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Another set of numbers from our new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll: 60 percent say President Obama inherited the current economic conditions, compared with 26 percent who blame his policies for the state of the economy.
That's a slight change from Aug. 2011, when 56 percent said the president inherited the economy, versus 33 percent who singled out his policies.
Yet when asked in a separate question whether the president’s policies have helped or hurt the economy, 33 percent say they’ve hurt; 32 percent say they’ve helped; and another 32 percent answer that they haven’t made much of a difference.
The full NBC/WSJ poll -- which was conducted of 1,000 adults and which has a margin of error of plus-minus 3.1 percentage points -- is released at 6:30 pm ET.
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the other 40% are dull between the ears
Greg,
At least there is something between their ears. You possess the "great void".
Let us see.. Romney fired hundreds, outsourced government jobs to India, and made us pay 44 million to the pensions of his fired workers. I think we see the problem. RomBush
Let's see..... For those who only hear about these failing companies one by one, the following is a list of all the clean energy companies supported by President Obama’s stimulus that are now failing or have filed for bankruptcy. The liberal media hopes you’ve forgotten about all of them except Solyndra, but we haven’t.
Evergreen Solar
SpectraWatt
Solyndra (received $535 million)
Beacon Power (received $43 million)
AES’ subsidiary Eastern Energy
Nevada Geothermal (received $98.5 million)
SunPower (received $1.5 billion)
First Solar (received $1.46 billion)
Babcock & Brown (an Australian company which received $178 million)
Ener1 (subsidiary EnerDel received $118.5 million)
Amonix (received 5.9 million)
The National Renewable Energy Lab
Fisker Automotive
Abound Solar (received $400 million)
Chevy Volt (taxpayers basically own GM)
Solar Trust of America
A123 Systems (received $279 million)
Willard & Kelsey Solar Group (received $6 million)
Johnson Controls (received $299 million)
Schneider Electric (received $86 million)
That’s 19 (that we know of so far). We also know that loans went to foreign clean energy companies (Fisker sent money to their overseas plant to develop an electric car), and that 80% of these loans went to President Obama’s campaign donors.
The President is trying to claim in his first official campaign ad that he’s created 2.7 million clean energy jobs. When you look at all the companies going bankrupt, some of those jobs might have been paid for by the stimulus, but they are gone now. You can’t claim we’re up 2.7 million jobs if so many of those jobs have been subsequently lost.
Keep this list in mind the next time the media pretends that Solyndra was the only failure.
I think we see the problem... we sent an inept, community organizer to do a CEO's job.
dal, You described exactly what Obama did with GM. Nice try. Pathetic, but nice try.
Obama's jobs czar shut down divisions of his own company and sent them to China, that's what Obama thinks about unemployment and outsourcing.
Well I guess people are broke and have no money for solar or other energy sources... so not obama's fault, there !
barock1957..... it IS Obama's fault the HE Wasted MY TAX DOLLAR$ on those solar energy companies that contributed to his last campaign. He's a CRIMINAL!
Now for the truth,...the economy cratered under Bush for a variety of reasons. Obama inherited nothing, as he campaigned for the job, claiming he could fix it. Then Obama made the economy worse by continuing the worst of the Bush policies, and throwing in some completely whacked stuff of his own.
If Obama cannot be blamed for any era, then neither could Bush. By Obama's method of blaming Bush, that means any Bush failures were Clinton's fault.
Both Bush and Obama have their problems, Obama is way worse for campaigning against many Bush policies that he kept, and then blamed Bush for. History will show a much better economy under most of the Bush years, Obama has had no good years.
Obama would lose on the economy, debt, foreign policy, energy policy, and that is just the short list.
The only thing that comes to mind that he got right was the national park gun bill, and he did not block the Osama smack down, although it is reported that he wanted to block it.
Since Reid co sponsored the gun bill Obama wouldn't dare veto it.
How about those fast and furious emails that show democrats were planning to use it to further gun control efforts. If those emails were released, one can only wonder what Obama is blocking from release.
maybe you're going to deny that obama inherited 2 wars that have cost americans trillions of dollars and destroyed 2 countries ????
Bush never gave a dime for these wars, he borrowed the money and now obama has to pay the bills... so you wonder why the deficit is going up ?? well there is your answer !
