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Poll: More blame Democrats for recession
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| Last Edited | Imperator Nov 20, 2009 10:20pm |
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| News Date | Saturday, November 21, 2009 04:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Nearly two years into the recession, opinion about which political party is responsible for the severe economic downturn is shifting, according to a new national poll.
A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Friday morning indicates that 38% of the public blames Republicans for the country's current economic problems. That's down 15 points from May, when 53% blamed the GOP.
According to the poll, 275 now blame the Democrats for the recession, up 6 points from May. Twenty-seven percent now say both parties are responsible for the economic mess.
"The bad news for the Democrats is that the number of Americans who hold the GOP exclusively responsible for the recession has been steadily falling by about two to three points per month," said Keating Holland, CNN polling director. "At that rate, only a handful of voters will blame the economy on the Republicans by the time next year's midterm elections roll around.."
Thirty-six percent of people questioned said that President Barack Obama's policies have improved economic conditions, with 28% feeling that the president's programs have made things worse, and 35% saying what he's done has had no effect on the economy. |
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