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NBC/WSJ Poll: Americans Prefer Democrats To Fix The Economy
Daily Kos —
... The new NBC/WSJ poll is out (MoE +/- 3.1%, 2/26 - 3/1) and it ain't pretty if you're a Republican. 60% approve of Obama's performance (see pollster.com graph below), including the economy. 84% of the public thinks Barack Obama inherited the economic mess. And conservative attempts at linking Obama with yesterday's Dow aren't working. Bottom line: ...
WSJ poll: Obama approval rating at 60%, handling of economy at 56%
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... The public will get tired of the spending eventually but they’re not there yet . 68 percent view The One very or somewhat positively, and while support for the stimulus has narrowed, it’s still 44/36 in favor. So far they’re willing to give him plenty of time to right the ship, too: [image] [image] In both questions you’ve got more than 40 percent looking ahead two years or more. I wonder what another six months of disintegrating Dow and rising unemployment would do to those numbers. Would the timeline be further extended or would people get impatient? Note the trend below as ...
WSJ/NBC Poll: On Economy, Americans Trust Dems 2-1 Over GOP
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Democrats, Republicans, Barack Obama, PollsFrom today's Wall Street Journal: By a margin of more than 2-1, Americans trust the Democratic Party over the Republicans to get the country out of the recession. Views of the GOP are near an all-time low. And more than half of all adults say that Republicans in Congress have opposed Mr. Obama's proposals more to gain political advantage, compared with 30% who say Republicans have done so because they are standing up for their principles. ...
Around the Web in 80 Seconds, 03.04.09
The Latest on Air America —
The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows that most Americans think Obama has the country headed in the right direction . The New York Times asks what the worst recession in decades ...
Barack Obama, more popular than ever.
Althouse —
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A strong public-opinion advantage
Political Animal —
... Street Journal poll finds. Despite the country's struggling economy and vocal opposition to some of his policies, President Obama's favorability rating is at an all-time high.... By comparison, the Republican Party -- which resisted Obama's recently passed stimulus plan and has criticized the spending in his budget -- finds its favorability at an all-time low. The news wasn't all good for Democrats. The poll shows that the president's popularity is stronger than the support for his individual policies . For that matter, some GOP talking points, no matter how wrong, are ...
ThinkFast: March 4, 2009
Think Progress —
... A new WSJ/NBC poll has found a sharp jump in the proportion of Americans (41 percent) who say the nation is “generally headed in the right direction” since President Obama’s inauguration. That number is “up dramatically” from 26 percent in mid-January. Those “who say the country is on the ‘wrong track’ is still higher at 44%, but given the economic conditions, pollsters expected it to be much higher.” ...
NBC/WSJ Poll: 60% Approve Of Obama
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
... stimulus package by a 57%-34% margin, with more than one-third saying their biggest concern with it is the amount of pork-barrel spending. Over the next 12 months, 51% feel the package will help only a little, and 31% feel it will help quite a bit or a great deal. "Americans have more confidence in the president himself than in some of his initiatives, such as the economic stimulus package, and have some hesitation about his plans to raise taxes to expand health coverage," writes WSJ's Laura Meckler .
Dept. of polls mattering when you like what they say
Ben Smith's Blog —
... Rahm, though, doesn't seem quite so dismissive of those polls: "The American people trust him and like him," Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, told the Wall Street Journal for its poll story. "That's how you make change possible, because it's not threatening but accessible." ...
3/4: Melting Steele
Blogometer —
... ) are buzzing about the new NBC/ Wall Street Journal poll indicating that "Pres. Obama 's favorability rating is at an all-time high" while the GOP "finds its favorability at an all-time low." Conservative bloggers ( ...
ThinkFast: March 4, 2009
The Hollywood Liberal —
... ” and “does not have a chief of staff, a political director, a finance director or a communications director.” A new WSJ/NBC poll has found a sharp jump in the proportion of Americans (41 percent) who say the nation is “generally headed in the right direction” since President Obama’s inauguration. That number is “up dramatically” from 26 percent in mid-January. Those “who say the country is on the ‘wrong track’ is still higher at 44%, but given the economic conditions, pollsters expected it to be much higher .” Yesterday, President Obama nominated John Berry to head the ...
Polls Show Big Majority Trust Obama - Fox News & Bill Kristol Say America Doesn't Trust Obama
Open Left - Front Page —
... On the same day a new Wall Street Journal poll reveals that Americans trust in President Obama and congressional Democrats on economic issues is skyrocketing (and in the same month ...
David Sirota: Polls Show Big Majority Trust Obama - Fox News & Bill Kristol Say America Doesn't Trust Obama
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... On the same day a new Wall Street Journal poll reveals that Americans trust in President Obama and congressional Democrats on economic issues is skyrocketing (and in the same month ...
Is The Ground Shifting Under Barack Obama?
Blue Crab Boulevard —
... believes it already has. His column is a roundup of things that indicate Obama is beginning to slip, hard and fast. * Obama remains personally popular with the public, but worries and even outright opposition to some of his cornerstone proposals are growing. Democrats in Congress are even beginning to ...
Weekly Tracking Poll: Everyone Drops, New Faces To Compare
Daily Kos —
... Well, no one moved up this week, with Nancy Pelosi showing the biggest drop. Was it lack of new legislation? Whispers of a new stimulus package? We'll see more next week. Meanwhile the 'right direction" is stable at 37% (down one, peak was 39). Bill McInturff (NBC/WSJ poll) says you can expect Obama's numbers to be 20 points higher than "right track", putting him in a 'foundation position' 57% (or so) approval range, not bad numbers going forward. Mark Blumenthal has more on Obama and political gravity ...
Paging Dr. Obama: Looking Ahead to Government-Run Health Care
Pajamas Media —
... value of defense spending anyway. However, America is building a European defense shield precisely because they have traded national security for social programs. Who will defend America once America does the same? Meanwhile, China ups defense spending by 15%. The question for people today is whether government-run health care will be the panacea many hope for. Like anything run by the government, it’s doubtful. Thankfully, voters seem to recognize the potential problems. From the Wall Street Journal : On health care, the poll flashed warning signs for the administration. ...
It was the Worst of Times… and TIME
Patterico's Pontifications —
... of suspected terrorists, and are unwilling to pay higher taxes for government healthcare. If I spent more than the three minutes it took to discover that much, I could probably find that Grunwald has nothing backing his claim about tax cuts for the “investor class,” though there’s a far amount of debate as to how that class gets defined in the first place. A solid majority still see ...
