Posted on 11/26/2012 8:13:29 AM PST by Qbert
A new CNN poll shows that more Americans would blame Republicans if the country went off the fiscal cliff rather than President Obama.
45 percent of those polled by CNN said they would blame Republicans more; 34 percent said they would blame Obama.
But Republicans might have a political opportunity if they can convince Americans that President Obama is not working to cooperate with Republicans.
According to CNN, nearly half say Obama is not doing enough to cooperate with the Republicans, although seven in ten want him to compromise with the GOP.
Let it go off the cliff and see how soon these idiots change their minds.
Most Americans are idiots as was exhibited 3 weeks ago..
that’s the way the Dems designed it . The only people talking about the fiscal cliff are the Republicans ,the Dems just sit back wait and hope they don’t break their sides laughing
Of course it’s Republicans fault. Republicans are just a bunch of angry old white men. Definitely not cool. So, if something bad happens, it’s got to be those uncool people that did it.
Americans are so freakin’ stupid, they have no idea what the fiscal cliff is, or how it will affect them, but they know Republicans are to blame.
I hate the public, and I’ll enjoy watching them suffer.
Amazing what the left has accomplished. Moved this country toward communism. Kissed the bearded faces of savages. Allowed Americans to be killed in Benghazi. Set the stage to raise taxes.
And put the blame on Republicans!
Not really a surprise. Obama has said practically every day that it’s the Republicans’ fault for being such obstructionists. Even though they have given him about 95% of what he wants. And the Republicans, with the exception of a few “extremists,” have been virtually silent in reply.
When I used to live in the NYC area, everyone thought that congress was corrupt. So they kept voting their corrupt, senior congresscritters back in, in order to be assured that they’d get their fair share of the pork and corruption.
I guess it still works the same way, with VERY few exceptions. Sarah Palin is one of the few who actually turned back federal pork going INTO Alaska while she was governor, explaining that such corruption could no longer be afforded. But you don’t see that very often.
That’s actually an improvement from the last poll. Interesting.
There's going to be pain in this economy for the forseeable future and obama voters richly deserve what they have wrought!
Probably a push poll by CNN.
Hit the gas and go over the fiscal cliff! The corrupt MSM will see to it that Republicans are blamed no matter what happens. Therefore, stand up and say we are giving Obama everything he wants! Hit the gas pedal and brace for impact.
“45 percent of those polled by CNN said they would blame Republicans more; 34 percent said they would blame Obama.”
45%+34%=79%.I didn’t read the whole article but isn’t the missing 21% a pretty large pecentage to leave out? Is this just more selective repoting from the great cnn?
This is what’s called “Primeing the pump”.
They are setting things up for the fall.
When it happens they can say “Early studies
indicate that the public blames Republicans
for the Fiscal cliff.”
The sad part is then the populace believes it.
Those who control the message, control the perception of reality. If BO was filmed raping a 10 YO girl and smoking crack in the Oval Office, the MSM would convince the majority of people that it was the GOP’s fault.
We need to devote our energies to dismantling the media or we will forever take the blame for everything that goes wrong.
"Not really a surprise. Obama has said practically every day that it’s the Republicans’ fault for being such obstructionists. Even though they have given him about 95% of what he wants. And the Republicans, with the exception of a few “extremists,” have been virtually silent in reply."
Yep. You never hear Republicans explain why they support something. Conservatives understand why- but the ignorant public doesn't. Republicans have to make their case, and repeat it over and over until the low-information people finally hear it...
“Americans are so freakin’ stupid, they have no idea what the fiscal cliff is, or how it will affect them, but they know Republicans are to blame.”
ALL of my many in-laws fit into this category. They only read the NYTimes (if anything) and watch MSNBC. They get angry if you criticize Obama or Democrats and they blame EVERYTHING on Bush/Republicans.
Let’s see. Obamacare (passed 100% by their party). Tax increases, only championed by their party. Huge defense cuts, championed by their party. Yep...it is all our fault.
LLS
I say “so what?”
Any compromise will allow the democrats to have an out by blaming the GOP for not !"
“In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled CNN poll: More Americans would blame Republicans if country went off fiscal cliff, Qbert wrote:
Polls showed Congress had something like a 13% approval rating before the elections... and yet most representatives kept their seats.”
Gee I’m really surprized that CNN would run such a poll, I wonder what their true intention is ?. I’m really tired of the B/S the media keeps pulling off. Until they start getting challanged they’re going to keep this up
A CNN poll? Well, there’s a paragon of objectivity. They’ve already been nailed for misreporting the news as dictated by the WH. Why wouldn’t they “fix” poll results?
