Posted on 12/22/2011 10:22:00 AM PST by Qbert
PRINCETON, NJ -- Throughout 2011, an average of 17% of Americans said they were satisfied with the way things are going in the United States. That is the second-lowest annual average in the more than 30-year history of the question, after the 15% from 2008. Satisfaction has averaged as high as 60% in 1986, 1998, and 2000.
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Economic Concerns Continue to Dominate as Most Important Problem
Americans' widespread dissatisfaction with national conditions may largely result from the country's economic woes. Nearly two-thirds of Americans, 64%, currently mention some economic issue as the most important problem facing the country, and the top two specific issues -- the economy in general and unemployment -- are economic in nature. Dissatisfaction with government and elected officials, the federal budget deficit, and moral and ethical decline round out the top five.
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Google “The Agenda” and aorder the dvd. I’ve bought a number to distribte. Mny of you will be amazed.
I have a strong feeling that Ibama is going to decline to debate (especially if it is Newt)
History repeats itself and one of Carter’s biggest mistakes was debating Reagan.
Not to mention ibama has 85% of the media in his pocket and they will turn it around and say how bold Ibama is not to debate or some such nonsense.
"It's because of the economy left by......George Bush. (It was worse than anyone knew)
"It was the result of eeeevil Bush and TWO UNPAID FOR WARS!!"(drool dripping down chin). Trillions in unpaid for Social Security, Medicare, Pensions, Entitlements, Discretionary Spending? Well, the leftists just conveniently ignore that...
Oh well. Amerika got what it voted for. So, whine on. This is IT. This is what cha get when you vote for nobodies to run a nation. This is the garbage we get. Surprise!
He can’t lower himself to that level.
Deities don’t debate.
The only way I can see Obummer getting re-elected is if Ron Paul is the GOP nominee.
Gallup call me the other night to take this poll. When I tried to explain why I was so very dissatisfied they said I had to address the questions as read, so I told them the federal oligarchs like to keep the sheeple on their dictated straight and narrow and hung up ont he dolt.
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