Despite Tough Climate, Public Prefers Obama's Policies over Bush

[kpete]

Monday, July 26, 2010 10:37 PM
Despite Tough Climate, Public Prefers Obama's Policies

By Jason Dick

Despite a tough year for President Obama, the public believes his administration's policies offer a better chance at improving the economy over the policies of his predecessor, former President George W. Bush. According to the latest Society for Human Resource Management/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, conducted with the Pew Research Center, 46 percent said Obama's path would do more to improve economic conditions in the next few years, compared to 29 percent who said policies put in place by Bush would.

And regarding the most significant domestic policy of Bush's time in office, his 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, the public is offering a split verdict on what course lawmakers should take as they all expire at the end of the year.

Overall, Obama's lead on the economy, although it falls short of a majority, is notable considering the public's sour mood. In a Congressional Connection Poll conducted last month, the National Journal Political Confidence Index for Obama stood at -16 and was at -14 for expectations that the federal government will make progress on the country's most pressing problems.

http://congressionalconnection.nationaljournal.com/2010/07/despite-tough-climate-public-p.php

[SpiralHawk]

1. "But, my boners were all Bill Clinton's fault. Smirk." - xCommander AWOL & RepubliCronies

[TheKentuckian]

2. The Bush bar is totally worthless. If he wasn't the very worst President

he is a mortal lock for the bottom five and probably really in a competition with James Buchanan in most eyes though I'd have to put Unka Ronnie in that contest too.

[Better Today]

3. That's not saying much.

[uponit7771]

4. Even though the Bush bar is low the can use this, just tell people GOPers want Bush policies back...

...and watch the GOPers run like roaches