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The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows that 24 percent of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. 39 percent Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15 (see trends).

Most voters (54 percent) continue to favor repeal of the president’s health care law. 61 percent now believe it is at least somewhat likely to be repealed. That’s the highest level of expectation yet measured. Scott Rasmussen’s weekly syndicated column makes the case that the health care law is doomed regardless of what the Supreme Court decides.

On the economy, 49 percent trust Republicans more than Democrats, while 38 percent trust the Democrats more.

In a hypothetical Election 2012 matchup, President Obama and Mitt Romney are tied at 45 percent each. If Rick Santorum is the GOP nominee, the president leads 47 percent to 42 percent. Matchup results are updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update).

The president leads Ron Paul 43 percent to 40 percent and Newt Gingrich 48 percent to 38 percent. See tracking history for Obama vs. all four Republican candidates.

Romney is now seen as the leader of the Republican party by 26 percent of all voters and 27 percent of Republicans. No one else is even close. This perception is broadly shared across all demographic groups except the Political Class which sees House Speaker John Boehner as the GOP leader.

With Tuesday's Republican primaries nearing, Romney leads Santorum in both Maryland and Wisconsin.

Overall, 47 percent of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's job performance. 52 percent at least somewhat disapprove.

Most March Madness fans expect the University of Kentucky Wildcats to win the national championship tonight.