Poll: More trust Obama over Republicans in Congress on debt, deficit issues

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early half of those polled trust President Obama more than congressional Republicans to solve the deficit and debt-limit issue, according to a poll released early Tuesday.

As the debt-limit issue continues to roil Congress, 34 percent of those asked said they "strongly" trust Obama (14 percent say "somewhat") while 28 percent say the same about Republicans, with 11 percent saying "somewhat" for the GOP, according to a new Washington Post/ABC News poll.

A majority of those asked still blame former President George W. Bush for harming the economy, with 57 percent saying his administration made the economic situation worse, compared with 37 percent for the Obama administration.

Congressional Republicans also get more blame than Obama, although barely, with 39 percent agreeing that they've made the economy worse.

When asked about the economy, 90 percent said it's not doing well, with 50 percent saying it's in poor condition

Read more at the link: http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/173551-poll-more-trust-obama-than-congressional-republicans-but-support-numbers-dismal

[UrbScotty]

1. Obama's trying his best. Good thing some people get that.

Unless the economy improves quite a bit in the next 15 months, a big key for Obama's re-election is for people to see that he is MUCH more capable of handling things than the Party of Palin.

[Scurrilous]

2. Thanks.

K & R :thumbsup: