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Poll shows Americans' pessimism on economy growing
google ^ | 5/10/2012 | JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press

Posted on 05/10/2012 6:58:47 PM PDT by tobyhill

Americans are growing more pessimistic about the economy and handling it remains President Barack Obama's weak spot and biggest challenge in his bid for a second term, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

And the gloomier outlook extends across party lines, including a steep decline in the share of Democrats who call the economy "good," down from 48 percent in February to just 31 percent now.

Almost two-thirds of Americans — 65 percent — disapprove of Obama's handling of gas prices, up from 58 percent in February. Nearly half, 44 percent, "strongly disapprove." And just 30 percent said they approve, down from 39 percent in February.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012election; election2012; kenyanbornmuzzie; mittromney
People are pissed about the economy and this is why the MSM and Obama needs the distractions.
1 posted on 05/10/2012 6:58:52 PM PDT by tobyhill
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To: tobyhill

Obama’s War on Prosperity


2 posted on 05/10/2012 7:00:38 PM PDT by running_dog_lackey
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To: tobyhill

Hey, but 0bama is for gay marriage!


3 posted on 05/10/2012 7:03:48 PM PDT by Perdogg
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To: tobyhill

These numbers mean Obama is going to be utterly defeated...


4 posted on 05/10/2012 7:15:02 PM PDT by jveritas (God bless our brave troops)
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To: jveritas
It also means people aren't being fooled by these faux reports of an economic recovery.
5 posted on 05/10/2012 7:20:13 PM PDT by tobyhill (Conservatives are proud of themselves, Liberals lie about themselves)
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To: tobyhill

Exactly. It is certain that a majority of voters does not believe a word this liar says, not a single word. This happened longtime ago and there is no going back...


6 posted on 05/10/2012 7:26:06 PM PDT by jveritas (God bless our brave troops)
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Too bad we couldn’t manage to nominate a true conservative to run against him, especially considering how low the turnout was during the primaries.


7 posted on 05/10/2012 7:26:06 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (With choices like Palin, Cain, and Bachmann, what could go wrong? Now we know.)
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Agree but it is what it is...The goal now is to defeat Obama.


8 posted on 05/10/2012 7:27:08 PM PDT by jveritas (God bless our brave troops)
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To: tobyhill

Ring ring...ring ring! That’s the sound of the wakeup call America. We should be pessimistic about the economy, it is terrible and getting worse, not better. No matter what the MSM and hussein’s cohorts in crime try to sell. People are seeing the real deal outside their doors, in their bank accounts. We’re pessimistic because we realize their is an un-American and anti-American socialist with fascist leanings in charge. Things will not get better as long as he is in office.


9 posted on 05/10/2012 7:57:54 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: tobyhill

They’ll just blame Bush.


10 posted on 05/10/2012 7:58:45 PM PDT by dfwgator (Don't wake up in a roadside ditch. Get rid of Romney.)
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To: tobyhill

Well, at least the news media is honest. The other day I looked up the word “Recovery” and apparently it actually means “Depression”.


11 posted on 05/10/2012 8:17:13 PM PDT by douginthearmy (Obamagebra: 1 job + 1 hope + 1 change = 0 jobs + 0 hope)
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The MSM are out there spinning all of these nonsense stories to distract from the absolute failure the Food Stamp President has been on the economy and for the country. I suggest the the MSM news Pimps and Prostitutes for the Food Stamp President be required to wear the appropriate dress for pimps and prostitutes. I can just envision Scott Pelley, Brian Williams, Matt Lauer, Rachael Maddow, Ann Curry, etc. all dressed up as pimps or prostitutes.


12 posted on 05/10/2012 8:41:41 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (There's a pill for just about everything ... except stupid!)
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To: tobyhill

As said, it STILL the economy stupid! Obama is one and done because of it.


13 posted on 05/11/2012 3:07:38 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: tobyhill
How can that be - to listen to the news is to know that unemployment is down at least 2 percentage points and we're well on our way to a BOOM...ing economy
14 posted on 05/11/2012 4:20:35 AM PDT by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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