Posted Oct 25, 2011 at 6:54 AM by Maurice Berger
A poll USA Today/Gallup indicates that a majority of Americans--for the first time--blame President Obama for the nation's economic problems. 53% believe that Obama deserves "a great deal" or a "moderate
amount" of the blame for the economic problems that the country
currently faces. Nevertheless, an even larger number -- 69% -- believe that former President
George Bush deserves a "great deal" or a "moderate amount" of blame for
the economy.
Tagged: 2011, Election 2012, economic crisis, economy, economic confidence index, President Barack Obama, George W. Bush, voter expectations, US Senate RACE CHART
Posted Oct 17, 2011 at 9:28 AM by Maurice Berger
In yet another indicator of an icreasingly difficult reelection race for the president in 2012, Mark McKinnon observes that "the average consumer confidence index when a president running for
reelection wins is 95. When they lose, it's 76. Today the number is
55." Still, the present-day economic situation is highly unusual in that most Americans continue to blame the bad economy on forces outside of Obama's control.
A just released survey by CBS News poll reports that 69% of Americans believe President Obama has not made real
progress in fixing the economy; 25% say he has made real
progress. Yet, on the question of who to blame for the shaky economy, most--22%--cited the Bush administration,
followed by Wall Street at 16%, Congress at 15% and then the Obama
administration at 12%. One in 10 said "all of the above. Will this perception help President Obama in his quest for reelection. PollTrack thinks it's too early to tell.
Tagged: Election 2012, 2011, economic crisis, economy, economic confidence index, consumer confidence, George W. Bush, President Barack Obama, Wall Street, US Congress
Posted Sep 28, 2011 at 9:49 AM by Maurice Berger
A new survey by Gallup reports that Americans remain largely pessimistic about the economy: "Three in four Americans assess the U.S. economy as no better than a
year ago, with 35% saying it is about the same and 42% saying it is
worse. Looking ahead to a year from now, Americans remain largely
pessimistic, with 61% expecting economic conditions to be similar to
now, or worse." Here is Gallup's chart:
Tagged: 2011, economic crisis, economic confidence index, economy, voter expectations
Posted Jan 19, 2011 at 9:33 AM by Maurice Berger
A just released Quinnipiac poll reports that Americans--by a 54% to 43% margin--believe that the economy is improving. By a margin of 46% to 28%, Americans also believe that President Obama's policies are helping rather than hurting the economy.
Tagged: economic confidence index, economic crisis, economy, President Barack Obama
Posted Jan 05, 2011 at 9:05 AM by Maurice Berger
According to a new Gallup survey, "Twice as many Americans think the U.S. economy will be better rather than worse in 2011.Americans living in the East and Midwest are a little more optimistic
about the economic outlook for 2011 than those living in the South and
West. Americans making $75,000 or more in annual income are slightly
more optimistic than other Americans, and Democrats are considerably
more optimistic than their independent and Republican counterparts."
Here is Gallup's chart:
Tagged: 2011, economy, economic crisis, economic confidence index, unemployment rate, voter expectations
Posted Aug 25, 2010 at 9:01 AM by Maurice Berger
According to Gallup, "after improving slightly earlier this month, Gallup's Economic
Confidence Index declined over the past two weeks to its current -33,
matching the average for all of July. The July confidence numbers are the lowest of the year so far; thus,
even with the slight uptick in early August, confidence remains below
the levels seen during much of 2010 and below its depressed levels of a
year ago. 48% of Americans rated current economic conditions as 'poor' during the week ending Aug. 22 -- approaching the highest levels
of the year. This is marginally worse than the early August reading, is
in line with the full July average of 47%, and is marginally worse than
at this time in 2009."
Tagged: 2010, economy, economic crisis, economic confidence index
