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Voters credit Trump over Obama for booming economy: poll
The Hill ^ | 10/31/18 | Michael Burke

Posted on 10/31/2018 6:04:17 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

More voters credit President Trump than former President Obama for the current state of the economy, according to a new poll.

The Harris Poll, conducted with Harvard University’s Center for American Political Studies, found that 47 percent of respondents said they believe President Trump is responsible for the current economy, compared to 21 percent who said they believe Obama is responsible.

Among those surveyed, 15 percent said they think Republicans in Congress are responsible for the state of the economy, versus 10 percent who said the same of Democrats in Congress.

Trump has frequently touted the success of the stock market during his presidency as evidence of his administration’s influence on the economy.

“The Economy is soooo good, perhaps the best in our country’s history (remember, it’s the economy stupid!),” he tweeted last month.

The stock market this week, however, experienced a massive drop, wiping out the entirety of its gains in 2018. Republicans have sought to wield the state of the booming economy in the run up to November's election, but economists warn the stock market may not bounce back. Trump has remained silent about the stock market since the drop.

The Harris Poll was conducted online between Oct. 26-28 and surveyed 1,835 registered voters. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.


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1 posted on 10/31/2018 6:04:17 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

Like...duh.


2 posted on 10/31/2018 6:07:33 PM PDT by AZSonic (Just Make America Great.)
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To: yesthatjallen

There is no helping that 21% ...


3 posted on 10/31/2018 6:07:42 PM PDT by dartuser
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To: yesthatjallen

Obola is on record saying the economy was never coming back and Trump had no magic wand.


4 posted on 10/31/2018 6:08:02 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats refuse to accept the result of a democratic election they didn't win.)
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To: yesthatjallen

October always seems to be a freaky month for the markets. Nothing I can see to actually worry about.


5 posted on 10/31/2018 6:08:56 PM PDT by Thumper1960 (Trump-2020)
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The magic wand comment killed whatever chance he had of taking credit.


6 posted on 10/31/2018 6:10:16 PM PDT by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It appears that Barack The Magic Negro©, had no magic whatsoever.


7 posted on 10/31/2018 6:11:20 PM PDT by Thumper1960 (Trump-2020)
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To: yesthatjallen

More bad news for Democrats.

Their two top issues are hate Trump and turn America into Venezuela.

It isn’t winning Americans over. Sucks to be them.


8 posted on 10/31/2018 6:13:10 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: proust

Yeah, that Magic Wand insult by BHO will dog him endlessly.

And BHO thought his comment was one of those ‘mic drop’ moments he was always so proud of.


9 posted on 10/31/2018 6:17:07 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Big, big question:
When Bush was in poll trouble the Dems sneered “It’s the economy, stupid.”

NOW shouldn’t everyone vote GOP because of the terrific economy? Or is it hypocrisy?


10 posted on 10/31/2018 6:17:47 PM PDT by frank ballenger ("End vote fraud,noncitizens & illegals voting & leftist media news censorship or we're finished.)
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To: Thumper1960

Did you read that ABSURD sentence taken totally out of context?

A normal human would look at the market from when he took office to now.

Not this year.

I thought The Hill was not as bad as other news venues.

I was wrong.

It’s a ridiculous sentence.

When people complain to me that their 401k is way down, I ask “from when?”


11 posted on 10/31/2018 6:20:31 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: yesthatjallen

sometimes I feel like we can’t possibly lose
sometimes I worry
this cycle is making me bipolar


12 posted on 10/31/2018 6:20:38 PM PDT by dontreadthis (A TIMELINE OF TREASON on Profile Page)
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To: Thumper1960

Barry better have a non-extraditable Mooslim hellhole picked out before the indictments drop.


13 posted on 10/31/2018 6:21:39 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats refuse to accept the result of a democratic election they didn't win.)
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To: yesthatjallen

More voters credit President Trump than former President Obama for the current state of the economy, according to a new poll.


Despite the best efforts of the Ministry of Propaganda.


14 posted on 10/31/2018 6:23:07 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: yesthatjallen

But Obama told us the economic growth started when he was president.


15 posted on 10/31/2018 6:25:50 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: yesthatjallen

Has Obama claimed credit for the near record levels of consumer optimism yet?


16 posted on 10/31/2018 6:26:35 PM PDT by Will88 (The only people opposing voter ID are those benefiting from voter fraud.)
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To: yesthatjallen

That has to chap Oba. In a decade or more he will be lucky to still have 10% support. He is rapidly on his way to becoming little more than a footnote in history.


17 posted on 10/31/2018 6:26:47 PM PDT by TomGuy
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Obama = “ZERO”!!! Total failure in everything he touched. Americans were out of their minds when the voted for that 100% incompetent. Have you seen his latest act on the campaign trail...the gent is “Looney Tunes” in love with his twisted self!!! He needs meds bad!!!


18 posted on 10/31/2018 6:27:57 PM PDT by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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To: yesthatjallen

21% of Americans are idiots, studying to be morons, and failing.


19 posted on 10/31/2018 6:39:16 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (They would have to abandon leftism to achieve sanity. Freeper Olog-hai)
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To: yesthatjallen

Obummer did nothing for the economy. In fact it would have recovered sooner if he had simply gotten out of the way. Instead he spent the first two years of his first term getting obummercare going.

Idjit. Obummer did less than zero for the economy.


20 posted on 10/31/2018 6:39:38 PM PDT by Boomer (Better Dead Than Dem)
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