Rasmussen Nat'l Survey - 48% Blame Obama for Bad Economy, 47% Blame Bush

[Divine Discontent]

48% Blame Obama for Bad Economy, 47% Blame Bush
Monday, August 02, 2010
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For the first time since President Obama took office, voters see his policies as equally to blame with those of President George W. Bush for the country’s current economic problems.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 48% of Likely U.S. Voters now think Obama’s policies are to blame for the continuing bad economy, up three points from last month. Forty-seven percent (47%) say the recession that began under Bush is at fault.

With voters across the country expressing stronger belief that the economy is getting worse rather than better, these new findings spell potential bad news for Democratic candidates this fall. The president is already planning to limit his campaign appearances with candidates because of potential voter backlash.

In June and last October, 45% blamed Obama’s policies for the country’s ongoing economic woes, the previous high finding on this question. The number who blame Bush is down from 62% in May 2009 when Rasmussen Reports first began tracking the question regularly. Only 27% faulted Obama at that time.


http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/august_2010/48_blame_obama_for_bad_economy_47_blame_bush




Well, that's a first. Most Americans, as time blurs the memory of B*sh's "we're gonna have a depression unless we bail out the banks!" emergency request, now blame Obama. The longer things stay bad, the more people blame who's in power.


We know B*sh's wrong-headed "do it all for the wealthy - deregulate everything and ignore holding businesses accountable" policies took America down a long road of further trickle-down BS, and God knows the warmongering wasted another 3/4 Trillion. There is, however, some blame that can be handed out to the current administration. It's all been documented hear for 18 months, but I think if you're comparing the TWO, and asking who's more to blame - how can anyone not answer B*SH! (and I'm not a huge fan of everything this current admin has done!)

I think our Democratic candidates need to remind people strongly what B*sh did to our country - and explain non-stop why we're gonna be hurting for a long, long time.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. the public is lucky that Obama was able to bring the economy back from the brink

can you imagine another 4 years of Dumbya?

[Divine Discontent]

3. ugh... painful to imagine, ain't it? Or imagine looney McCain & Palin in there?

this country dodged a sure-fire depression. not so keen on the corporate-crony mentality of Geithner and the idiots leading this country further into the control of the megacorps, but it is nice to have some slow down of the right-wing policies that are currently free-thought and liberalism's biggest enemy!

[Rosa Luxemburg]

9. but wait

they will probably blame it on Clinton!

[Naturyl]

2. And %1 blame the actual culprits

The corporate capitalist cronies who were behind the policies of both.

[Ohio Metal]

14. Ding Ding Ding! We Have A Winner!

Now get back to work before our corporate overlords decide to teach you that 2+2=5.

[Milo_Bloom]

17. +1

[denimgirly]

4. Just a reminder that People have NO MEMORIES and it doesnt help that Obama doesnt Fight

The reason this ongoing Cycle allows for republicans to get into office, then democrats, then republicans is because the public has no memories at all. They are always in the now and whoever is messing up at the moment is going to get the boot.

The other reason is because Obama is just not a fighter at his core. He loves to appease the republicans even while the republicans are intentionally trying to damage him. They do things like stuff bills will disastrous grenades and the WH (and democrats) eagerly accept it only to be blamed for them by the very same people who put them in (the republicans). I give the republicans one thing, they are passionate to support their base of Corporate america and the wealthy.

Unless we get a real fighting leader in the form of Anthony Weiner, or Alan Grayson then this cycle will continue to go on.

[Divine Discontent]

5. amen!

love that last line. and the one before it, you betcha! They are big supporters of BIG Business! I just do NOT get that... I have a couple of friends who are GOP supporters, and I always hear them defending corporations. They also love sending BS email forwards that I point out as wrong each month or two. They probably think I'm lying to them when I send them proof. Sigh...

[Drunken Irishman]

6. That and Rasmussen is a bullshit Republican pollster.

[SunsetDreams]

11. True

[Cosmocat]

13. Sure ...

man went from literally, nothing to POTUS, but he really isn't a fighter at the core ...

That makes about as much sense as the right wing meme that he is "thin skinned."

[Vinca]

7. Democrats from the Oval Office on down have allowed this to happen.

Republicans pretty much have free rein to spread as many lies for as long as they want because no one ever contradicts them. They're currently convincing the average moron that a huge tax hike is coming and it's being bought. Where are the elected Democrats on this? In their hidie holes.

[Jennicut]

8. It's Rasmussen. Other polls have shown that people still blame Bush.

[DCBob]

10. With Ras surveys I alwasy add 5 and subtract 5 to get the actual number.

So its probably 52% blame Bush 43% blame Obama. Sounds about right.

[uponit7771]

12. Rassmusen has NO CREDIBILITY at all, you might have well posted KKK Times Poll, They are they worst

...of the worst when it comes to polling

[WI_DEM]

15. Good Grief! That is contrary to every single other poll out there.

[Greybnk48]

16. This is more propaganda, less legit poll.

I don't know why the Rasmussen polls are even posted. They neo-con junk polls.