Polls: Support For Stimulus Package Rises

[babylonsister]

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/stimulus-package/polls-support-for-stimulus-package-rises/

Polls: Support For Stimulus Package Rises


Last week I noted several polls that seemed to show support for the economic recovery package was dropping, but now we have a couple of new surveys that show a clear jump in public backing for it.

Gallup is now finding that support for the stim package has risen to 59%, up from 52% a week ago. A majority of independents also supports it.

Separately, a new Rasmussen poll finds that support for the package has jumped to 44%, up from 37% last week.

The key here, as Eric Kleefeld notes, is that Rasmussen was the one being cited by opponents of the stim package as proof of eroding support for it. What’s more, Ras polls have consistently found lower support for the package than other surveys.

Both these polls were taken in the last few days, when the package was getting heavy media attention and there was a growing sense that an agreement was getting closer, both of which could have rallied support.

It’s also possible that it took awhile for President Obama’s newly aggressive pro-stimulus campaign to sink in and start working.

[Jennicut]

1. Razz was always low for Dems in the campaign.

[babylonsister]

3. Yup. They have a very conservative bent, with an

evangelical christian at the helm. Also, support from the GOP...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Rasmussen


Rasmussen Reports (a separate company) and describes himself as having been an independent public opinion pollster for more than a decade.<6> He received $95,500 from the Republican National Committee and $45,500 from the George W. Bush presidential campaign as a campaign consultant for the 2004 presidential election.<7>

[annabanana]

2. and Galloping Gregg just couldn't handle it. . . .n/t

[MarjorieG]

4. Although stim. has something of what he's pitching, didn't get all his stuff through.

I think he really preferred letting the public in on the process, and making Congress involved. Still more time for appropriations, entitlements, health care battles (which he wanted to open up), and this was a warm-up to citizens involved with civics.

Hope we can get something from this package. Some lower income relief and state aid got cut, but positive nonetheless.

That very smart, confident Obama at the press conference helped, too. I'd follow him anywhere.