How much do you think 1.3 million military personnel cost ???? how about over 260 military bases around the world... and now you're surprised that america is broke ??
This is socialism pal, republican socialism !!! your taxes are paying for these folies and republicans are responsable for this, too !
It will take many years for the country to rebuilt and your kids will be paying for all the disasters republicans brought on this country, for years !
Good luck people without safety nets, you're going to need it !
Jose, you are correct. This 8 minute youtube video outlines WHO was responsible for not regulating Freddie & Fannie that caused our economic melt down.
Follow this link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yga7TlsA-1A&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL0926F5378F8A7F69
I know Im correct, these people beleive everything the lib media throws at them. Like I said, they didnt even bother to read the Health Care Bill, they just voted for it. I havent forgotten, and it will reflect how I vote in November.
All the Obama fans are working overtime to attack Romney and still blame Bush.
It shows a definite desperate political strategy when an incumbent can't run on his record.
Herein lies the lesson. Romney may not be the answer, but Obama definitely isn't.
The WH is seeing its base slowly but surely deteriorate before their eyes. The Latinos don't favor Romney but they feel that Obama did absolutely nothing to help them during the first 3 and1/2 years of his term, then pander for their votes by offering a meaningless temporary amnesty that will only result in more grief for them. In addition, they know that Obama pushed for the highest deportation of illegals of any modern president.
The African-Americans see Obama as throwing them under the bus for Latino pandering as well as doing nothing to help their continuing high unemployment while supporting other groups, such as the unions and his hollywood friends.
so we will wait until you find someone who is
Romney may not be the answer but he WILL be our next president in 2012
no he wont and remember yall wanted palin..then another crazy Texan ron paul
Still open and looking. Any suggestions?
Elvis, the Obama campaign is now spending more money that it's taking in.... sound familiar?
NOBAMA2012... the Marxist/Socialist Experiment has FAILED!
your right less taxes
It is correct to say that Obama inherited a bad economy but instead of making it better, he make it worse. The current economy is entirely Obama's and if the guy had any leadership qualities he would take responsibility for the past 3 years and stop blaming others.
so where are the republicans on the ban wagon??
I am one of the 6 out of 10 that thinks Obama inherited the economy. The problem is, his policies have failed to fix it. After voting for Obama in '08, I'll be voting for Romney this time.
yeah yeah yeah tea nuts always say that
Elvis, anybody who has spent time on these message boards knows you are an Obamabot and anybody that does not bow down to your savior is a member of the Tea Party in your mind. Sorry, I'm not, nor do I know any. But thank goodness they were there to speak up for those of us that care more for this country than for what your hero promises to give those like yourself from the pockets of the 50% of us that pay taxes in his blatant attempt to buy votes. Obama did not buy my vote in '08, I gave it to him. He can't even buy a vote from me now.
This 8 minute youtube video outlines WHO was responsible for not regulating Freddie & Fannie that caused the housing bubble and ultimately our economic melt down.
It's a collection of devastating excerpts from the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac hearings before Congress in 2004. These excerpts from the hearings show the "willful blindness" and corruption that went into the Democrats continual support for these two criminal enterprises, and the efforts made by the Republicans to clean up what everyone knew was coming . . .
Follow this link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yga7TlsA-1A&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL0926F5378F8A7F69
As the gap between the rich and middle class getting bigger, Romney's or GOPers' friends have fueled the Romney campaign will be more. And the economy will continually be driven slowing growth pattern.
Is that making sense?
It makes sense only if you are smoking crack while reading your comment.
26 percent who blame his policies for the state of the economy.
So what's new ?? it is still the same 26 % of racist right wing nut cases that shoot themselves into the foot every time they vote for a republican !
Of course President Obama is not responsable for this recession ! Poor guy, it was really courageous of him to take that challenge.
I know, I was a business owner and I made the decision to sell my business when I realized how bad the economy was getting in march 2007 ! When I left the usa, in october 2008, retail businesses were closing down like crazy and panick was running high. This is why I left the United states because I knew things were going to get really bad, but I knew that when Bush stole the election in 2004 ! I had told you on these boards, that republicans would destroy this country but you did not believe me !
