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Rasmussen: Days of blaming Bush are over
Hot Air ^ | August 2, 2010 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 08/02/2010 3:22:54 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

For the last two years, Democrats have blamed George W. Bush for all of the nation’s woes — and that meme has had a surprisingly long shelf life. Even a year after Barack Obama passed his Porkulus plan that supposedly would keep unemployment below 8% and instead lead to a generational nadir in employment, voters still bought the idea that Bush was more to blame for the current economy than the people in charge of Congress for the past four years and the man in the White House for the last eighteen months. Rasmussen says the days of Obama’s whine and moroses have come to an end: For the first since President Obama took office, voters see his policies as equally to blame with those of President George W. Bush for the country’s current economic problems.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 48% of Likely U.S. Voters now think Obama’s policies are to blame for the continuing bad economy, up three points from last month. Forty-seven percent (47%) say the recession that began under Bush is at fault. With voters across the country expressing stronger belief that the economy is getting worse rather than better, these new findings spell potential bad news for Democratic candidates this fall. The president is already planning to limit his campaign appearances with candidates because of potential voter backlash. The problem for Obama and the Democrats is that the even split doesn’t occur through the demographics. Men blame Obama by 13, 55/42, while women blame Bush 52/42. The biggest problem for Democrats will be independents, where a majority blame Obama, 52/44. Seniors blame Obama by the widest margin, 58/39, and they’re likely to turn out this year.

After eighteen months and a trillion dollars in spending have left us with lower employment levels than at any time in the past generation, Obama finally owns the economy. He bought it with our grandchildren’s money.

John Kerry, meanwhile, says that the furshlugginger press just hasn’t been nice enough to Democrats. Instead of covering the greatness of financial-regulation reform, the media chased Shirley Sherrod and missed Obama’s brilliance. Of course, Obama helped that along by hysterically cutting Sherrod loose and then having to backtrack to offer her job back, but Kerry seems to forget that part of the story. Click the image to watch:

(VIDEO AT LINK)


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: 2010; 2010polls; bho44; bush; bush43; bushsfault; economy; fail; johnkerry; obama; polls
Barack Hussein Obama and John Francois Kerry as the faces of the Democratic Party. Any questions?
1 posted on 08/02/2010 3:22:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Men blame Obama by 13, 55/42, while women blame Bush 52/42.

Which simply proves that men are better informed than women about economics.

2 posted on 08/02/2010 3:26:05 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

and every month that goes by, this percentage who correctly blame obama will trend upward, it will just get worse and worse, because logically the more time passes the more it must be his policies. At the end only the koolaid drinkers will still blame bush, about 30% more or less. Can’t happen fast enough for me.


3 posted on 08/02/2010 3:26:37 PM PDT by drangundsturm
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Days of blaming Bush are over

Somebody needs to tell that to the third partyist goofballs here on FR.

4 posted on 08/02/2010 3:27:58 PM PDT by Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus (The success of Darwinism was accompanied by a decline in scientific integrity. - Dr. Wm R. Thompson)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“We are not done. Bush is white, thus a cracker and clearly guilty.”

5 posted on 08/02/2010 3:28:03 PM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It is getting much more difficult for the State Run Media to cover for him.

Poll Date Sample Approve Disapprove Spread
RCP Average 7/13 - 8/1 — 45.3 49.5 -4.2
Gallup 7/30 - 8/1 1547 A 45 47 -2
Rasmussen Reports 7/30 - 8/1 1500 LV 45 54 -9
FOX News 7/27 - 7/28 900 RV 43 50 -7
Reuters/Ipsos 7/22 - 7/25 1075 A 48 48 Tie
CNN/Opinion Research 7/16 - 7/21 1018 A 47 50 -3
Quinnipiac 7/13 - 7/19 2181 RV 44 48 -4


6 posted on 08/02/2010 3:29:01 PM PDT by pennboricua
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To: Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus

You might be able to use the Bush excuse for twelve months...but after that...it just doesn’t work anymore. Excuses in general don’t work...you need to establish accomplishments and pursue a future. Anything less than that is just minor league-level play.


7 posted on 08/02/2010 3:32:49 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rut roh for O-bam-O.


8 posted on 08/02/2010 3:33:46 PM PDT by savedbygrace (Rev 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Obama has been getting away with this Blame Bush crap because Bush is a woos.

Obama keeps bad mouthing him and he keeps taking it. Just like he wouldn’t speak out when he was President. Some people call this class I call it stupidity. You blame me for something, you better have your facts lined up.I am no target for anyone to throw barbs at and Bush shouldnt be one either.

It;s time he spoke up for himself instead of relying on Cheney or Karl Rove to do it for him.


9 posted on 08/02/2010 3:37:23 PM PDT by Venturer
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Obama has been getting away with this Blame Bush crap because Bush is a woos.

Bush has done the best possible thing. If he attacked Obama, it would instantly divert attention to him and his presidency while taking the spotlight off Obama.

Letting Obama stew in his own juices is the perfect strategy as this poll shows.

10 posted on 08/02/2010 3:57:25 PM PDT by A.Hun (Common sense is no longer common.)
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To: pepsionice

I saw Carter used for 12 years, Blaming Bush just did not wear as well.


11 posted on 08/02/2010 4:02:54 PM PDT by Colvin (Proud Owner '66 Binder PU, '66 Binder Travelall,)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bush was the good old days compared to Malaise 2.0....

Compare the two; unemployment at record levels, deficits at astronautical record levels, Stupidity in Government, War on Terror, Stopping the Iranian Bomb.

The street punk in the White House is way WAY out of his league, a complete joke, and an utter incompetent and failure.


12 posted on 08/02/2010 4:06:21 PM PDT by R0CK3T
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To: A.Hun

bttt


13 posted on 08/02/2010 4:09:58 PM PDT by 1035rep
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

14 posted on 08/02/2010 6:00:19 PM PDT by 4Liberty ( How do you spell "moral hazard"?: $ 19, 0 0 0, 0 0 0, 0 0 0, 0 0 0.)
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