Rasmussen Polls
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
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