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WSJ/NBC Poll: Democrats Better to Get Country Out of Recession
Susan Davis reports on the WSJ/NBC poll. By more than a two-to-one margin, Americans believe the Democratic Party is better suited to getting the country out of a recession over the Republican Party, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll to be released today. Almost half of all respondents, 48%, identified the Democratic Party, while just one in five, or 20%, said the Republican Party. Some 8% said both parties were equally qualified, while 16% said neither party was ...
Obama Gets Strong Support in Poll
Obama Gets Strong Support in Poll
online.wsj.com — A WSJ/NBC poll found Obama enjoys widespread backing for his ambitious agenda, while opposition Republicans are getting drubbed in public opinion. (more) Obama Gets Strong Support in Poll
Sneak peak at the NBC/WSJ poll
firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Mark MurrayHere's one set of numbers we're releasing before the entire NBC/WSJ poll comes out at 6:30 pm ET: By a 48-20 percent margin, Americans believe the Democratic Party would do a better job of getting the U.S. out of recession than ... (more) Sneak peak at the NBC/WSJ poll
The Obama Revolution
online.wsj.com — In the closing weeks of last year's election campaign, we wrote that Democrats had in mind the most sweeping expansion of government in decades. Liberals clucked, but it turns out even we've been outbid. With yesterday's fiscal 2010 budget proposal, ... (more) The Obama Revolution
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Remainders: Book deal
Ben Smith's BlogThe public trusts Democrats far more than Republicans to fix the current economy. The media sucks up to the White House. Paul Bedard reports anti-Steele grumbling. Glenn Beck promises to hunt you down and kill you if you buy Blago's book. Jonathan Stein asks: where is Obama's CTO? Fiorina has surgery for breast cancer. SEIU ad literally demonizes big business. A conservative group fires a first shot against Obama's health care plan. Shrum predicts the Obama ...

NBC/WSJ Poll: Americans Prefer Democrats To Fix The Economy
Daily Kos — ... and financial markets have suggested the opposite. The survey shows that 41% of Americans say the country is headed in the right direction, slightly below the 44% who say the country is on the wrong track. Well, if you have been looking at the same number on the Daily Kos R2K tracking poll, you'd know that things appear to be improving, though the NBC/WSJ numbers are among the most positive out there. From the WSJ blog Washington Wire: The vast majority of Americans, 84%, think the current economic ...

Fever dreams
Whiskey Fire — ... Congressional Republicans are actually doing a better job than they've gotten credit for in making themselves acceptable to centrists. The refrain of House Republican leader John Boehner is that Republicans must have "better solutions" to "win the issues." Their alternatives to Obama's economic policies have gotten little media attention, but they do exist and most are sensible. That's sufficient for the time being Wall Street Journal, polling: By more than a two-to-one margin, Americans believe the Democratic Party ...

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