More dismal poll numbers for Obama and the GOP on debt crisis

[zalinda]

By Holly Bailey

More than a third of Americans now believe President Obama's policies have made the nation's struggling economy worse--but they blame Republicans just as much for the sorry state of the economy, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll.

The survey finds that 37 percent of Americans believe Obama's policies are hurting the economy, while 39 percent blame Republicans in Congress.

The rest here: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/more-dismal-poll-numbers-obama-gop-debt-crisis-131137433.html

zalinda

[AndyTiedye]

1. About 37% Believe Anything They are Told On the Tee Vee

[Renew Deal]

2. 37% is the republican base

:shrug:

[jefferson_dem]

3. Headline fail.

:thumbsdown:

Lame.

[ProSense]

4. "58 percent say Obama hasn't compromised enough."

Meanwhile, voters appear to be blaming both sides for the debt stalemate--though they blame the GOP substantially more. According to the poll, 77 percent of Americans say the congressional GOP is "not willing enough" to compromise with Obama on the debt. By comparison, 58 percent say Obama hasn't compromised enough.

Nearly 60 percent (not 37 percent or 40 percent, but 58 percent) of the people polled believe Obama hasn't compromised enough.

That would indicate a fairly conservative sample.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. LOL

[CakeGrrl]

7. You beat me to it. Obviously they weren't polling too many liberals

to come up with that stat.

Sounds like a bunch of mishmash.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. or a REMARKABLY uninformed sample

:eyes: :banghead:

[FrenchieCat]

6. Could we get the facts, instead of your wishful thinking????

and....

Debt ceiling poll: Voters with Obama

Most Americans would like to see a mix of spending cuts and tax increases be part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling, a new poll finds, aligning the majority with President Barack Obama’s position.

Of those surveyed for a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday, 56 percent said they want to see a mix of approaches used in an agreement to raise the debt ceiling. The poll was conducted overnight Monday, as Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) voiced their views on the impasse in negotiations in back-to-back televised primetime speeches.

It does seem to be that the popular narrative is falling on the side of the president on this one,” Ipsos pollster Julia Clark said.

Just 19 percent of Americans said they favor a plan like Boehner’s, which would rely solely on spending cuts to existing programs to reduce the deficit. Twelve percent said they would prefer a plan to reduce the deficit only by raising taxes.

http://democratsforprogress.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=7698

[CakeGrrl]

9. But...but...it's "YAHOO NEWS" - the oracle of solid reporting

Unless people are just fishing for the negative spin on POTUS.

Nah, that wouldn't happen.

[damntexdem]

10. And they both deserve dismal poll numbers.

[Fire1]

12. Then don't vote. n/t

[Fire1]

11. I can tell you haven't been here long. LOL!!! You can't just

put up any damn article and expect the majority to buy it. LOL!!! You may get 20% to fall for it but that's about it.:rofl: :rofl: