No surprise here: People overwhelmingly want Congress to pass President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan.
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner, a Democratic polling firm, surveyed 1, 000 people between Jan. 26 and 29 and found 35 percent strongly favored the proposal, while 27 percent favored it somewhat, for a total of 62 percent.
Only 9 percent were somewhat opposed and 19 percent were strongly opposed, for a total of 28 percent.
The Democratic-authored plan was passed this week by the House on a largely party-line vote _ no Republicans supported it_and is scheduled for Senate debate and votes next week.
The survey also asked if voters would be more or less likley to back their congressman in 2010 if they voted for the plan. Nineteen percent said it was "much more likely" and 14 percent said it was somewhat more likely they would back their representative. Only 20 percent said it was less likely.
Obama got high marks as a leader _ nearly three of four voters saw him as a strong leader, and 71 percent viewed him as honest and trustworthy.
To early to know about Obama,the media has been having a feast trying to get him accepted by the people,remember he was only elected by 1% of the vote even tho you hear how he has a so called mandate which of course is a real reach.Give him a few months then we will see a whole diffferent poll number...
Posted by: Robert | January 31, 2009 at 09:48 PM
"This recovery plan will save or create more than three million new jobs over the next few years," the president said in a written statement released moments after the House voted.
I believe this stimulus plan will help small business owners and innovators to make their mark on history through government funded grants like the ones talked about on http://www.obamafreemoney.org
Posted by: John Frier | January 31, 2009 at 01:50 AM