President Obama will no doubt face resistance in his call for raising the minimum wage at his State of the Union on Tuesday, but public opinion shows most Americans are in favor of it.

According to a recent Pew Research Center-USA Today survey, 73 percent of the public favors raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour.

Also, 63 percent back a one-year extension of unemployment benefits for those who've been out of work a long time. Both issues receive nearly unanimous support from Democrats and are favored by wide margins among independents, though they divide the GOP.

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