinion of GOP leaders and their agenda, as the new Congress begins.

An overall 34 percent said they approve of Republican congressional leaders' policies and plans, while 43 percent expressed disapproval. Twenty-two percent said they did not know.

The poll, conducted Jan. 5-9, has a three percent margin of error.