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Americans blame Republicans more than Democrats for "fiscal cliff": Reuters/Ipsos poll
Reuters ^ | December 27, 2012 | Reuters

Posted on 12/27/2012 1:16:46 PM PST by John W

(Reuters) - Americans blame Republicans in Congress more than congressional Democrats or President Barack Obama for the current "fiscal cliff" crisis, as the deadline approaches for action to avert big tax increases and spending cuts, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Thursday.

When asked who they believed to be more responsible for the "fiscal cliff" situation, 27 percent blamed Republicans in Congress, 16 percent blamed Obama and 6 percent pointed to Democrats in Congress. The largest percentage - 31 percent - blamed "all of the above."

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blame; cliff; doom; poll
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To repeat:

The largest percentage - 31 percent - blamed "all of the above."

1 posted on 12/27/2012 1:16:54 PM PST by John W
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To: John W

The big news media has most Americans under complete mind control. The news media are marxists/democrats/liberals


2 posted on 12/27/2012 1:20:02 PM PST by Democrat_media (media makes mass shooters household names to create more & take our guns)
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To: John W

I do not care who the poll responders blame.

I blame them for Obama


3 posted on 12/27/2012 1:20:33 PM PST by shalom aleichem
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To: John W

I find it funny that all these organizations that say the American people blame the GOP for the “fiscal cliff” are part of the MSM liberal Cabal.


4 posted on 12/27/2012 1:22:48 PM PST by rocksblues (Being a Liberal means never having to mean it when you apologize.)
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To: rocksblues

If these folks are too stupid to realize who is to blame, they deserve what’s coming to them.


5 posted on 12/27/2012 1:24:28 PM PST by Miles the Slasher
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To: John W

No surprise here. Bonehead was the face of the cliff for weeks.
He was so out front on TV everyday, while Reid and Obama hid.
Americans may not know the details, but Boneheads over exposure
became the face of the cliff. No surprise Americans blame the GOP.


6 posted on 12/27/2012 1:24:38 PM PST by tennmountainman
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To: John W

Failures during Bush White House and Democrat House and Senate: Bush gets blamed.

Failures during Obama White House and Democrat Senate and House: Bush still blamed.

Failures during Obama White House and Democrat Senate and GOP House: GOP gets blamed.

It is all clear now.


7 posted on 12/27/2012 1:26:00 PM PST by Proud2BeRight
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To: John W
The tax cuts should have been made permanent....

CUT SPENDING!! CREATE JOBS !!

Those are the only ways we can ever balance the books.

8 posted on 12/27/2012 1:27:01 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: John W

Goes to show that folks are fed up with all of the above politicos.


9 posted on 12/27/2012 1:27:36 PM PST by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: Democrat_media

“The big news media has most Americans under complete mind control. The news media are marxists/democrats/liberals”

All true,but the big story that all seem to have forgotten is that Obama won through fraud.
All seem to just accept the same news story that he won. He corrupted the system and the media propagates the story.
We live in a media corrupt society. Believe nothing these liars in the media tell you. They are all complicit.


10 posted on 12/27/2012 1:29:33 PM PST by 9422WMR (Life is not fair, just deal with it)
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To: John W

Republicans are 100% to blame. If it weren’t for them, the democrats would have repealed the debt ceiling entirely, and would not have to worry about spending limits at all. It is all that fiscal sanity that is to blame.


11 posted on 12/27/2012 1:31:54 PM PST by Vince Ferrer
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To: Miles the Slasher

Yup. Agree 100%. Screw ‘em.


12 posted on 12/27/2012 1:34:22 PM PST by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: John W

Who cares? People voted for a divided government. That is what they got.


13 posted on 12/27/2012 1:34:45 PM PST by HarleyD
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To: HarleyD

I hope they do little if anything. Everyone needs skin in this game. Tax and cut. That’ll be interesting.


14 posted on 12/27/2012 1:40:26 PM PST by arkfreepdom
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To: HarleyD
These people just didn't walk into power, they were elected. People voted for them. They are getting the government they voted for. If anyone is to “blame”, it is the voters who put these people in power and now complain about them. Obama is simply the Prince of Fools. The majority of the electorate voted for him, so now they're stuck with him. The voters need to understand that in a Republic, they ultimately hold the keys to power by sending these people to Washington. I know the 47% of us who didn't vote for Odumbo will suffer just as much as the idiot 51% who did vote for him, but maybe if those 51% suffer in some manner for their stupid choice, they will learn their lesson. Doubtful, I know.
15 posted on 12/27/2012 1:43:02 PM PST by chimera
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To: chimera

The Republicans spend millions each year on media and communications consultants and are still completely inept at getting their message out and countering the Dem lies. Lots of overpaid, incompetent, Republican hacks.


16 posted on 12/27/2012 1:52:07 PM PST by littleharbour
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To: John W

Why is that? Must be the MSM. How can they control 2/3 of the government but get less than half the blame?

6 posted on Thursday, December 27, 2012 12:59:53 PM by STJPII
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2972686/posts


17 posted on 12/27/2012 1:53:35 PM PST by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: John W

Another poll, timed to coincide with today’s Rasmussen poll and with Obama’s return from his Hawaii vacation. All of them orchestrated to shape public opinion in favor of Obama.


18 posted on 12/27/2012 1:56:15 PM PST by Washi (Socialism is Slavery)
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To: John W
My response.
19 posted on 12/27/2012 1:57:35 PM PST by Lazamataz (LAZ'S LAW: As an argument with liberals goes on, the probability of being called racist approaches 1)
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To: Lazamataz

That fairly well covers it, Laz.


20 posted on 12/27/2012 2:00:40 PM PST by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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