Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

applegrove

(118,022 posts)
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 09:18 PM Jan 2015

For the first time since 2009, more people think Obama has helped the economy than hurt it

For the first time since 2009, more people think Obama has helped the economy than hurt it

By Aaron Blake at the Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/01/15/for-the-first-time-since-2009-more-people-think-obama-has-helped-the-economy-than-hurt-it/

"SNIP..................

One last interesting piece of date from the big new Pew Research Center poll: For the first time since 2009, more people think President Obama has improved the economy rather than hurt it.

..................

While 38 percent of people think Obama's policies have made the economy better, 28 percent think they have made it worse. Those numbers were even in June 2013 and underwater for most of his presidency. Obama did get a passing grade early in his presidency, when 30 percent viewed him as helping and only 24 percent as hurting. But that was when Obama was still quite popular.

Of course, 58 percent of people still think he either made the economy worse or hasn't have much of an effect. So it's not like it's a big resounding success story just yet. But clearly, people are warming to his economic record.





.................SNIP"
2 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
For the first time since 2009, more people think Obama has helped the economy than hurt it (Original Post) applegrove Jan 2015 OP
Wanna bet the 28% are the same ones who thinks Bush is the greatest president ever. Thinkingabout Jan 2015 #1
Thats because they are feeling regret over empowering the fucknuttery party in congress. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #2

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Wanna bet the 28% are the same ones who thinks Bush is the greatest president ever.
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 09:30 PM
Jan 2015

Obama could arrange for everyone to have $100,000 or more in wages and the same bunch would say he has ruined America. Ask those in the auto industry who are working today because he went to bat for them. Yes the economy is better.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»For the first time since ...