Pew: Obama Viewed as Doing Better than GOP Leaders in Explaining Vision

[ProSense]

Obama Viewed as Doing Better than GOP Leaders in Explaining Vision

With just over a month to go before the midterm elections, the public by a wide margin says Barack Obama has done a better job than Republican congressional leaders in explaining his plans and vision for the country.

Half (50%) of the public says Obama has done a better job, compared with just 28% who say GOP leaders have done better in laying out their plans and vision, according to the latest Pew Research/National Journal Congressional Connection poll, sponsored by SHRM, conducted September 23-26 among 1,010 adults.

The poll also finds that the public remains highly critical of Congress, though they judge their own lawmaker’s performance less harshly. Obama’s job performance ratings remain better than those for Congress, but are little changed since June. The public also continues to show limited confidence in the government in Washington to make progress over the next year on the most important problems facing the country.

Fully 83% of Democrats say that Obama has done a better job in explaining his plans and vision for the country, while a smaller percentage of Republicans (64%) say GOP congressional leaders have done better. Independents, by a 48% to 26% margin, say Obama has done the better job of explaining his vision. Among those younger than 30, 61% say Obama has done better in explaining his plans and vision; that compares with about half of those in older age groups.

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[young but wise]

1. Of course. How can you explain a vision when you have none.

[ProSense]

5. Well, they have the media. n/t

[Kolesar]

2. "The vision thing" is what put President Bush back on his little boat in Kennebunkport in 1993

Obama's messaging is oriented toward the thinking part of a voter's psyche.

[KingFlorez]

3. The GOP sounds like the teacher from Charlie Brown when they talk

"Wonk, wonk, wonk, wonk, wonk". Incoherent nonsense.

[CreekDog]

4. and without spitting

:D