And, sadly, so would the Liberal MSM.
...and if they do blame Republicans, it may cost them the Presidency?
Congress is like the Supreme Soviet. The only way out is to die.
For heaven’s sake, the Democrat from WV3 was reelected. That district is all coal and only coal.
We knew this would happen. So big deal. Dig in and fight, Republicans — for a change.
Compromising with Democrats so the media and public opinion likes the Republican Party is silly. It NEVER works, and leftists keep getting more and more of what they want.
To House Republicans: Fight, damn you. FIGHT.
Republicans will fold and still get blamed for the misery coming anyway.
Republicans will fold and still get blamed for the misery coming anyway.
The End.
The Obamaphone people have spoken! (Going from 39.5 hours/week to 29.5 hours minus the Obamacare tax seems like it would sting to me. But I didn't think voting for Obama was either a smart or a cool thing to do.)
If the GOP had brains and testicles- and it has neither- it would would issue a statement of its fiscal perspective,condemn Obama’s, then state it would neither support nor oppose him on purely fiscal issues and let the Democrats own his policies totally as the nation goes over the fiscal cliff. Its called tough love for the American voters.
Who cares who gets the blame. They don’t vote for Republicans anyway.
Send them on over the cliff and let them see what Obama wants.
Do the right thing , give them all the rope they need to hang themselves.
I doubt we go over the cliff, Boehner is working between Obama’s knees now to find t solution Obama wants.
Let’s see. Obamacare (passed 100% by their party). Tax increases, only championed by their party.
And yet, I can't recall ever hearing Romney, or his people, making that a big argument. I realize it would have been harder for Romney to make that case because of Romneycare, but the GOP was almost silent on taxes during the campaign.
Listening to bozos like Saxby Chambliss talk, I wonder how many GOP-e Repubs truly understand basic tax policy and economics.
There is a reason why the JonStewart media willfully and with intent pounded George Bush day in and day out for nearly a dozen years. They might well have pictured him literally, as the acceptable image of the devil himself.
I heard that Romney was going to cut social security and he only cared about the ‘rich’ Republicans. Because the JonStewart media said that is what Romney said he was going to do.
Sadly, the majority of American adults are stuck on stupid, and the rest of US are going to have to ride this run away train right off the liberals tracks.
If the country avoided fiscal cliff, CNN poll would show more Americans still blame republicans.
Hey, maybe we can “unskew” this poll to get a result we like better!
Crypto-Socialist Longbow1969 emerges from his hole in the wall...
Most Americans are idiots as was exhibited 3 weeks ago..
Precisely, it don’t matter. And on top of that they don’t remember anything beyond 1 week.... (Idiots is being nice)
Anyone know where that Fiscal Cliff is? BTW: what is going to be the name of the NEXT PANIC on whatever...?
OH another BTW: just how long after they get the FIX, will it take for them to give themselves, all federal employees and all JUDGES a RAISE? any quesses?
Any wonder why Roberts caved on Obamacare?, him likes hims raises and whatever other perk he will get from that bill.
Yup, the left controls the message. Everyone thought that the "new media" would force the dinosaur mainstream media and entertainment establishment to be more fair in their coverage - the reality is the exact opposite happened. The MSM went even further left since they had less conservatives watching them to even bother pretending to be balanced for. The old line left media (and liberal new media) see this is as war for the soul of the country. We aren't even hardly fighting. Why do we have rich donors that will pour hundreds of millions into Karl Rove's PAC's, when that money could better be spent gobbling up media? It's mystifying why the right never figures this out.
I think it’s past time to take a whak at CNN and the bogus pollsters.
Of course they would.
It’s the job of republicans to shoulder blame, and they would not deflect it or defend themselves in any way, and would likely openly blame themselves.
I believe it.
LOL, I'm actually about as far right as one can be. I still just haven't quite gotten over the fact that people bought into the ridiculous notion that you could "unskew" polls. It was just...so dumb.
AMEN,AMEN,AMEN and AMEN. I'm tired of playing this same song over and over every year, for once let's enjoy the ride down. Would be great fun watching the panic of the O voters as well as the "I will not vote for Romney because crowd.......", yeah you showed us alrighty, lol.
The system is designed to protect incumbents. So those figures won't change.
Also Hoover continued to be blamed for the great depression until there was a recovery. Then Republicans got elected again. Bush will own the current recession until there is recovery. It is in Republican long term interests to hasten a recovery but believe their short term interests to be reelected is to make their designed locals happy.
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