Even the brain dead eventually see the light it seems…….
Voters: Yes, Mr. Obama, you are killing economy
President identified as ‘one person’ most ‘to blame’ for financial chaos
For years, Barack Obama has diverted attention from his own economic decisions by blaming his predecessor, George W. Bush, for the nation’s financial woes, from deficits to debt to taxes to Medicare and Medicaid spending.
But that strategy has reached the end of its effectiveness, according to a new poll that reveals more people blame Obama for the failed state of the economy now than blame Bush.
A new poll from the public-opinion research and media consulting company Wenzel Strategies shows that 22.3 percent of registered voters say Obama is the “one person” most responsible for the nation’s continuing economic troubles.
To the same question, 19.1 percent said George W. Bush. But critical to the coming 2012 election will be the fact that of the independents, on whose votes elections often are decided, nearly 23 percent blame Obama and only 15.5 percent blame Bush. The independents put in second place members of Congress, which is half controlled by Democrats, the poll revealed, ahead of Bush.
“Because blame of the Congress is split equally between the Democrats who lead the Senate and Republicans who lead the U.S. House, Obama’s efforts to blame Congress for all of the problems facing the country will backfire by at least 50 percent,” Wenzel said.
“Obama’s current campaign strategy could appear to be particularly selfish, having the ironic effect of killing his support among fellow Democrats in Congress, who will no doubt resent his efforts to sell them out to save his own political skin,” he added.
“At the very least, with twice as many Democratic seats than Republican seats up for grabs [in] next year’s Senate elections, this Obama strategy may well assure that Democrats lose control of the Senate, and is unlikely to result in a Democratic takeover in the U.S. House,” he said.
The poll was conducted Dec. 5-7 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.26 percentage points.
The poll showed that 22.3 percent of registered voters (35.7 percent of Republicans and 22.9 percent of independents) blame Obama as the most responsible for the current economic conditions. A little more than 19 percent blame Bush and 18.3 percent blame Congress.
The poll shows 11.5 percent blame the Democratic Congress of 2009, 11.2 percent blame Wall Street and 10.1 percent blame the U.S. House. Trailing was the Democrat-led U.S. Senate.
“Finally, he is the one now blamed more than any other for the current miserable state of the economy,” Wenzel said.
A full 74.9 percent of independents believe America is on the wrong track, trailing the 85 percent of the Republicans by only a little. Only 12 percent of independents and 7 percent of Republicans think the nation is on the right track.
Among those who described themselves as “very liberal,” more than one-third (37.3 percent) said the nation is on the wrong track. That opinion rose in every other category (liberal, moderate, conservative, very conservative).
Obama’s efforts also were rejected by every race category (white, black, Hispanic, Asian-other), men and women, and all regions of the country, including a 66 percent to 25 percent rejection in the Obama-friendly East.



Dec 16, 2011 @ 14:38:54
The problem in government is the blame game in itself. The demonization of “the other side” by members on both sides of the isle, has destroyed the affibility necessary to the function of a bichameral legislature in our republic.
I hope to initiate a strong constructive conversation so that we can all elucidate the truth behind the critical issues our nation faces, but MORE IMPORTANTLY, to come up with solutions to those problems.
God Bless America!!!
Jan 10, 2012 @ 00:36:44
Good comment John…and people should wake to the fact that “the party” is the problem. Term limits would certainly help alleviate a lot of this, and I’m not so sure that Rick Perry’s congress cuts wouldn’t hurt. Either way, government needs an enema, and just electing more of the same just continues the problem.
The electorate is afraid of stepping up to the plate to make “real” change, they’re too hung up on who’s in power. The founders would tell us all to take up guns and dismiss the sewage from DC and start again…but this time, stop the path to career politicians. Our country would right itself in no time!