Tough first year hits Obama's ratings hard
Washington Times
"The economy may be growing and the recession may be over, but on Main Street, people who are unemployed are not happy and people who are worried about being unemployed are not happy," said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
Only 44 percent of Americans approve of Mr. Obama's handling of the economy, compared with 59 percent in February, when he signed the $787 billion stimulus package, according to National Journal's Pollster.com. Support for Mr. Obama's handling of his
marquee health care initiative, now nearing final approval in Congress, stands at 41 percent - down from 57 percent in February.
Democratic leaders and the White House have suggested that the lack of public backing for the health care bill will change once it has been passed and blame Republicans for spreading misinformation about what's in the legislation. Republicans, meanwhile, are banking on voter opposition to the plan to hold firm throughout next year.
Democratic pollster Tom Jensen said he doubts Mr. Obama will see any short-term gain from signing health care reform into law, arguing that independents and Republicans who overwhelmingly oppose the bill are not likely to be swayed.
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