Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Deficit of Trust: Most Voters Don’t Believe President’s Assertions About Economy
Rasmussen Reports ^ | January 30, 2010 | by Scott Rasmussen

Posted on 01/30/2010 8:11:12 AM PST by MaestroLC

Highlights:

*The president in the speech declared that his administration has cut taxes for 95% of Americans. He even chided Republicans for not applauding on that point. However, just 21% of voters nationwide believe that taxes have been cut for 95% of Americans. Most (53%) say it has not happened, and 26% are not sure. Other polling shows that nearly half the nation’s voters expect their own taxes to go up during the Obama years.

*The president also asserted that “after two years of recession, the economy is growing again.” Just 35% of voters believe that statement is true, while 50% say it is false.

*Obama claimed that steps taken by his team are responsible for putting two million people to work “who would otherwise be unemployed.” Just 27% of voters say that statement is true. Fifty-one percent (51%) say it's false.

*On all the points raised in the president’s speech, there is a huge partisan divide. On the question of cutting taxes for 95% of Americans, hardly any Republicans or unaffiliated voters believe it's true. However, Democrats are evenly divided: 34% say the tax cuts have been delivered, 29% say they haven’t, and 38% are not sure.

*Sixty-three percent (63%) of Democrats agree with the president’s statement that the economy is growing again. Seventy percent (70%) of Republicans and 60% of unaffiliated voters disagree.

*As for the claim about two million jobs, 46% of Democrats say it’s true, while 77% of Republicans say it’s not. As for those not affiliated with either major party, 24% say it’s true, and 59% say it’s false.

*Regarding another initiative detailed in the speech on Wednesday night, just nine percent (9%) of voters believe the president’s proposed freeze on discretionary spending will have a big impact on the deficit.

(Excerpt) Read more at rasmussenreports.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2010; 2010polls; bho44; bhoeconomy; democrats; economy; fourth100days; liberalprogressivism; mccainordie; obama; poll; polls; rasmussen; voters
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100101-107 next last
To: manc
In case you missed this.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2440964/posts

61 posted on 01/30/2010 4:03:51 PM PST by A message
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 58 | View Replies]

To: MaestroLC
Obambi: "Who are you going to believe, me or your lying pink slip, past due bills, and repo men?"

Cheers!

62 posted on 01/30/2010 4:29:51 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MaestroLC
Most Voters Don’t Believe President’s Assertions About Economy

What's the matter Obama, the publics average I.Q. a bit higher than you calculated?

63 posted on 01/30/2010 4:40:56 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MaestroLC
; Republicans and Independents didn't move at all. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

That is a problem, After that lying speech and Obama's fascist attack on the Supreme Court, they should be moving to impeach Obama.If the impeachment movement was started now, we could have the votes to take Obama out in January of 2011.

64 posted on 01/30/2010 4:54:25 PM PST by Candor7 (((The effective weapons against Oba- Fascism are ridicule, derision , truth (.Member NRA)))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: P-Marlowe

bingo.

He is not good at it.

I refuse to even listen to the man anymore, he is like some slick door to door salesman who won’t let you close the door.


65 posted on 01/30/2010 5:20:54 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Somewhere in Kenya a village is missing it's idiot.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: Gene Eric

Bush and jeb probably stopped in to have a beer and score some coke from Obama and laugh about how rich and elite they all are and what suckers the public is


66 posted on 01/30/2010 5:40:45 PM PST by KTM rider ( ..........tell me this really isn't happening ! !)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 52 | View Replies]

To: newfreep

+5? I thought they had him at -19 the other day.


67 posted on 01/30/2010 5:57:52 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: chuck_the_tv_out; John 3_19-21

I too thought he was paying you a compliment.


68 posted on 01/30/2010 6:00:14 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies]

To: xtinct

Sales 101

Never refer to yourself, especially in the first person. Words to avoid: I, me, myself, etc.

Never mention your competition by name: SCOTUS, Republicans, etc.

Always structure your conversation to the audience so they understand WIF’M(What’s in it for ME).

Never discuss your losses lest you viewed as a whiner and well.... a loser...., loser.


69 posted on 01/30/2010 6:06:19 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 49 | View Replies]

To: squarebarb

He still gets away with a lot of lying. Unfortunately, there are just enough idiots in this country to let this freak remain in power for another three years. If he tells the right lies frequently enough, he’ll get the Democrats another 4-6 years.


70 posted on 01/30/2010 6:13:32 PM PST by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: April Lexington

As they get more and more generations living off the public dole, there will be fewer and fewer voting age people to know that the rest are being taxed more and more. The end result: everybody runs out of money.


71 posted on 01/30/2010 6:17:54 PM PST by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: MaestroLC
Bottom line..........more than half of Americans now realize (in only a year), that Barack Obama is a bald faced LIAR.

Good for us. We're not as dumb as I thought we were a year ago! ;)

72 posted on 01/30/2010 7:27:37 PM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: KTM rider
That may be the dumbest post I've ever seen on FR.

(And that's saying something).

73 posted on 01/30/2010 7:32:53 PM PST by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 66 | View Replies]

To: MaestroLC; SE Mom; Eye of Unk; exnavy; ~Vor~; Waco; exit82; mazda77; Right_in_Virginia; kempster; ..
I was hoping others would see this. I saw his speech and it was a load of crap. He goes through examples of jobs created saying : "You going to believe me (Obama) or your lying eyes?"
74 posted on 01/30/2010 8:05:32 PM PST by sickoflibs ( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is spending you demand stupid")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MaestroLC

bttt


75 posted on 01/30/2010 9:10:03 PM PST by Touch Not the Cat
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Vendome

He’s not at +5. He gained 5 from his -17, putting him at -12 for the moment.

Ras uses a 3-day rolling average. Saturday’s posting was the first day that was made up of all days after his SOTU (W, Th, F). That means he got a small bump from the party faithful. He’ll dwindle back down pretty quickly, I think. I can remember last summer when he finally breached 0 and went into negative territory. He hasn’t been out of negative territory since. I check every day with just a handful of days missed over the last 7 months. He’s been as low as -23 and has had numerous days of -21 and -19. Overall, he’s trended a long way down, occasionally eeking out a little bounce upward of a couple points.


76 posted on 01/31/2010 1:37:07 AM PST by chilltherats (First, kill all the lawyers (now that they ARE the tyrants).......)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 67 | View Replies]

To: P-Marlowe

He’s also not a very entertaining liar. Bubba was at least good for a few laughs. zero is just mean, cold, dreary and boring with his lies.


77 posted on 01/31/2010 1:39:34 AM PST by chilltherats (First, kill all the lawyers (now that they ARE the tyrants).......)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: my small voice

Wilson lost my regard when he apologized. He should have given the bastard commie the finger.


78 posted on 01/31/2010 1:42:15 AM PST by chilltherats (First, kill all the lawyers (now that they ARE the tyrants).......)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: P-Marlowe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKZg_qLiIj8


79 posted on 01/31/2010 1:49:27 AM PST by American Constitutionalist (There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 18 | View Replies]

To: ridesthemiles

They twist, spin, mutilate and scam every other set of numbers collected relative to the economy.


80 posted on 01/31/2010 1:53:29 AM PST by chilltherats (First, kill all the lawyers (now that they ARE the tyrants).......)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 41 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 41-6061-8081-100101-107 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson