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United States News Title: Shock poll: Americans think Bush doing a better job than Obama (and more) Some fascinating numbers from longtime Democratic pollster Doug Schoen (via U.S. News & World Report). Among them: Voters prefer Bush over Obama, want the GOP to control congress, favor extending all the Bush tax cuts, don’t favor another term for Obama and would give Palin nearly 20 percent of the vote if she ran as a third-party presidential candidate. His survey of 1,000 likely voters finds the following (bold is mine): The 2010 midterms – In the generic Congressional midterm election, the Republican Party has a nine-point lead over the Democratic Party, 48% to 39%. 13% are not sure. – However, when given the choice between a Republican, a Democrat, and a Tea Party candidate for Congress, the Tea Party candidate gains more support (19%) than the Republican candidate (15%). Meanwhile, support for the Democratic Party consolidates (39%) and more voters become undecided (27%). -- 53% prefer the outcome of this year’s Congressional elections to be a Republican-controlled Congress, while 36% prefer the Democrats to have control. -- 66% say things in the country are headed on the wrong track, while 26% say they are headed in the right direction. 8% are not sure. – 57% say the economy is headed on the wrong track, while 31% say it is headed in the right direction. 12% are not sure. – Those who say they plan to vote for a Republican for Congress do so because they think the Democratic Party is doing a bad job running the country and to oppose Obama’s agenda (37%), and because they agree more with the Party’s position on social issues (17%). – Those who plan to vote for a Democrat do so to support Obama’s agenda and have the Democrats continue to run the country (34%), and because they agree more with the Party’s position on social issues (30%). – If the Republicans win one or both houses in Congress, over half (53%) think it is a reaction against the perceived failed policies of Obama and the Democrats in Congress, while 29% think it is because Republican Party special interest groups bought the election. 19% are not sure. – 39% say the Democratic Party is closer to their views on major issues, while 48% say the Republican Party is closer to their views. Barack Obama – Despite voters feelings toward Obama personally, 56% say he does not deserve to be reelected, while 38% say he does deserve to be reelected President. – 43% say that Barack Obama has been a better president than George W. Bush, while 48% say Bush was a better president than Obama has been. – 42% approve of the way Obama is performing his job as president, while 57% disapprove. Similarly, 43% approve of President Obama’s handling of the economy, while 55% disapprove Tea Party movement – The Tea Party movement has unprecedented, broad-based support. One-quarter now says that they are Tea Party supporters, while 27% say they are opponents. 44% say they are neutral. One-quarter of Tea Party supporters self-identify as members of the Tea Party movement. – Almost half (49%) say they are looking for someone else to vote for in the next Congressional election, while just 36% say they are inclined to vote to re-elect their representative. – Support for the Tea Party movement is bipartisan. Tea Party supporters say the movement is a protest against business as usual in Washington (43%) rather than a protest against President Obama (20%), Democrats in Congress (11%), or Republicans in Congress (0%). – Over half (52%) of Tea Party supporters say they support the movement because it is committed to reducing the federal government’s size and spending and the national debt. 13% support it because it supports personal liberty of the individual. – 39% have a favorable impression of Karl Rove, while one-third have an unfavorable impression. 28% are not sure. – 45% have a favorable impression of the Chamber of Commerce, while 26% have an unfavorable impression. 29% are not sure 2012 election – If a Tea Party candidate is on the 2012 ballot, 32% say they would vote for a Democrat, 19% say a Republican, and 16% say a Tea Party candidate. One-third are not sure. – In thinking about the 2012 Presidential election, if the candidates were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, and Tea Party candidate Sarah Palin and the election were held today, 40% would vote for Obama. 32% would vote for Romney, and 17% would vote for Palin. – If the candidates in the 2012 Presidential election were Democrat Barack Obama, Republican Mitt Romney, and Tea Party candidate Mike Huckabee, and the election were held today, 40% would vote for Obama. 24% would vote for Romney, and 24% would vote for Huckabee. Tax cuts and healthcare – Over three-quarters (77%) favor extending the Bush tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 a year, while just 15% oppose extending them. – Half favor extending the Bush tax cuts for all Americans, including those making $250,000 or more a year, while 40% oppose this. – Over half (52%) favor repealing the new health care law that was passed earlier this year, while 38% oppose repealing it. 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#3. To: WhiteSands (#0)
I'll be damned. Somebody actually hired the oaf Bush and he actually has a job now... Who knew? {{{chuckle}}}
#4. To: Brian S (#3)
Two term President acting classy after leaving office. The contrast isn't being missed by voters everywhere.
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