New poll: Zero percent of Americans think national economy is improving.
By on Sep 22nd, 2008 at 11:25 am
New poll: Zero percent of Americans think national economy is improving.
A new American Research Group poll shows that “[n]o Americans say that the national economy is getting better,” while 82 percent say it is getting much worse. Only 17 percent approve of President Bush’s handling of the economy, with 78 percent disapproving. Even among Republicans, more disapprove of his economic performance than approve:
Among Republicans, 46% approve of the way Bush is handling the economy and 48% disapprove. Among Democrats, 97% disapprove of the way Bush is handling the economy and 2% approve. Among independents, 8% approve and 87% disapprove of the way Bush is handling the economy.
Bush’s overall approval rating fell to 19 percent, from 30 percent last month, with 76 percent disapproving.
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zero per cent?
where is our good
friend backup to
spin that figure?
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thank you.
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September 22nd, 2008 at 11:27 amZero percent of Americans think national economy is improving.
– - Wouldn’t that make the McCain campaign UNAmerican?
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:28 amDoes that mean Phil Gramm vanishes in a puff of smoke?
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:29 amAs the meltdown on Wall Street continues, American voters would do well to regard John McCain and his Republican Party with suspicion when it comes to the resuscitating the economy. But McCain’s acknowledged ignorance on economic issues, happy talk about strong “fundamentals,” ties to lobbyists and disturbing involvement in the 1980’s savings and loan disaster aren’t the only reasons voters should flock to Barack Obama for solutions to the mushrooming financial crisis. As history has proven time and again, Wall Street and the economy overall simply do better under Democratic presidents.
For the details, see:
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:29 am“History Lesson: Wall Street, Economy Do Better Under Democrats.”
Any trolls want to tell me why they still support this loser?
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:29 amGuess he wouldn’t hit the 40% approval Rove said he would before he left office.
19%-HA HA HA HA HA.
Bushbaby is a loser, plain and simple.
tony and lido
Badmoodman Says:
Zero percent of Americans think national economy is improving.
- – Wouldn’t that make the McCain campaign UNAmerican?
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it confirms the mcsame campaign is UNAmerican.
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September 22nd, 2008 at 11:30 amwon’t hit.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:30 amOnly 17 percent approve of President Bush’s handling of the economy, with 78 percent disapproving.
Can someone point out these 17%’ers to me , so I can beat them all with a shovel over their collective empty heads ?
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:31 amI do.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:32 amHow many think that we are teetering on the brink of another Great Depression?
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:32 amWe are possibly teetering on something far worse than the Great Depression.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:35 amCan someone point out these 17%’ers to me
Just look for the blue-hairs driving huge sedans with Texas license plates…
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:36 am> How many think that we are teetering on
> the brink of another Great Depression?
If McPalin gets elected we’ll be lucky if its only a great depression…
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:36 am…and yet, I’m surrounded in my neighborhood in Virginia by signs in support of Dumbya’s clone, McCain. “Baffling” doesn’t even begin to describe it…
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:37 amWe are possibly teetering on something far worse than the Great Depression.
Those who practiced “white flight” in the last decade and moved from large cities to gated suburbs have been fearing the worst for quite a while now.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:38 amBush’s overall approval rating fell to 19 percent, from 30 percent last month…
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Nice to know the “Bed-Rock Stupid” and “Out-And-Out Incoherent” still support Botch. I wonder what the tipping point was for that 11% of supporters who finally bailed in the last month?
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:39 am?Uncle Ho Says:
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How many think that we are teetering on the brink of another Great Depression
No doubt about we are. The sad part is that most people don’t even see it coming. I keep telling my one issue voter sheeple here in Kansas to hang on to their Bible’s because all they are going to have left to eat are the pages.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:41 amAs Harry Truman famously said, “if you want to live like a Republican, vote Democratic.”
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:42 amChocolate Jesus Says:
> How many think that we are teetering on
> the brink of another Great Depression?
If McPalin gets elected we’ll be lucky if its only a great depression…\
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a new great depression.
what a “mavericky” thing
to do.
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September 22nd, 2008 at 11:42 amI can’t wait to see the results of any polling they do on the $700 billion bailout. I’m assuming that about 1 Percent (rich Wall Streeters) will be the only ones supporting it.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:43 amI believe Hank Paulson thinks he’s still works for Goldman Sachs.
I believe Goldman Sachs would agree with this.
It’s quite incredible that anyone believes giving GS & Morgan Stanley the ‘keys to the bank’ could improve anything but top management’s salary levels.
The Fleecing of America – 9/22/08
A day sure to make history, but for all the ‘W’rong reasons.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:46 amDammit! My 17 yr. old was telling me over breakfast this morning that he was up all night worrying about McCain getting elected and re-instating the draft! I had to tell him not to worry, there won’t be any money left to pay for a draft… and then he asked me if there will be any money left for him to go to college. I got no answers.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:47 amWell obviously no one asked Daryll. Or is he statisticaly insignificant?
