THEY'RE GOING TO NEED MORE TEA BAGS....

[ProSense]

April 13, 2009

THEY'RE GOING TO NEED MORE TEA BAGS....

When it comes to public opinion on volatile issues like the economy, poll numbers can turn pretty quickly. For now, however, the White House has to be pleased with the support it currently enjoys.

A new Gallup poll released this morning shows 71% of Americans "have a great deal or a fair amount of confidence in President Obama to do or recommend the right thing for the economy." Just over half (51%) say the same about Democratic leaders in Congress, while Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner have the confidence of 49% and 47% of the public, respectively.

Republican leaders in Congress are pretty far behind, with only 38% of the public having confidence in the minority party's economic policies.

Given the GOP's calls for a five-year spending freeze, the 38% figure is almost certainly too high, but with Republicans' numbers about half that of the president's, it seems the right's criticism isn't connecting outside of the party's base.

What's more, Gallup added, "Democrats have more faith in their leaders than Republicans do in theirs. Seventy-nine percent of Democrats say they have confidence in the Democratic leaders in Congress on the economy. Although this is lower than the confidence Democrats have in Obama, it is higher than the 57% confidence rating Republicans give the Republican leaders in Congress."

[Beetwasher]

1. Yup, More, Bigger Tea Bags

[Spazito]

2. Gasp.....that CAN'T be!

According to some threads on DU, President Obama is doing exactly the WRONG things, how can the general public be so "brainwashed" to trust Obama on this????

I am shocked, shocked to see the real world has a different perspective than the experts in the virtual world, shocked, I tell ya!

[nichomachus]

4. Sure it can

Bush started out with phenomenal support for his policies -- and people on DU said they were the wrong policies. Eventually, the public came around.

[Spazito]

5. Ummm, no, bush did not have phenomenal support...

His approvals were in the 50's until 9/11. President Obama's numbers have been consistently higher and are still climbing. The public has both the PATIENCE for and the confidence in President Obama that they did not have in bush.

[badgerpup]

3. I just hope all this tea doesn't have an adverse affect...

...on the water into which it's going to be thrown.

Silly little things like plant life, fish, frogs, algae, etc., that just happen to live there might be affected by a possible change in Ph balance...but I suppose they don't count.

[Thrill]

6. Looks like people are getting smarter. ignoring MSM