NBC/WSJ poll: Obama benefits from growing economic optimism

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NBC/WSJ poll: Obama benefits from growing economic optimism

By NBC's Domenico Montanaro

Americans are growing more optimistic about the state of the economy and direction of the country, according to a new NBC News-Wall Street Journal poll out Wednesday evening, and President Obama is receiving better grades on his handling of the economy and job as a result.

More people said they believe the economy will get better (37 percent) in the next year rather than worse (17 percent). That’s the highest level in more than a year and a seven-point jump over last month. It also represents a reversal from October, when 32 percent of Americans said they expected the economy to get worse, versus 21 percent who expected improvement.

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And for the first time in six months, more people approve of the job the president is doing (48 percent) than disapprove (46 percent).

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But Congress sees no boost from any emerging sense of optimism. Instead, its 13 percent approval rating remains near historic lows, while 80 percent disapprove of the way lawmakers are doing their job. That’s the same as it was the last time the question was asked in August.

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http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/25/10237484-nbcwsj-poll-obama-benefits-from-growing-economic-optimism

The President's approval on handling the economy also jumped six points.

Do you generally approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing in handling the economy?

Approve 45 (39)

Disapprove 50 (57)

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Sections/A_Politics/_Today_Stories_Teases/NBC_WSJ_Jan_2012_economy.pdf

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1. Despit the most negative press of any President

The center surveyed stories in 1,500 news outlets and found that stories in them about President Obama were consistently negative, by a four-to-one margin. Only nine percent of the news coverage in those outlets over the last five months was positive; 34 percent was negative.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/obama-gets-worst-coverage-perry-gets-best-according-to-pew-survey/2011/10/17/gIQA0h8drL_blog.html

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2. this election will be an inverted 1984 - with obama as reagan and nooot or mittens as mondale. nt