If Obama didn’t have that unfortunate condition this election would reflect Boy George’s popularity as it should.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:47 amAmong Republicans, 46% approve of the way Bush is handling the economy…
That is a staggering amount of dumb people.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:48 amWanna see sumpin eye-opening?
Compare Obama’s ‘plan
with Ralph Nader’s.
Now ask yourselves why one –Nader’s– is chock-full of specific remedies, which allocate the blame and responsibility where it belongs, and assures at least a little accountability, while the other –our Gread Mocha Hope’s–is overflowing with rhetorical flourishes and boiler-plate generalities?
Any guesses?
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:50 amthen he asked me if there will be any money left for him to go to college. I got no answers.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:47 am
be honest with him: the answer is NO.
There’s gonna be no money left anywhere at all for anything.
That’s why they did it this way.
And qhy the Pukes wanna lock any future Regime into the present solution.
Universal Health Care? It was always a chimera, now it’s not even legendary any more…
CorpoRats all over the world are swilling champagne this morning…
and the {People should be arming themselves…
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:52 ambentley1 Says:
Any trolls want to tell me why they still support this loser?
[chirp, chirp...]
I think they’re busy, checking on mom’s 401(k).
If that goes south, they’re really in trouble!
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:53 amCorrection: 0% plus 5
Bush
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:53 amMcCain
Palin
Cheney
Graham
tokin librul Says:
Wanna see sumpin eye-opening?
Compare Obama’s ‘plan
with Ralph Nader’s.
Now ask yourselves why one –Nader’s– is chock-full of specific remedies, which allocate the blame and responsibility where it belongs, and assures at least a little accountability, while the other –our Gread Mocha Hope’s–is overflowing with rhetorical flourishes and boiler-plate generalities?
Any guesses?
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so we vote for nader
and get four more
years of mcbush.
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sounds familiar.
$
thank you.
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September 22nd, 2008 at 11:54 amI believe this poll shows, more than anything else, Republicans use more illegal and mind altering substances, on a regular basis, then liberal Democrats.
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:56 ambentley1 Says:
Any trolls want to tell me why they still support this loser?
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We do seem to be experiencing a dearth of trolls here lately. Guess t’ings have gotten so bad they can’t even bear to show their faces any more…
Botch? Never heard of the man… no idear what yer even talkin’ about.
Or…
I vas only doink’ vhat I vas told…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:00 pmRalph Nader would not even be in the public eye if he hadn’t taken gop money to run against any democrat…
Your chicken little routine is getting old.
We have some hope of improving things in America but nader is not going to be part of that solution…..
Obama 2008
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:00 pmI mean [N]O Yeah!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:01 pmI know at least one guy they didn’t poll.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:03 pmTokin’, WHAT are you smokin’?? NADER?? Ya gotta be kiddin’ me!! Haven’t you learned ANYTHING from the last 8 years?? It doesn’t matter how specific he is. It doesn’t matter how right he is. It doesn’t matter if Nader is JC incarnate, this country is NEVER going to elect him. Ever. His only place in this is to siphon off Democratic votes and throw the election to the Republicans. Again.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:05 pmtokin librul:
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:07 pmthe only eye you have open is your brown eye. And it’s winking at the republicans. a vote for nadar is a vote for mccain/bush. If that’s what you really want, then at least be honest about it.
With our leaders not being honest about the current financial crisis, I’m not surprised about the lack of confidence.
Bush ties his historic low. I’m shocked he didn’t set a new one with both candidates running against W.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:08 pmthe fundimentals of our economy are strong – john mcSTUPIDMOTHERFUKER!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pmWouldn’t you rather have our ‘Mulatto Messiah’ talking like Nader? With specific points, plans, ideas, instead of meaningless mush designed not to frighten the BEEEEEEEEEG Money?
I would.
So why won’t he?
cuz he’s part of the problem, sweeties…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pmWhy didn’t Obama have a plan when this all happened? Bush did the right thing and has been calling for some oversight sense 2001! Obama has done nothing and doesn’t have the leadership to make the tough calls! This is even more proof that Obama would be the next crises this country has if he is chosen president !
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:13 pmYa know, Tokin’, I’m getting pretty damn sick of your little racist name calling. You should crawl back in yer cave and hide from decent society. Shame on you. That’s all I have to say to you, ever.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:14 pmWhen did tokin’ librul sign as a free agent with the Troll Patrol?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:16 pm“make the tough calls!”
these “tough calls” seem suprisingly like socialism…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:17 pmthem_libs doesn’t even seem to trying anymore, and who could blame him?
