49% Blame Bush for Economy, 45% Blame Obama
Voters for the first time are blaming President Obama nearly as much as President Bush for the country’s continuing economic problems.
October 2009
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Obama Approval Index Month-by-Month: October 2009
When tracking President Obama’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger picture. To look at the longer-term trends, Rasmussen Reports compiles the numbers on a full-month basis, and the results can be seen in the graphics below.
October 23, 2009
Americans Favor Limits on Executive Pay For Bailed Out Firms
The Obama administration and the Federal Reserve Board this week both moved a step closer to regulating compensation at major banks and bailed-out financial firms, but most Americans have reservations about how far the government should go.
October 15, 2009
46% View Biden Favorably
Forty-six percent (46%) of U.S. voters have a favorable opinion of Vice President Joseph Biden, even as left-wing doyenne Arianna Huffington suggests he resign if President Obama ignores his advice and sends more troops to Afghanistan.
October 9, 2009
43% Give Obama Positive Marks on National Security
Forty-three percent (43%) of likely voters say President Obama is doing a good or excellent job handling national security issues, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
October 9, 2009
30% Say Obama Is A Bipartisan President
Just 30% of U.S. voters now think President Obama is governing in a bipartisan fashion, down 12 points from late January and the lowest such finding of his presidency.
October 5, 2009
55% Still Blame Bush for Economic Problems
Fifty-five percent (55%) of likely voters say the nation’s current economic problems are due to the recession which began under President George W. Bush, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
