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Voters split evenly on Obama approval; blame Bush for economic woes
For the first time, voters across the country split evenly - 45-45 percent - on whether they approve President Barack Obama’s performance as president.
A new Quinnipiac University Poll released on Wednesday, Jan. 13, also found that voters blame former Republican President George W. Bush more than Democrat Obama, 55-20 percent, for the nation’s economic woes.
Release of the poll comes just a week before the first anniversary of Obama’s inauguration as president on Jan. 20, 2009.
Here’s your chance to get in the discussion:
Previous polls had shown more approval than disapproval for Obama. On Dec. 23, 2009, a poll showed 46 percent approved and 43 percent disapproved, down from a high of 59-31 approval rating in a June 4, 2009 poll.
Still, the poll found that by a 45-30 percent margin, voters said Obama has been a better president than Bush. However,by a 35-24 percent margin, they said Obama’s policies have made the United States less safe than the polices of Bush. About 38 percent said safety is about the same.
“When asked to compare, voters give Obama a higher rating that George W. Bush, but that’s not much to write home about since Bush’s approval at one point was among the lowest of any president in history,” Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac Polling Institute, said in a press release.
In other key poll findings, voters said Obama
*Is honest and trustworthy, 56-37 percent.
*Is a strong leader, 66-32 percent.
*Does not share their views on issues they care about, 50-46 percent.
*Is being fiscally irresponsible in his spending of federal money, 53-43 percent.
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By Ethel S.
January 15, 2010 10:58 PM | Link to this
The Dems took over Congress in 2006 and could have reversed some of the Bush policies. The blame for the current mess is BO because he campaigned that he was qualified to take over and change things. And all he ever does is bash Bush and go about promoting policies to drive this country over the cliff.
By Sassy
January 15, 2010 2:06 PM | Link to this
jon What divides this nation is a bunch of illiterates such as yourself. Get a dictionary and look up “poll”—-btw, look up idiot too…your picture will be next to it!
By stormin
January 15, 2010 1:28 PM | Link to this
Of course Bush had a heavy hand in it. But the start of it goes back to the GOP take over of congress in the mid 90’s. So really it is the GOP along with Bush and co-horts that should bear the shame of this!
By jon
January 15, 2010 7:29 AM | Link to this
Sassy is a racist, What do you have against the POLISH people. You Hater, You Disgust All of the Fair minded people who are trying to make this country a better place to live. It’s narrow minded people LIKE you that Divide us as a nation.
By earl
January 14, 2010 5:29 PM | Link to this
47 percent pay no income tax. 19 percent are functionally illiterate. 64 percent can’t name their Senators and Congressman. 75 percent can’t give a definition of economics. If I say “Barack” to my dog with a harsh deep voice, he growls. If I say “Barack” with a sweet voice two octaves higher, he wags his tail. Polling is an important tool for the news media.
By middsteve
January 14, 2010 1:52 PM | Link to this
We all know BUSH did it all.The economy,Katrina,Iraq,Iran,Afghanistan,& everything else you can think of.
By HowRad
January 13, 2010 2:03 PM | Link to this
Bush built the foundation and Obama is building the house
By Sassy
January 13, 2010 9:27 AM | Link to this
A poll is a poll is a poll!