Obama is on the publics side of almost every issue tonight. [View All]

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I find the grand pronouncements about Obama being a 1 termer hilaroius. I was curious if Obama was on the "popular" side of each of these issues. The big ones are the tax cuts for people making under 250K. Tax cuts for Billionaires. Estate Tax. Unemployment.

It turns out that he is. This is a poll from a couple weeks ago.

Of those issues, the survey found Americans are most concerned with the estate tax, as 56% of respondents indicated that it was "very important" for the lame-duck Congress to pass legislation that would keep the tax "from increasing significantly next year."

Respondents ranked "extending some form of the federal income tax cuts passed under George W. Bush" as the second most important issue for the lame-duck Congress, with 50% suggesting it was a very important issue. The extension of unemployment benefits was ranked as the third most important issue, as 48% of respondents deemed it a very important issue for Congress to act on.

Addressing non-economic issues in a timely fashion appears to be less important to Americans, according to the findings. Forty percent of respondents stressed the importance of ratifying the START treaty with Russia, which the Obama administration is keen on passing during this lame-duck session. Only 32% believe the issue of gays in the military is a very important issue to address before year's end, and 31% of respondents see "passing legislation that would allow illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children to gain legal residence status if they join the military or go to college" as an important issue of a timely nature.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/usa-todaygallup-poll-americans-believe-tax-issues-should-be-top-priority-for-lame-duck-congress.php

The drama about Obama being a dead end one termer doesn't match up with the people's will. Now I admit that a lot of the people are idiots for making the estate tax #1, but it is what it is.