Poll: Majority of Americans disapproved of congressional GOP during stimulus fight.»

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/19/poll-gop-congress-disapproval/

Poll: Majority of Americans disapproved of congressional GOP during stimulus fight.»

Over the past several weeks, Republicans have bragged about their unity in opposing President Obama’s economic recovery package, predicting that their obstruction would “give us a shot in the arm going forward.” However, a new AP/GFK poll taken during the final days of the fight over the stimulus bill shows that Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of Republican efforts to block Obama’s plan:

Congress’ approval is only 31%-59%, but additional questions show a much more complicated picture. The number for Congressional Democrats is at 49%-45%, while Republicans are at 33%-59%. The Republicans appear to be cramping Congress’ style. <…>

Only 30% say Obama hasn’t done enough to cooperate with Republicans in Congress — the GOP base vote, basically — while 62% say he’s doing the right amount and 6% say it’s been too much. Flipping it around, only 27% say Republicans have done enough to cooperate with Obama, with 64% saying not enough and 5% saying too much.

Meanwhile, people are increasingly confident that Obama is leading the country in the right direction. Since Obama’s election, there’s been a 23 percent rise in those saying the country is headed in the right direction. In October, only 17 percent of Americans felt that way, while 78 percent thought the country was headed in the wrong direction.

- Matt Finkelstein

[ejpoeta]

1. so it sounds like a winning strategy to me.

[sakabatou]

2. Doesn't Congress have the lowest approval rate now?

[babylonsister]

5. Depends on what part of Congress you're looking at...this is current...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/114670/Congress-Approval-Rating-Jumps.aspx

[sakabatou]

7. Ah, they look much better

I was looking at an old poll.

[monmouth]

3. Someone better tell Eric Cantor he's "not back."....LOL....n/t

[pinto]

4. Yep. Mainstream America gets it. The MSM looks for an angle, a drama, a controversy

to play 24/7.

Folks ought to remember that 24/7 cable news was raised on crime stories, tragedies, and war.

Political discourse came late to the format, but the origins remain.

[Selatius]

6. Obama reaches out to Republicans, but they keep throwing shit back in his face.

If Obama keeps doing it, what happens is Obama insulates himself from charges that he is being partisan and uncooperative. They are going to vote against the damn bill anyway, but by offering an open hand and then watching them slap it away, nobody could accuse you of not trying to reach across the aisle.