It's the (Bush) economy, stupid

[babylonsister]

It's the (Bush) economy, stupid
Chris Cillizza


A new Washington Post/ABC poll suggests that most Americans continue to blame the sluggish economy on former President George W. Bush, a development that could complicate Republican efforts to lay it at President Barack Obama's feet this fall.

Nearly six in ten (59 percent) of those polled said that Bush was to blame for the current state of the economy while 25 percent put the blame on Obama.

While those blaming Obama has risen from a July 2009 Post/ABC survey when 16 percent said the economy was his fault, the number of people blaming Bush is virtually unchanged -- 61 percent in July 2009 as compared to 59 percent now.

Other data points in the poll affirm the sense that, generally, the public feels relatively good about what Obama has done in regards the economy since being sworn in as president in January 2009.

Thirty-nine percent said the policies pursued by Obama have made the economy better as compared to 26 percent who said they had made things worse. (Another third -- 32 percent -- said that Obama's policies had had no effect.)

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/economy-watch/rays-of-optimism-for-democrats.html?wprss=thefix

[Cha]

1. Sweet! They haven't been brainwashed into

revisionist history!

[Kdillard]

2. Thankfully but you know republicans will keep

Trying.

[Cha]

3. Yeah, that's all they know..yammering

and more yammering.

[Cali_Democrat]

4. There's that 25% again

The same people that continued to support Bush throughout his disastrous presidency.

[girl gone mad]

5. Both deserve blame.

They are two sides of the same coin, economically speaking. The bailouts designed primarily to aid those at the top can be laid squarely at the feet of both Bush and Obama. Critics worst fears have all been born out. Banks didn't lend, the money ended up fueling more speculation and financial bubbles, housing continues to decline, unemployment never really budged, 49/50 states are underwater, the banking crisis turned sovereign debt crisis is now re-emerging as another potential banking crisis and suddenly the administration has turned hawkish and is talking of raising taxes on the middle class and cutting "entitlements" to keep interest rates under control. When the banks and the war profiteers needed their trillions, deficits never entered the picture. Funny how that works..

[opihimoimoi]

6. BUSHIE takes 99% of the Blame..he and Cheney are aliens who want America

helpless for alien takeover scheduled for 5 years hence

[girl gone mad]

7. Not sure what that even has to do with my post.

:shrug:

[opihimoimoi]

8. "Both deserve blame".....Not equal blame was my point....not even close..Bush deserves most of it

[Enthusiast]

9. It's a matter of degree.

George W Bush blame = 98%

President Obama blame = 2%

[greencharlie]

10. yes...

but the clock is ticking until it's an albatross THIS administration will wear. Anything above 5% unemployment in 2012 will be seen as unacceptable.