Posted on 02/11/2010 5:40:51 PM PST by reaganaut1
At a time of deepening political disaffection and intensified distress about the economy, President Obama enjoys an edge over Republicans in the battle for public support, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
While the president is showing signs of vulnerability on his handling of the economy -- a majority say he has yet to offer a clear plan for creating jobs -- Americans blame former President George W. Bush, Wall Street and Congress much more than they do Mr. Obama for the nation’s economic problems and the budget deficit, the poll found.
They credit Mr. Obama more than Republicans with making an effort at bipartisanship, and they back the White House’s policies on a variety of disputed issues, from allowing gays to serve openly in the military to repealing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.
The poll suggests that both parties face a toxic environment as the prepare to face voters in November. Public disapproval of Congress is at an historically high level, and huge numbers of Americans think Congress is beholden to special interests. Fewer than one in ten Americans say members of Congress deserve reelection.
As the party in power, Democrats face a particular risk from any wave of voter discontent; unfavorable views of the Democratic party are as high as they have been since the Republican takeover of Congress in 1994, though Republicans continue to register an even worse showing on that measure. The percentage of Americans who approve of Mr. Obama’s job performance, at 46 percent, is as low as it has been since he took office.
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I love how they found "John Smith, a Republican from Greenville, S.C." to criticize the Republicans. I'm sure Obama is especially popular with Republican men from the South right now.
New York Times- fabricating the news, daily.
Blaming all the wrong people. I’m shocked.
The Jayson Blair Witch Project lives on.
All of which means the Times/SeeBS polls are garbage.
BWAAAAAAAAAA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! gasp!
BWAAAAAAAAAA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
An NYT/SeeBS “poll”! ROTFL!!! Yeah! Okay!
Whenever Obama needs a poll showing good news, he just calls up the New York Times and they manufacture one for him.
NY Times polls are basically worthless.
Whew...I’m relieved the NYT and their cronies found one poll to support their delusions, otherwise they may have been throwing themselves off the “edge” that 0 leads with. ;)
Amen to your response. Zero is despised by everyone I talk to.
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We The People loathe the PUKE in the WH?
I simply do not believe the poll results... The NYT sponsoring or conducting an opinion poll without slanting the questions, skewing the demographics of those who are polled/
Get Real... SIMPLY NOT BELIEVABLE ...
The LEFT will do anything to further their position - fabricate opinion polls or just out and out lie — no difference to the Liberal-Leftist-Progressives.
For the Leftist Media - the ends justifies the means...
O, how the mighty have fallen!
NY Times polls are taken in the Bronx
This is a crock of $hit.
Have any non-DNC polls been done on this?
Hey NYT! It’s not an edge, it’s a statistical dead heat.
A North Korea Times poll would have more credibility and be less obvious tnan that one...
The percentage of Americans who approve of Mr. Obama’s job performance, at 46 percent
Wow even the Slimes has him this low.
Let them live in their dream world of HopeychangeLand. November will be that much sweeter for us.
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