Rasmussen: Stimulus bill support drops to 37%

February 5, 2009

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/economic_stimulus_package/support_for_stimulus_package_falls_to_37

In today's Washington Post, Obama wrote against criticism of the bloated stimulus plan, "I reject these theories, and so did the American people when they went to the polls in November and voted resoundingly for change. " 

However the Rasmussen poll from yesterday shows that now a pluarlity of voters oppose the stimulus.  It never had a majority of support in the first place, and now Rasmussen’s polling shows that in two weeks, the numbers have flipped from 45-34 in support to 43-37 opposed.

Only those making under $20,000 a year support the bill at all; all other income demographics have pluralities in opposition.

According to the poll, Obama could offer a tax-cut-only package, which has a plurality of support at 45-34.  A government-spending-only package would be opposed by almost three-quarters of all voters, 72-15.  
Clearly, though, Obama and the Democrats have begun to lose the confidence of American voters on their economic agenda.

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