Posted Jan 16, 2013 at 10:03 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll 58% of Americans prefer that the debt ceiling issue should be handled
separately from the debate on spending cuts, while 36% favor linking the
two.
Tagged: deficit, economic crisis, economy
Posted Aug 22, 2011 at 1:40 AM by Maurice Berger
A new survey by Gallup reports that President Obama has dropped to a new low approval rate of 26% for his
handling of the economy, down 11 points since it was last measured it in
mid-May and well below his previous low of 35% in November 2010.
He fares equally poorly on his his handling of the federal budget deficit (24%) and creating jobs (29%).
Tagged: 2011, President Barack Obama, presidential approval ratings, deficit, economic crisis, economy
Posted Aug 08, 2011 at 12:49 AM by Maurice Berger
A New York Times/CBS News survey suggest that the road ahead for congress will be bumpy: a record 82% of Americans now disapprove of the way Congress is
handling its job -- the most since the question was first asked in 1977. Overall, 72% disapproved of the way Republicans in Congress handled the
negotiations; 66% disapproved of the way Democrats in Congress
handled negotiations. As for
President Obama handling of the debt ceiling negotiations: 47% disapprove
and 46% approve.
Tagged: deficit, US Congress, President Barack Obama, economic crisis, economy
Posted Aug 05, 2011 at 12:42 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, the debt ceiling agreement that
President Obama worked out with congress remains unpopular with Americans. The poll reports that 39% of Americans approve of the law, while 46% oppose it. Things gets even more negative when independents are polled: a scant 33% of independent voters approved of the deal; 50% disapprove.
Tagged: 2011, deficit, economic crisis, economy, President Barack Obama, US Congress
Posted Aug 03, 2011 at 1:52 AM by Maurice Berger
A new CNN poll reports that 52% of Americans are opposed to the debt reduction deal negotiated between the President and congress; 44% are in favor.
Tagged: 2011, deficit, economic crisis, economy, US Congress, President Barack Obama
Posted Aug 02, 2011 at 1:28 AM by Maurice Berger
While there may be no real winners in the just concluded Deficit/Debt Ceiling negotiations, a new Gallup poll reports that "Americans are more likely to approve of the way President Obama is
handling the negotiations to raise the federal debt ceiling than they
are to approve of the handling of the situation by Speaker of the House
John Boehner or Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, although opinions
about all three are more negative than positive." Here is Gallup's chart:

Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, economic crisis, economy, deficit, President Barack Obama, US Congress
Posted Jul 21, 2011 at 2:15 AM by Maurice Berger
A CBS News poll reports that Americans "are unimpressed with their political leaders' handling of the
debt ceiling crisis." But their is a big divide between public perceptions of the GOP vs the President's handling of the crisis. Just 21% approve of Republican congressional
resistance to raising taxes; a whopping 71% disapprove. 43%, however, approve of President Obama's
handling of the negotiations. Still, 48% said they
disapproved. So overall, the public appears to have little patience for the way these negotiations are being handled.
Tagged: 2011, deficit, Democratic Party, economy, economic crisis, Tea Party, taxes, Republican Party, US Congress
Posted May 19, 2011 at 12:43 AM by Maurice Berger
A survey by Gallup reports that by a 47% to 19% margin, Americans say they would oppose their member of
Congress voting to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, while 34% don't
know enough to say. By party affiliation, Republicans oppose raising the debt ceiling by 70%
to 8%; independents by 46% to 15%; Democrats favor raising the
ceiling by 33% to 26%.
Tagged: 2011, economic crisis, economy, deficit, US Congress
Posted Jul 20, 2010 at 2:10 AM by Maurice Berger
In what may be a note of good news for Democrats facing anti-incumbent sentiment in this year's election, a Bloomberg
National Poll reports that Americans blame former President George W. Bush more than
President Obama for the budget deficit, unemployment and illegal
immigration. Bush doesn't do much better when the question turns for foreign policy: 60% say Bush is primarily responsible for
the current situation in Afghanistan, for example. Only 10% name Obama.
Tagged: 2010, President Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Afghanistan, unemployment rate, deficit