REPUBLICANS ARE THE CAUSE OF THIS MESS, no one else !!
If gore had won the election, 9/11 would not have had happened and the country would not be in this mess !
If you want things to get better, I hope they will, vote democrats in all houses !!
Do not give the power back to republicans or they will take this country to a 3rd world country !
the mark of the beast is the tea party
Power should not be with a political party --- Republican or Democrat. It should be with the people. The only way we can straighten out this mess is to create a 'balance of power' with both parties fighting each other to a stalemate then neither can hurt us.
barock... the Dems had the purse strings in Congress starting in January of 2007, and you had your epiphany at exactly the time YOUR party received TOTAL controll of Congress. You are an idiot, and if you are living outside the U.S. like you say... STAY OUT. We don't need quitters that go into exile to NOT PAY THEIR "FAIR SHARE" of TAXES!
Republican average unemployment 5%, democrat average unemployment 9%.
Vote accordingly.
I did not know Fred flintstone Romney own a cave..did yall see there resort the other day..they own a cave
Anyone who is aware of anything knows that these problems are a long time coming, but basically did start with the Clintons and the "all Americans should be able to own a home and so many other changes they made to start the proverbial "snowball into hell" rolling! So you can kinda blame it on the Democrats!
yes people can own a home...i own a 10 thousand dollar home..at one time....when i work at McDonald's here in Texas...but the banksters said hey elvis why not this mansion..you want it??
Carol-301690, please watch this 8 minute youtube video outlines WHO was responsible for not regulating Freddie & Fannie that caused the housing bubble and ultimately our economic melt down.
It's a collection of devastating excerpts from the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac hearings before Congress in 2004. These excerpts from the hearings show the "willful blindness" and corruption that went into the Democrats continual support for these two criminal enterprises, and the efforts made by the Republicans to clean up what everyone knew was coming . . .
Follow this link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yga7TlsA-1A&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL0926F5378F8A7F69
This will be beyond elvis payne's realm of comprehension.
"NBC/WSJ poll: Six in 10 say Obama inherited current economy"
And the other 4 are George W. Bush, Dick (how appropriate) Cheney, John Boehner, and Mitt Romney.
Wow....a poll that says that people can READ FACTS, CHARTS AND REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED....
Will wonders never cease....
This country continues to create jobs in the POSITIVE COLUMN and the country continues to recover from the disaster created by the LARGE BANKS AND FINANCIALS around the world....and the unemployment rate continues to fall.....AND the party of NO continues to be WHO THEY ARE....
Things are not getting better REALLY FAST, but they ARE getting better....
And the American Electorate can actually see this.....confirmed by "polls"....
The GOP is plenty upset about this.....and THEIR WHINING CONTINUES.....
10 of 10 remember he said he'd have us out of this by now. Was not quite the "messiah" everyone thought he was is he?
Things are getting better? wow...have you looked at the unemployment rates lately? BTW, it doesn't include those underemployed or who have given up looking for work.
Any signs of life are still artificial.
Why do you think the Bush family bought 100 000 acres of land in Paraguay that has a huge aquifer under ???? You don't think it is for a vacations, do you ??
Bush and the republicans knew of the long term consequances of their policies and they knew that one day americans will revolt, this is why they bought that land so they can flee and not be prosecuted ! Bush made sure that he bought land in a country that has no extradition laws. This is where fascists go !
Also the republican party built a private army of mercenaries with your tax dollars, Blackwater ! They built that army to protect themselves against the people and I am sure Bush will invite them to Paraguay and once there, no one will be able to prosecute Bush and the rest of them !
I feel for president Obama, he is a really nice guy ! I hope he has the streingh to fight these sharks.. that I am sure will try to assassinate him if he goes too far against them, just like they did with the kennedies.
For your own sake, vote all republicans out of power !
"I feel for president Obama, he is a really nice guy" !
ARE YOU KIDDING ME, IS THIS HOW YOU IDIOTS CHOOSE A PRESIDENT?
You are absolutely correct. And, BTW, how's your search for BigFoot going?
No mention of a leftist just bought an entire Hawaiian island. No mention how leftist Ted Turner owns millions of acres. How convenient.
