On the heels of Rasmussen’s daily tracking poll that shows Obama’s national approval rating going down the drain fast , other polls showing him tanking in Ohio and Virginia, and yet another poll showing that the GOP is maintaining a lead on the generic congressional ballot, is this month’s voter trust poll, also from Rasmussen. The Republicans now lead the Dems on 8 out of 10 issues, up from the six they led in last month.
Voters now trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight out of 10 key electoral issues, including, for the second straight month, the top issue of the economy. They’ve also narrowed the gap on the remaining two issues, the traditionally Democratic strong suits of health care and education.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that voters trust the GOP more on economic issues 46% to 41%, showing little change from the six-point lead the party held last month. This is just the second time in over two years of polling the GOP has held the advantage on economic issues. The parties were close on the issue in May, with the Democrats holding a one-point lead.
Voters not affiliated with either party trust Republicans more to handle the economy by a 46% to 32% margin.
Last week’s report of 9.5 percent unemployment, the highest since 1983, raised doubts about the economy and the president’s handling of it. Consumer and investor confidence is now down to the lowest levels in three months. Just 39% now say President Obama is doing a good or an excellent job on the economy while 43% rate his performance as poor. Those are by far the weakest numbers yet for the president.
For those interested, here are the specifics:
|
Issue |
Democrats |
Republicans |
|---|---|---|
|
Health Care |
46% |
42% |
|
Economy |
41% |
46% |
|
Education |
41% |
38% |
|
Iraq |
41% |
45% |
|
Nat’l Security |
40% |
49% |
|
Abortion |
39% |
46% |
|
Social Security |
37% |
42% |
|
Taxes |
36% |
52% |
|
Immigration |
34% |
40% |
|
Gov’t Ethics |
33% |
34% |
I would bring the readers attention, again, to the abortion number. Republicans now enjoy a 46%-39% lead, way up from last month’s 40%-40% tie. Looks like the non-stop smear effort by the MSM against pro-lifers and the GOP about George Tiller backfired in a major way.
The American people seem to be developing a buyer’s remorse for Obama that is worse than the buyer’s remorse I have for the used Saturn Ion I bought earlier this year.