Do lame posts like that still earn McCain McPoints? That’s what I’m wondering.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:18 pmthem_libs Says:
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Why didn’t Obama have a plan when this all happened? Bush did the right thing and has been calling for some oversight sense 2001! Obama has done nothing and doesn’t have the leadership to make the tough calls! This is even more proof that Obama would be the next crises this country has if he is chosen president !
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Chimpy wants $700 million and for it to be distributed by a solitary individual , Paulson , with no oversight whatsoever ; meanwhile , McDepends is babbling and spewing stupid nonsense , with leading conservatives like George Will even finding his bevahior childish and un-presidential.
Your claim that Obama has not show any leadership is just typical bullshit being spewed by you and your equally dishonest stupid brethren……
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:20 pmMCMetal Says:
What has Obama done?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:20 pmconniptionfit Says:
Ya know, Tokin’, I’m getting pretty damn sick of your little racist name calling. You should crawl back in yer cave and hide from decent society. Shame on you. That’s all I have to say to you, ever.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Do you have any idea how desperately SAD that makes me?
MIDDULL Murka’s not gonna elect ‘em a “Kneegrow” as ITS preznint, ’specially one with “Who-Sane” in the middle of his name.
It will be seen as enough (to dispel the accusations of endemic USer racism) to NOMINATE him. No way, they’re gonna actually ELECT him.
Obama, in some ways, is the ULTIMATE “token”…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:22 pmBush did the right thing and has been calling for some oversight sense 2001! -them libs
See? Call for Trolls & they arrive, spewing the usual bullshit.
‘Mulatto Messiah’
…along with racist remarks.
Trolls are predators, hiding in the bushes ready to jump out when you’re least expecting it. They’re trying to rob us of our integrity while their Chimp in Chief robs us of our savings.
Hank Paulson – the $1,000,000,000,000 man. Appearing at a Bank near you!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:22 pmtokin librul Says:
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Wouldn’t you rather have our ‘Mulatto Messiah’ talking like Nader? With specific points, plans, ideas, instead of meaningless mush designed not to frighten the BEEEEEEEEEG Money?
I would.
So why won’t he?
cuz he’s part of the problem, sweeties…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Who gives a shit what you want or would rather have ?
You’re part of the problem , with your stupid racist shit and GOP “messiah” talk ; what the hell is wrong with you ?
Stop drinking the bong water , dipshit………
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:24 pmthem_libs is a moron. Unlike grammpy mcsame, who’s first plan was to pretend there wasn’t a problem, and then to blame it on obama, and then to say he’d fire sommeone he couldn’t fire. Obama actually looked at the problem and came up with some rational ideas. Are they ideas everyone can agree on? Of course not. Those kinds of ideas aren’t based in reality. We may not agree with Obama on everything, but at least we can agree that Obama has thought about the issue and is trying to make things better.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:24 pmTokin librul has been flagged for racist and inflammatory comments. Please do the same.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:26 pmthem_libs Says:
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MCMetal Says:
What has Obama done?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
What has Chimpy done in almost 8 years , you GOP leg humping tool ?
Worse yet , what in the hell has McDepends ever done in almost 3 decades ????
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:26 pmI thought them_libs was oppose to socialism and good forbid “big government”. What happened to the magic of the market? Now big government socilist bailouts is the shits it seems…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:27 pmBush’s overall approval rating fell to 19 percent, from 30 percent last month, with 76 percent disapproving.
President Dinkledork is setting records for failure. The damnedest thing is so many of us knew eight years ago that he was a schleprock, that everything thing he touched his whole life turned to crap!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:29 pmThen why pollsters keep telling us almost twice a week that McSame is running neck to neck race with Obama..sometime pollsters say he, McSame is even ahead ?
How could this be possible when Bush’s popularity has been very low and in the tank for a long time,in addition to daily flip flopping of McCain?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:35 pmWhom are these pollsters are asking these days?!!
This is a man with nothing to lose!
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:36 pmthem_libs Says:
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Oh, good Dog, stop embarrassing yourself here.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:37 pmthem_libs Says:
MCMetal Says:
What has Obama done?
Run a notable campaign rife with details. He will restore the American presidency to its collegial underpinnings from the current train wreck, the figurehead presidency.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:37 pmFck off and die tokin btch. Consider your racist ass flagged on sight.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:37 pmWho gives a shit what you want or would rather have ?
so forget I asked it.
answer it anyway, dickweed…Why isn’t St. Barry the Changer AGAINST the biggest give-away in the history of the World?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:39 pmGosh, it’s sure easy to lose the sympathy of the mob here, innit?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:40 pmthem_libs is funny. BushCo and his congressional Republican henchmen are in complete control of the country for six years, deregulate the shit out the financial sector, which floats a non-existent economic recovery and then, when those chickens come home to roost, them_libs demands to know what Barack Obama has done to avoid this financial catastrophe.