Obama is a snivelling little fascist who rewards his friends and punishes his enemies.
ss, and I'm mean SS, get off you rocking horse, take off the jack boots and try not to goose step over to the computer. Look at your choice. He a complete puppet. He can't even answer one question without being coached. Caught alone, I'm he'd be in a locked suit case.
He is* a...
How in the H*** could 40% of America NOT notice that Obama inherited a crashed vehicle???
Let me answer my own question: because they WANT to believe that fairy-tale.
Its sickening.
The "fairy tale" is what Obama has sold you mindless drones. SUSTAINED 8%+ Unemployment, a Record National Debt that HE INCREASED by 50%. You libs live in never never land, PLEASE Wake Up!
Actually, the economy now is much, much better than it was when Obama inherited it. My business has been rising steadily almost since he came into office. In the last four years under Bush, I had to drop my rates to half of what they are now just to get work at all. It's still not as good as it was during the Clinton years. My concern is that if Romney gets elected it will all crash back to where it was at the end of Bush's term.
You my friend are not being truthful.
You are speaking liberaliese :)
Or perhaps your business needs new management? :)
Third Way.... are you a male escort in D.C.? That would explain why your economic fortunes are 180 degrees in opposition to those of most Americans.
What you begin with is America's gift to you as President...
What you do with it is a President's gift to America....
We're not talking any Worst to First scenario's here boys and girls :)
We need a new coach!
Our President, Mr. Obama, CAN'T Get the Job Done!
We're here.....Here on Gilligan's Isle!
SKIPPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Obama didn't INHERIT a damn thing. He ASKED for the job and spent hundreds of millions campaigning for it. He said he could and was ready to handle the job of President and he could work across party lines. He (Obama) said he was going to have the most transparent administration ever.
We now know that he wasn't up to the job, had no experience in running anything, could not bring the people together, let his ego get in the away and felt he was akin to a King instead of President. Felt he should be given everything he wanted and refused to compromise.
Obama blames Bush, the Arab Spring, European economy, the gulf oil spill, Tsunami in Japan and everything else he can come up with. He never accepts blame for anything, he has shown a lack of leadership in domestic and foreign programs. Obama is the most divisive and incompetent President ever.
You got that right....
All he can do is make excuse, point fingers and play the Blame Game
We don't need 4 more years of that!
Easy Button......Nuf C Nuf !
Yes we are still blaming Bush because it is republican long term policies that has destroyed your and the world economies !!!
Do you really believe that policies won't affect your futur ?? then you are a dumb idiot !
futur is spelled with an 'e' at the end, and if you use a plural 'policies' then you should use 'have' and not 'has' or, I could be mistaken and a dumb idiot.
That's a pathetic lie. Democrats inherited 4.6% unemployment and a booming economy when they took over congress. This disaster is on their watch. They were asked repeatedly to rein in the banks, Fanny, Freddy, etc. and refused. Frank even came out and said "home ownership is a right!".
I think the economy is moving forward. I would rather have a solid stone base for economy instead of a house of cards Republicans make. Republican shams only benefit the rich. Not different than a street hustler with cards and a table. It you stop to watch, you lose your money.
Yes, the private sector is fine. I am absolutely clear that the private sector is not doing fine.
And for the last six years of democrat control the rich have gotten richer, the poor have gotten poorer, and the middle class has been decimated.
Compare the dozen years republicans ran congress vs the last six. No contest, democrats are completely incompetent.
No different*
Correction to #100.
Of course republican's policies will affect your lives for years to come, if you think Obama can change things over night you are a brain dead idiot. Your country won't recover for another 10 years but it all depend who you vote for... be careful because if you vote for a republican, it will never recover !
When was social security program created ?? does' nt it affect your lives, today ???
You keep talking about the US as if you are not American? French, perhaps? That would explain a lot of things.
It took only two years for Reagan to pull us out of the Carter disaster, Obama has only made things worse.
The last two years of Bush the dems controlled both House & Senate, the first 2 years of the current occupant dems controlled both House & Senate. Just because he's inept and got a job that he was and still isn't capable of doing doesn't leave him without blame. The "blame game" is as old, tiring, and boring as the race card. He and the dems need to try honesty -- JUST ONCE.