Poll: Voters Blame Obama for the Economy

politico.com ^ | 7/18/12 | BYRON TAU

[BarnacleCenturion]

Voters by and large believe that President Obama's economic policies have contributed to the persistent malaise in the economy, according to a new poll.

The CBS/New York Times survey finds that 64 percent of voters believe that Obama's policies have contributed significantly or somewhat to the persistent weakness in the economy.

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Obama's relentless assault on Mitt Romney's business record are also showing no real signs of significantly shaping the race. Sixty percent of voters say that Bain makes no difference, while 23 percent say it makes them less likely to vote for him. Seventy-three percent of voters say that Romney's wealth makes no difference.

Romney gets better marks on handling the economy, with 49 percent of voters saying he would do a better job than Obama. Romney also has an advantage among voters on the budget deficit, taxes, and illegal immigration. Voters trust Obama more on foreign policy and social issues. Obama has only a one point advantage over Romney on handling of terrorism issues, 44 to 43 percent.

[Crimson Elephant]

To me this means Romney CANNOT pick Portman.

He would allow Obama to go back to Blame Bush.

Jindal, Rubio or Pawlenty won’t have that problem unless I am forgetting a tie to the Admin.

Jindal is interesting because he dealt with Post Katrina AND Post BP and both admins. A lot of nuts and bolts govt/politics he experienced there.

[AngelesCrestHighway]