USA Today Poll: 65% Say They Want Not Obama Policies And Programs

Yay, Year Of Action!(?) (via Jim Geraghty)

(USA Today) By more than 2-1, 65%-30%, Americans say they want the president elected in 2016 to pursue different policies and programs than the Obama administration, rather than similar ones. (snip)

By more than 2-1, Americans are dissatisfied with the direction of the country. They remain downbeat about the economy. They aren’t persuaded that the Affordable Care Act is going to help them and their families. Even the president’s supporters worry he is a political liability for fellow Democrats. The president’s job approval rating remains anemic in the new survey, at 44% approve, 50% disapprove. (snip)

Voters say the most important issue affecting their vote for Congress this fall is the jobs situation, cited by 27% of those surveyed. Health care is first for 21%, followed by the federal budget deficit, named by 19%. Only education and national security also break into double digits. (and Obama is supposed to be pivoting to “climate change”) (snip)

Though economists report an economic recovery is underway, most people say they aren’t feeling its benefits. By more than 2-1, 40%-17%, they assess the nation’s economic conditions as poor, not excellent or good. That’s essentially unchanged from a year ago. (snip)

Most of those surveyed say their own families aren’t prospering: 39% rate their financial situation as “only fair” and 23% call it poor. They do see a bit of hope on the horizon. Looking ahead, 59% say things are getting better for them, though most say only a little better. One in four say things are getting worse.

All those numbers and perceptions lead to a generic ballot lead of 47-43% for the GOP. And Obama is a major drag for Democrats

What’s more, 26% say they think of their vote as a vote against Obama; 16% as a vote for him. The president looms as more of a drag on Democrats than he was four years ago, when Democratic setbacks cost the party control of the House. Then, by 24%-20%, people saw their vote as a vote for Obama.

Fortunately, Obama’s foreign policy is so much better….oh.

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2 Responses to “USA Today Poll: 65% Say They Want Not Obama Policies And Programs”

  1. david7134 says:

    The economy grew at a rate of 0.1% and the economist think we are doing well. The stock market is at record highs secondary to the fact that interest rates are zero and the government is pumping billions into the market (and Obama’s Wall Street buddies). There is not one parameter that is consistently moving in a good direction. Jobless rates are near 20%. Something like 25% or more of college kids move back home after graduation and if they get a job it is minimum wage and in the service industry (and no minimum wage hikes will not help anyone). We are looking at a potential world war due to Obama’s weakness and poor decision making (along with the stupidity of Ms. Clinton and Kerry). Our dollar is worthless due to a 17 trillion dollar deficit (half of which was due to Obama). It is time to rethink the US as a single nation.

  2. david7134 says:

    Oh, I forgot the worse thing. Sterling has indicated that he does not want his girlfriend, who is black, to hang out with black men. So that is all the news is worried about.

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