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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Thursday, August 25, 2011
Most voters continue to blame the struggling economy on the recession that
began during the Bush administration, but the number that trusts their own
economic judgment more than the president’s is at a new high.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of Likely Voters
shows that 65% say they trust their own economic judgment more than the
president’s. Prior to this survey, this finding ranged from 49% to 63%
since Barack Obama took office in January 2009. Twenty-four percent (24%) of
voters trust Obama’s economic judgment more than their own, which ties the
lowest level of trust in the president to date. Another 12% are undecided.
(To see survey question wording, click here.)
Since Obama took office, the number of voters who trust his economic
judgment more than their own have ranged from a low of 24% to a high of 39%.
However, 52% of voters say the nation’s current economic problems are due
to the recession that began under George W. Bush. Forty-three percent (43%)
blame Obama’s policies for the poor state of the economy. Voters were more
evenly divided on this question in June.
In surveys since May 2009, 47% to 62% of voters have blamed the nation's
economic woes on the recession that began under the previous president. In
those same surveys, 27% to 48% have blamed the policies of the current
president.
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The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on August 21-22, 2011 by
Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points
with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys
is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
The economy continues to be the number one issue on voters’ minds.
Most Republicans (88%) and voters not affiliated with either political party
(68%) trust themselves more than the president when it comes to the economy
, while Democrats are more evenly divided.
Political Class voters overwhelmingly trust the president more on economic
issues facing the nation, while most Mainstream Voters trust themselves more.
Nearly all Tea Party voters trust themselves more than Obama on economic
issues, while 55% non-Tea Party voters agree.
While female voters blame current economic problems on the recession that
began under Bush by a 56% to 36% margin, men are evenly divided.
Perceptions of home values among homeowners has improved little over the
past month, though more than half still believe their home is worth more
than when they bought it.
More Americans than ever predict they will be paying higher interest rates a
year from now, despite the fact that most say they’re paying about the
same in interest as they were last year.
Confidence among Americans in the stability of the nation’s banking
industry has hit rock bottom.
Overall, 42% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's
performance. This is the president’s lowest total approval rating since
March 16, when it was also at 42%. During his entire time in office,
President Obama’s rating has been lower only once, on June 18, 2010. On
that day, it was 41%.
In a hypothetical 2012 match-up, President Obama leads Texas Governor Rick
Perry by a narrow 43% to 40% margin. He leads Congresswoman Michelle
Bachmann and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney by slightly larger
amounts. Data released earlier showed the president up by just a single
point over Congressman Ron Paul and up by double digits over former Alaska
Governor Sarah Palin. Against a Generic Republican, President Obama trails
by five. |
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