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Tam

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Rasmussen Polls

Trust on Issues

National Security
43% Dems
47% GOP

War in Iraq
42% Dems
42% GOP

Health Care
41% Dems
44% GOP

Economy
40% Dems
46% GOP

Social Security
39% Dems
43% GOP

Education
38% Dems
41% GOP

Abortion
36% Dems
46% GOP

Taxes
35% Dems
51% GOP

Immigration
35% Dems
43% GOP

Gov't Ethics/Corruption
34% Dems
31% GOP

Taxes Will Go Down
6%

Gov't Spending Will Go Up
70%


Poll: Americans skeptical of stimulus
Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor August 17, 2009 11:33 AM
The economy appears to be finally on the road to recovery, and on the hustings President Obama has been celebrating that turnaround and crediting the $787 billion economic stimulus plan he championed.

But a new poll out today suggests that most Americans disagree.

Six months after Obama signed the package of tax cuts and spending, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll found that 57 percent of respondents say the stimulus package is having no impact on the economy or making it worse --33 percent said no effect and 24 percent worse. Just 41 percent said the stimulus is making the economy better.

Over the long term, 38 percent of respondents said the stimulus will make things better and 38 percent said it would make it worse.

For respondents personally, only 18 percent said the stimulus has improved their situation while 13 percent said worse and 68 percent said no impact. And more respondents -- 34 percent -- said they expect the stimulus will make things worse for them personally over the long term than better -- 29 percent.

House Republicans -- not a single one of whom voted for the stimulus package -- jumped on the poll results to continue their attack.

“By any objective standard, the Democrats’ trillion-dollar ‘stimulus’ isn’t working," House GOP leader John Boehner said in a statement today. "The administration promised the ‘stimulus’ would provide a ‘jolt’ to our economy and create jobs immediately, but 2.8 million more Americans have lost their jobs since the ‘stimulus’ became law. The American people are asking, ‘where are the jobs?’

"The administration’s insistence on spending, taxing, and borrowing more than ever is not the answer they’re seeking. Instead, it is burying our children and grandchildren under an unmanageable mountain of debt. Families and small businesses expect and deserve far better. Rather than pursuing more job-killing policies like a government takeover of health care and a national energy tax, Democrats should work with Republicans on better solutions that create jobs, curb spending, and control the debt.”

When the Dems WON in such a big way in Nov. did you ever think that the GOP would be the more trusted party in such a short time :shock: Says alot for team Obama does it. :wink: Maybe they should have taken a bit more time and tried being a bit more transparent, honest, and BI-PARTISAN and read the bills Pelosi and Reid wrote verses shoving crap though as fast as possible :lol: HASTE MAKES WASTE :cry:
 

hypocritexposer

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Sandhusker said:
Yes, but the Republicans need to expand their base...... :roll:

They probably do. Most polls are showing the majority as being "conservative".

If the Repubs can stick to a moderate/conservative message, present and back conservative policies, they will gain the support of the majority.

as much as the Dems would like to label the "teabaggers" as fringe, it is backfiring.

and that's just one group they are trying to label and marginalize.

Conservatives Now Outnumber Liberals in All 50 States, Says Gallup Poll
Monday, August 17, 2009
By Terence P. Jeffrey, Editor-in-Chief

(CNSNews.com) - Self-identified conservatives outnumber self-identified liberals in all 50 states of the union, according to the Gallup Poll.

At the same time, more Americans nationwide are saying this year that they are conservative than have made that claim in any of the last four years.

In 2009, 40% percent of respondents in Gallup surveys that have interviewed more than 160,000 Americans have said that they are either “conservative” (31%) or “very conservative” (9%). That is the highest percentage in any year since 2004.

Only 21% have told Gallup they are liberal, including 16% who say they are “liberal” and 5% who say they are “very liberal.”

Thirty-five percent of Americans say they are moderate.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/52602
 

backhoeboogie

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for the 18% who say the stimulus has improved their situation, I'd really like to know how. If (BIG if) their income is up 10%, are they still not losing in the long term? That money has to be paid back, with interest.
 
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