(Shocking!) Exit poll: Economy dominates voters' worries

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Really? The economy? Huh. Who knew?

Exit poll: Economy dominates voters' worries
Associated Press – 4 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Voters across the nation Tuesday said they were intensely worried about the future of the economy and unhappy with the way President Barack Obama and Congress are running things.

Voters in overwhelming numbers were dissatisfied with the way the federal government is working and majorities disapproved of both the Republican and Democratic parties, according to an Associated Press analysis of preliminary exit poll results and pre-election polls.

Voters say the economy eclipses any other issue. About a third say their household suffered a job loss in the past two years, but that didn't give a clear direction to their voting. They divided over which party to support in Tuesday's House races.

About four in 10 say they are worse off financially than they were two years ago. More than 80 percent said they were worried about the direction of the economy over the next year. Only about a quarter of voters in Tuesday's House races blamed Obama for the nation's economic troubles. But about half think Obama's policies will hurt the country.

About four out of 10 voters said they support the tea party movement, and they overwhelmingly voted Republican.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101102/ap_on_el_ge/us_exit_polls

[Tansy_Gold]

1. Let's see. If 4 out of 10 support the tea partiers, then that must mean

6 out of 10 support someone else.

Duh.




TG, NTY

[Renew Deal]

8. Not exactly

It means that they will vote for someone in either party, but don't support the "tea party movement."

[notesdev]

2. CNN showing 52% most concerned with the economy

In other words, more people are voting on the economy than all other issues combined.

For comparison, health care is the top concern of 8%.

[jaxx]

3. The AP just keeps them coming.

I think they get the prize for most anti-Obama articles in the past 2 weeks, hands down.

[JuniperLea]

4. Sounds screwy to me...

I wonder how the questions were worded.

[pruple]

5. the exit poll

there is a diary on Kos from someone who took the exit survey. There were only 3 choices for what voters are worried about. The economy, health care reform and afghanistan. They won't allow any other answer. Regard the exit polling skeptically.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

6. Shouldn't Those Results Be Coupled With Another Poll?

You know, the one that shows that a fairly large majority of Americans trust Democrats to handle the economy more than they trust Republicans? That's certainly the conclusion I came to. But then again, we're talking about Yahoo News, so they're probably working on a story right now with the headline, "Exit polls showing overwhelming votes for Democrats indicate Americans' disgust with the Democratic Party"

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. I hope a majority of people whom are worried about the economy

don't actually believe/expect that the Republicans will make things better. :eyes: :puke:

[JKaiser]

9. Is there any hope?

.Everywhere I look it seems like we are going to lose. Has there ever been an upset in political exit polls? It depresses me, because everyone acts like they know how everything pans before polls actually close.

[8 track mind]

10. Damn It!!!

I get this wrong every year!!!! I just KNEW abortion and prayer in schools was the hot ticket item this year.........

:sarcasm: