Posted on 07/18/2011 3:08:42 PM PDT by Baladas
Americans are unimpressed with their political leaders' handling of the debt ceiling crisis, with a new CBS News poll showing a majority disapprove of all the involved parties' conduct, but Republicans in Congress fare the worst, with just 21 percent backing their resistance to raising taxes.
President Obama earned the most generous approval ratings for his handling of the weeks-old negotiations, but still more people said they disapproved (48 percent) than approved (43 percent) of what he has done and said.
What Do You Think? Will lawmakers forge a debt deal by Aug. 2?
YesNoNot sureVote View results Tune into the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley at 6:30 p.m. for the full poll results.
CBS News senior White House correspondent Bill Plante reports there was no visible progress over the weekend, despite warnings from debt rating agencies that the nation's credit rating could drop, even if there is a deal, if government spending isn't cut.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
Total Republicans 214 193 (24%) Total Democrats 272 282 (35%) Total Independents 324 335 (41%)
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/poll_debt_071811.pdf
Maybe the “Bradley effect” is at work here too—people telling the pollster they approve of Obama when they don’t because they don’t want the pollster to think they are racist.
Who did they poll, blue states welfare recips?
Consider the source.
I wonder what this 71% will say when this country defaults, in the coming decade. This country will default, it’s now just a matter of when.
The current DC bunch are not capable of making serious cuts. Without serious cuts, default is an ABSOLUTE!
“Lies, damned lies, and statistics”
M. Twain
but Republicans in Congress fare the worst, with just 21 percent backing their resistance to raising taxes.
Pitiful....really pitiful.
Pitiful....really pitiful.
July 12, 2011
U.S. Debt Ceiling Increase Remains Unpopular With Americans
More are concerned about higher level of spending than risk of economic crisis
by Lydia Saad
PRINCETON, NJ — Despite agreement among leaders of both sides of the political aisle in Washington that raising the U.S. debt ceiling is necessary, more Americans want their member of Congress to vote against such a bill than for it, 42% vs. 22%, while one-third are unsure. This 20-percentage-point edge in opposition to raising the debt ceiling in Gallup’s July 7-10 poll is slightly less than the 28-point lead (47% vs. 19%) seen in May.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/148454/debt-ceiling-increase-remains-unpopular-americans.aspx
They probably polled the GOP haters at FR.
Most would probably feel more comfortable telling the truth to Scott Rasmussen's computer than to a live pollster with an African-American accent.
If they were really ahead in the honest polls, they'd already be talking about how well Barry has done.
Survey this:
Does it bother you that the democrats have not offered up a budget in over 800 days, thus breaking the law?
Does it bother you that the POTUS and democrats want to be declared ‘winners’ in the game without even suiting up or showing any sign of intending to play the game?
Republicans are to just forfeit the ‘football’ game because the other team wants the win? This is a lot more important than a football game - the future of this country is at stake. (At least financially speaking.)
That is the most overrated excuse ever affecting at most 5% of people if that.
Good analysis of all the flaws with this poll (massive oversampling of Democrats, etc.):
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/07/18/cbs-poll-with-d11-sample-oddly-disfavors-gop/
http://www.conservativecommune.com/2011/07/the-number-cbs-is-not-trumpeting-in-its-latest-poll/
And yet Brett Hume was just on Fox using this pole to say the Republicans will get the blame if Obama shuts down the govt. with a veto of their budget.
That CBS poll is pure CRAP!
Leave it to the MSM to prop up Obama/liberals when they get behind in an argument, count on it!
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July 12, 2011
U.S. Debt Ceiling Increase Remains Unpopular With Americans
More are concerned about higher level of spending than risk of economic crisis
by Lydia Saad
PRINCETON, NJ — Despite agreement among leaders of both sides of the political aisle in Washington that raising the U.S. debt ceiling is necessary, more Americans want their member of Congress to vote against such a bill than for it, 42% vs. 22%, while one-third are unsure. This 20-percentage-point edge in opposition to raising the debt ceiling in Gallup’s July 7-10 poll is slightly less than the 28-point lead (47% vs. 19%) seen in May.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/148454/debt-ceiling-increase-remains-unpopular-americans.aspx
You are right. They surveyed 47% dems, 20% independents, 33% republicans.
There’s no more money.
But plenty of idle men.
Let’s roll.
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