Good stuff, good stuff…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:43 pmtokin librul Says:
You disparage Obama and in the same breath praise nader who is a gop agent. Why should we take you seriously?
Why should we answer your questions?
You should do some reflecting on what you expect from this election.
Do you think mccain will change the way things are done?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:44 pmYeah, tokin’ — racist comments will do that.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:44 pmtokin librul Says:
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Who gives a shit what you want or would rather have ?
so forget I asked it.
answer it anyway, dickweed…Why isn’t St. Barry the Changer AGAINST the biggest give-away in the history of the World?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Why am I going to answer some racist pothead’s idiotic question ?
Piss off , you sorry little twit ; you’re getting extremely tiresome .
Set aside your bong for a while ; it has turned your already pea-sized little brain into runny cream cheese………
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:45 pmtokin librul Says:
Why isn’t St. Barry the Changer AGAINST the biggest give-away in the history of the World?
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… ‘Course, it doesn’t appear that Nader is opposed to it either…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:49 pmstateofthedivision Says:
“… with both candidates running against W.”
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uh… wouldn’t that mean McCalin/Pain are running against themselves?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:50 pmignore tokin racist. just flag it and move on. this one is almost as popular as bush.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:50 pmtokin librul Says:
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Gosh, it’s sure easy to lose the sympathy of the mob here, innit?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
You believe a drug-addicted knucklehead spewing asinine racial comments should be smothered with sympathy ?
Good luck searching for that …………
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:51 pmtokin librul Says: Obama, in some ways, is the ULTIMATE “token”…
You’re too much today.
You don’t have to support Obama, but you can stop making racists staements about him here and expect us to tolerate your intolerance. Try redstate.org.
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:52 pmI wonder how many “librul” news outlets will have the balls to lead with this 19% story today/tonight?
I’d like to think they all will, but I hear there’s been a Britney boobage sighting.
PEACE
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:58 pm#65
Don’t disparage pot smokers!! Tokin is obviously a tweaker…
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 pmHow the F*** do 46% of republicans approve of this mess?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:01 pm.
I want to know who those 46% of Republicans are…(!)
.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:03 pmTokin needs a real good btch slap but a flag is as close as I can get from a BlackBerry.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:07 pmtokin librul Says:
Wouldn’t you rather have our ‘Mulatto Messiah’ talking like Nader? With specific points, plans, ideas, instead of meaningless mush designed not to frighten the BEEEEEEEEEG Money?
September 22nd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
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First of all, the term “mulatto,” does not apply to Senator Obama. In the United States and Latin America the term has traditionally referred to mixed-race persons descended from West African slaves. As the Senator from Illinois is the son of an East African whose family was not enslaved in the New World, the term is completely irrelevant, and an obvious attempt to offend.
Secondly, Obama’s economic plan has plenty of specifics, and takes a much more holistic approach to the complexities of the economy, recognizing that it’s not just about regulation and oversight in the financial sector.
Thirdly, Ralph Nader has the luxury of not being a viable candidate. He can put out as many specifics as possible and fill his platform with as many corporate-bashing provisions as he wants, because he knows there’s not a chance in hell that he’ll be elected and have to actually push these measures through Congress.
Don’t get me wrong – I like Ralph Nader as a consumer advocate and a rabble-rouser. His is a voice that needs to be heard during the election season. Just not as a candidate.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:07 pmMany republicans have been brainwashed into thinking that democrats would be bad for the country…..would spend too much money and run up a huge deficit.
Remember, I said brainwashed.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:09 pmFred Says:
Many republicans have been brainwashed into thinking that democrats would be bad for the country…..would spend too much money and run up a huge deficit.
Remember, I said brainwashed.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:09 pm
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Um, don’t you need to have a brain in order to be brainwashed?
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:10 pmI guess you are right toasterhead, having a brain would imply the ability to do cognitive thinking independent from party dogma. I stand corrected.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:14 pmAnd there’s still the possible collapse of the credit card industry.
Kinda inevitable given the negative savings that is going on now.
Such fun times!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:27 pmDieNowForPeace Says:
Can someone point out these 17%’ers to me
I can. Right here:
http://tinyurl.com/rabid-righties
Yikes.
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 pmZero percent? I’m surprised it’s not lower!
September 22nd, 2008 at 1:35 pmBut I thought the fundamentals were sound.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:09 pmI guess they didn’t call McHoover.
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:44 pmSo can somebody please explain to me how these 45% morans can still vote for John McCain?????????????????
Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!
September 22nd, 2008 at 9:54 pmAn illegitimate ruler who steals elections is fatal to his country. We’ve found out the hard way.
Nothing can offset or even come close to offsetting the damage this idiot has done to America and the world.
September 23rd, 2008 at 2:25 am