GALLUP: Americans Favor Obama Jobs Plan by 45% to 32%, 57% of those following news favor passage.

[jefferson_dem]

Americans Favor Obama Jobs Plan by 45% to 32%

Majority of those closely following news about it favor its passage

by Frank Newport


PRINCETON, NJ -- By 45% to 32%, more Americans want their member of Congress to vote for rather than against a jobs bill similar to the one President Obama proposed last week, with the rest having no opinion.



Obama proposed the "American Jobs Act of 2011" in his speech to Congress on Sept. 8, and sent the bill to Congress on Sept. 12, saying the purpose of the bill is to "put more people back to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans."

Sen. Harry Reid has introduced the bill in the Senate, but so far it has not been introduced in the House. There is no indication yet as to when either body will take up the bill, or what the chances are that Congress will pass some or all of it. A number of Republican leaders have already gone on record as opposing the bill.

Attentive Americans Solidly Back Jobs Bill

While fewer than half of all Americans favor passage of a jobs bill similar to Obama's, a solid majority of Americans who are following news of the bill very closely, 57%, want to see it passed.

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http://www.gallup.com/poll/149447/Americans-Favor-Obama-Jobs-Plan.aspx

[TwilightGardener]

1. This interferes with doom and gloom. Therefore, it shall be ignored.

[MADem]

3. OK, that's the best comment I've seen today!! nt

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. +1000

:thumbsup:

[MADem]

2. And---it's GALLUP....which means you can kick that approval number up by three percent or whatever

the "MOE" is.

[CakeGrrl]

4. K/R

[bigdarryl]

5. that's it I would have though at least 70% would agree

[jenmito]

6. K&R.

[mikekohr]

7. K&R

[ProSense]

9. "Independents

Tilt in Favor of Bill"

[Sheepshank]

10. What happened to all those "Go Big" posters?

I don't see anyone speaking up that Obama did go Big...and how it may have changed their support or "contructive" critisms.