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54% Still Blame Bush for Nation’s Economic Woes
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Most Americans—54%--still blame President George W. Bush for the nation’s economic woes. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 39% say the policies of President Barack Obama are to blame.

Those top-line figures are unchanged from a month ago. Two months ago, 62% blamed Bush.

By a two-to-one margin, voters trust their own economic judgment more than the President’s. That, too, is little changed over the past month. However, in February, just 49% trusted their own economic judgment more than the president’s.

Fifty-seven percent (57%) of women still blame Bush for the economic problems. That view is shared by 50% of men.

Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Democrats point the finger at Bush while 65% of Republicans say Obama now bears responsibility. Those not affiliated with either major party are more evenly divided—51% blame Bush and 43% say Obama.

Overall, the President’s Job Approval ratings have fallen since release of a disappointing jobs report in early July.

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During that same time frame, opposition has grown to the health care reform plan working its way through Congress. Seventy-eight percent (78%) of voters believe that passage of the plan could lead to middle class tax hikes.

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Scott Rasmussen, president of Rasmussen Reports, has been an independent pollster for more than a decade.