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This latest edition of the POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll finds that the political environment continues to be very poor for both President Obama and for Congressional Democrats.
More than seven-in-ten voters believe the country is on the wrong track, including a majority of voters who strongly believe this. Of additional concern to national Democrats should be the overwhelming focus that voters have on pocketbook issues. Fully 73% of voters select a pocketbook issue as their top issue concern. In addition, a majority (57%) of voters indicate that they are extremely or very worried about the country suffering another economic downturn. These pessimistic and economically anxious voters will be open to persuasion from Republican candidates.
The 2012 Presidential race will be no exception to having many voters open to considering the Republican candidate. President Obama will face an electorate in which more than two-in-five voters (43%) have already decided that they will definitely not be voting for him. In addition, while his overall job approval rating is mixed (45% approve/50% disapprove) and his personal approval rating remains outstanding (73% approve); the President receives a much more critical reception on the pocketbook issues that are the top concerns of voters. On the economy, the President has a majority disapproval rating (58%) and those who disapprove strongly (45%) outnumber those who approve strongly (11%) by more than four-to-one. For the federal budget and spending, the President has a disapproval rating of 62% and there is again a four-to-one intensity gap with those strongly disapproving at 48% and those strongly approving at 12%. On the issue of jobs, the President again has a majority disapproval rating (57%) and the intensity gap between strongly approve (12%) and strongly disapprove (40%) stands at more than three-to-one.
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This latest edition of the POLITICO-George Washington University Battleground Poll finds that the political environment continues to be very poor for both President Obama and for Congressional Democrats.
More than seven-in-ten voters believe the country is on the wrong track, including a majority of voters who strongly believe this. Of additional concern to national Democrats should be the overwhelming focus that voters have on pocketbook issues. Fully 73% of voters select a pocketbook issue as their top issue concern. In addition, a majority (57%) of voters indicate that they are extremely or very worried about the country suffering another economic downturn. These pessimistic and economically anxious voters will be open to persuasion from Republican candidates.
The 2012 Presidential race will be no exception to having many voters open to considering the Republican candidate. President Obama will face an electorate in which more than two-in-five voters (43%) have already decided that they will definitely not be voting for him. In addition, while his overall job approval rating is mixed (45% approve/50% disapprove) and his personal approval rating remains outstanding (73% approve); the President receives a much more critical reception on the pocketbook issues that are the top concerns of voters. On the economy, the President has a majority disapproval rating (58%) and those who disapprove strongly (45%) outnumber those who approve strongly (11%) by more than four-to-one. For the federal budget and spending, the President has a disapproval rating of 62% and there is again a four-to-one intensity gap with those strongly disapproving at 48% and those strongly approving at 12%. On the issue of jobs, the President again has a majority disapproval rating (57%) and the intensity gap between strongly approve (12%) and strongly disapprove (40%) stands at more than three-to-one.
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