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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPoll: 54 Percent Blame Bush And GOP For Economic Woes
Poll: 54 Percent Blame Bush And GOP For Economic Woes
More than half of voters nationwide attribute the country's current economic problems to former President George W. Bush and Republicans as opposed to President Barack Obama and the Democrats, a new poll released Thursday shows.
The latest release from CNN shows that 54 percent of likely voters think Bush and his Republican colleagues are more to blame for the still-sluggish national economy, compared with 38 percent who blame Obama and the Democrats.
It should be noted that this is not a new trend. CNN has found that at least 50 percent of Americans pin the lion's share of the blame for nation's economic woes on Bush and the GOP dating back to September of 2010.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/poll-54-percent-blame-bush-gop-for-economic
More than half of voters nationwide attribute the country's current economic problems to former President George W. Bush and Republicans as opposed to President Barack Obama and the Democrats, a new poll released Thursday shows.
The latest release from CNN shows that 54 percent of likely voters think Bush and his Republican colleagues are more to blame for the still-sluggish national economy, compared with 38 percent who blame Obama and the Democrats.
It should be noted that this is not a new trend. CNN has found that at least 50 percent of Americans pin the lion's share of the blame for nation's economic woes on Bush and the GOP dating back to September of 2010.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/poll-54-percent-blame-bush-gop-for-economic
Watch the polls.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021336015
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Poll: 54 Percent Blame Bush And GOP For Economic Woes (Original Post)
ProSense
Sep 2012
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)1. HHHaaahahahaaaaaa
All the reich-wingers ever do is cry HE BLAMES BUSH HE BLAMES BUSH....well so do the people!
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)2. "It should be noted that this is not a new trend"?
I've always thought it was a FACT.
These pollsters have more credibility than CNN!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/125194638
rocktivity
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)3. The other 46 % are learning to walk and chew gum at the same time.
That's like saying almost half DON'T blame Bush for our economic woes. That's insane.
Blanks
(4,835 posts)4. I'd rather they specifically blame it on...
The republican controlled house. Bush isn't on the ballot anywhere.
We need to get them out of there.
ProSense
(116,464 posts)5. Mitt’s Uphill Climb
Mitts Uphill Climb
Josh Marshall
Republicans and folks in the media may mock President Obama for pointing to President Bush as the culprit for the countrys continuing economic woes. But beyond accuracy, theres a reason the White House keeps making this argument: people believe it. They say people have short memories. But according to a new poll (and most other polls on this question) clearly majorities of Americans continue to blame President Bush and the GOP for the countrys economic problems. And thats a real problem if youre Mitt Romney.
Thats not all bad for Mitt. You can still argue that even if its not Obamas fault, hes just not up to the task of fixing it. But thats a much tighter argument to have to make.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/09/mitts_uphill_climb.php
Josh Marshall
Republicans and folks in the media may mock President Obama for pointing to President Bush as the culprit for the countrys continuing economic woes. But beyond accuracy, theres a reason the White House keeps making this argument: people believe it. They say people have short memories. But according to a new poll (and most other polls on this question) clearly majorities of Americans continue to blame President Bush and the GOP for the countrys economic problems. And thats a real problem if youre Mitt Romney.
Thats not all bad for Mitt. You can still argue that even if its not Obamas fault, hes just not up to the task of fixing it. But thats a much tighter argument to have to make.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2012/09/mitts_uphill_climb.php
Mitt has other issues to deal with, like being accused of having less credibility on foreign policy than Sarah Palin.