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While most U.S. voters still blame the Bush Administration for the nation’s economic problems, a growing number are inclined to blame President Barack Obama. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% of voters now say the country’s economic problems are caused more ...
Toplines - Economic Blame - June 17-18, 2009
rasmussenreports.com — National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters Conducted June 17-18, 2009 By Rasmussen Reports 1* Some people say... the nation’s current economic problems are due to the recession which began under the Bush Administration. Others say the problems are being ... (more) Toplines - Economic Blame - June 17-18, 2009
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Obama Negative Approval Ratings!
Daily Pundit — ... the President’s lowest rating to date and the first time the Presidential Approval Index has fallen below zero for Obama (see trends). I’d be interested to see how soon other Presidents, starting from the immediate post-election blush of popularity, fell into negative approval ratings. Hussein Obama has been President for 221 days. That’s a fairly rapid plunge, it seems to me. Maybe it has something to do with this: 39% Now Blame Bad Economy on Obama’s Policies ...

Obama’s economy?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... Barack Obama has managed to ride out his first five months in office by blaming his predecessor for the economic tribulations he “inherited”, but new polling shows that excuse running out of steam.  Although a majority still give George Bush more blame than Obama, those numbers have fallen quickly as Obama’s stimulus spending fails to stop runaway unemployment, according to Rasmussen : While most U.S. voters still blame the Bush Administration for the nation’s economic problems, a growing number are inclined to blame President Barack Obama. A new Rasmussen Reports national ...

Tick, Tock: 39% Now Blame Obama for Economy, a 12 Point Jump in a Single Month
Ace of Spades HQ — Tick, Tock: 39% Now Blame Obama for Economy, a 12 Point Jump in a Single Month Politico: "Obama's Poll Numbers Start to Wilt" 39% is about the size of the conservative and conservative-leaning segment of the electorate, so this means the conservatives and leaners have soured on Obama. Perhaps not surprising, but it is nevertheless good news. Maybe we haven't made enough headway with true moderates/mush-heads yet, but at least we finally have everyone on the team back on the team. The mush-heads aren't going to be terribly difficult to flip, either. They are pretty ...

President Obama Going Negative
California Conservative — ... Most voters still place the blame for our nation’s economic woes on the Bush Administration, but a growing number say it’s Obama’s economy now. The number blaming Bush has fallen to 54%. That’s down eight points from a month ago. ...

Is There Nothing That Obama Can't Do?
small dead animals — Is There Nothing That Obama Can't Do? Just snap your fingers and fix the USA! Related: Rasmussen Posted by Kate at June 22, 2009 8:32 PM

Taking Ownership
Power Line — ... The radical measures the Obama administration has taken in an ostensible effort to rescue the economy--never let a crisis go to waste!--are increasingly causing voters to hold Obama responsible for our ongoing economic doldrums. In today's Rasmussen survey, 39 percent of respondents say that economic problems are caused mostly by the Obama administration's policies, compared to 54 percent who attribute them mostly to the recession Obama inherited. That 39 percent is up from 27 percent one month ago, and it inevitably will continue to rise. ...

American People Waking up to the Reality of Obamunism
Blogs For Victory — From Rasmussen: While most U.S. voters still blame the Bush Administration for the nation’s economic problems, a growing number are inclined to blame President Barack Obama. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 39% of voters now say the country’s economic problems are caused more by the policies Obama has put in place. That’s a 12-point jump from a month ago. Just wait until unemployment is at 15%…

Pres. Obama’s Poll Position and 2010
Patterico's Pontifications — ... , which shows “a retrenchment in the expectation that his stimulus plan will improve the economy — and, consequently, a halt in what had been steadily improving views of the nation’s direction.” ABCNews polled adults. The latest Rasmussen poll finds that 39% of likely voters say our economic problems are caused more by Obama’s policies than those of fmr. Pres. Bush, a 12-point jump from a month ago. ...

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