Survey Reveals Broad Support for President

[babylonsister]

Survey Reveals Broad Support for President

By JEFF ZELENY and MEGAN THEE-BRENAN
Published: February 23, 2009

President Obama is benefiting from remarkably high levels of optimism and confidence among Americans about his leadership, providing him with substantial political clout as he confronts the nation’s economic challenges and opposition from nearly all Republicans in Congress, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.

Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Obama during a meeting with members of his economic team at the White House on Monday.

A majority of people surveyed in both parties said Mr. Obama was striving to work in a bipartisan way, but most faulted Republicans for their response to the president, saying the party had objected to the $787 billion economic stimulus plan for political reasons. Most said Mr. Obama should pursue the priorities he campaigned on, the poll found, rather than seek middle ground with Republicans.

Mr. Obama will deliver his first address to Congress on Tuesday evening against a backdrop of deep economic anxiety among the public, with worries spanning party, class and regional divides. A majority of Americans, 55 percent, say they are just making ends meet, with more than 6 in 10 concerned that someone in their household might lose his job in the next year.

Americans are under no illusions that the country’s problems will be resolved quickly, but the poll suggested that they will be patient when it comes to the economy, with most saying it would be years before significant improvement.

A month into Mr. Obama’s term, with his first big accomplishments, setbacks and political battles behind him, more than three-quarters of the people polled said they were optimistic about the next four years with him as president. Similar percentages said that they thought he was bringing real change to the way things were done in Washington and that they had confidence in his ability to make the right decisions about the economy.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/us/politics/24poll.html?hp

[Baikonour]

1. Yeah, I posted this earlier. Definitely great news. nt

[old mark]

2. Great article - thank you .

God - even the NYT likes Obama!

Rec.

mark

[zbdent]

3. wait a few minutes ...

[Peacetrain]

4. It is almost amusing to see how the other side does not get

that the American public not only thinks but knows, they are off the cliff. Even confidence in congress (the democratic part) has risen. It was the REPUBLICANS people lost faith in

edit for spelling

[bdamomma]

5. republicans lost in denial and delusion

they are so transparent whiny babies all and just think of themselves.

[Jennicut]

6. So Faux's stupid "tea party protest" will never get off the ground?

I am serious, this is what Faux is promoting these days.
http://theconservativerevolution.com/freedomworks/how-to-organize-your-own-tea-party-protest/

[babylonsister]

7. I hope not. This must be the protest Santelli is promoting but

this guy has some serious screws loose. I think he's in love with himself. I hope he gets the attention he deserves.


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