WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama benefits from a broadly held perception that others bear the bulk of responsibility for state of the U.S. economy, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll published on Tuesday.

Asked who was responsible for the economic meltdown, 80 percent in the poll blamed banks, financial institutions and corporations. Some 70 percent also blamed consumers for taking on too much debt and the former Bush administration for lax regulation. Only 26 percent said the Obama administration was not doing enough to turn the situation around.

Two-thirds of respondents approve of the way Obama is handling the presidency, and 60 percent approve of the way he is handling the economy.

Sixty-four percent said were confident Obama's policies will improve the economy, down from 72 percent just before he took office in January.

Forty two percent said the country was now heading in the right direction, a five-year high. Late last year, when then-President George W. Bush was in its final months, as many as nine in 10 American said the country was heading in the wrong direction.

The poll of 1,000 adults was conducted Thursday through Sunday and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090331/pl_nm/us_obama_poll_economy

Im in the 64%!
Where are you?

It's only common sense.

wb Fanta

I didn't get polled

1000 people out of 300 million....sounds accurate to me....

I've never been polled. Probably biased and selective.
I'm gonna' start a poll. For Texas, I'll call it the Giddyup Poll.
I vote a modest 20% and falling.

buckle up pork chop

Just to see how many agree. I'll make no further comment on this topic.

Just as accurate as anything that comes out of that lying racists mouth. Never did trust him, and this kind of point blank LIE sure isn't going to fool me either. Where did they find these 1000 people? Just friends, family, and members of that racist, anti American church he attends?
This is just another example of how he will be stifling any real information, and flooding us with more of his BS.

That's a little harsh, dont ya think.
I dont see on the doubt. This poll is in-line with every other poll taken. Just look at this question.

7. Who do you trust to do a better job handling the economy -
(Obama) or (the Republicans in Congress)?

Obama-61 Reps-26 Both=(vol.)1 Neither-(vol.)9 No Opinion-3

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/postpoll_022309.html

damn fanta...polls are only good for sliding down in the fire house lol

And dancing on!

been dancing long have you??? lol

poles are good for fishing too

I like fishing!


Hey girls

no one asks me nuttin

Sure. But what do the voters know? They put Bush in office twice.

again...no one asks me nuttin