Despite Tough Climate, Public Prefers Obama’s Policies

Well bless my underwear, I would not have expected something like this with all the doom and gloom out there. Now if the D’s would only make this part of their “coordinated message”, and be a bit louder…

Despite a tough year for President Obama, the public believes his administration’s policies offer a better chance at improving the economy over the policies of his predecessor, former President George W. Bush. According to the latest Society for Human Resource Management/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, conducted with the Pew Research Center, 46 percent said Obama’s path would do more to improve economic conditions in the next few years, compared to 29 percent who said policies put in place by Bush would.

And regarding the most significant domestic policy of Bush’s time in office, his 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, the public is offering a split verdict on what course lawmakers should take as they all expire at the end of the year.

Overall, Obama’s lead on the economy, although it falls short of a majority, is notable considering the public’s sour mood. In a Congressional Connection Poll conducted last month, the National Journal Political Confidence Index for Obama stood at -16 and was at -14 for expectations that the federal government will make progress on the country’s most pressing problems.

Americans’ sentiment here matters, as the parties have ramped up their midterm political strategy by questioning the other side’s economic acumen.