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Stellar

(5,644 posts)
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 04:39 PM Jul 2016

Obama Gets The Respect He Deserves As Voters Give Him Credit For Improving Economy



More bad news for Republicans as the latest NBC News/WSJ poll revealed that a plurality of Americans gave President Obama credit for improving the economy.


More: PoliticusUSA

More bad news for Republicans as the latest NBC News/WSJ poll revealed that a plurality of Americans gave President Obama credit for improving the economy.

Via NBC News:
Additionally, 49 percent believe the economy has improved during Obama’s presidency, and they give him credit for it, while another 15 percent acknowledge that it’s improved but don’t give the president credit.

Just 36 percent of voters say the economy hasn’t improved during Obama’s presidency.

The 36% who suggest that the economy didn’t improve under President Obama is right in line with the standard percentage that makes up the hardcore Obama-hating base of the Republican Party that can be found in nearly every poll.

The 13 point margin between those who give Obama credit and those who don’t closely mirrors the 12 point lead that Hillary Clinton has enjoyed over Donald Trump in recent polling.

President Obama’s importance can’t be overstated in this campaign. Obama is a popular president. His approval rating is remaining above 50% for the third straight month. Obama can appeal to appeal to Independents and the Democratic coalition that powered him to victory in two presidential elections.
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Obama Gets The Respect He Deserves As Voters Give Him Credit For Improving Economy (Original Post) Stellar Jul 2016 OP
+1, and the "low wage recovery" is now a myth (link) uponit7771 Jul 2016 #1
Well, whoop-dee-do...Who would have thought. nt Stellar Jul 2016 #2
I've been saying Johnny2X2X Jul 2016 #3
Watch the Market News daily. Wellstone ruled Jul 2016 #4
Thank you, Stellar~ Cha Jul 2016 #5
K&R betsuni Jul 2016 #6

Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)
3. I've been saying
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 04:50 PM
Jul 2016

I've been saying this for a couple years. Wage growth has easily been outpacing inflation for years.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
4. Watch the Market News daily.
Sun Jul 17, 2016, 05:03 PM
Jul 2016

Comcast/NBC/CNBC and those POS's at Fake Business News as well as Bloomberg have been all in with the false Narrative that Mr. Obama was killing the Economy and that Unemployment numbers were phony.

Well well,now that their Pal Trump is in deep do do,it is face saving time.

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