Americans Hopeful About the Coming Obama Administration

November 12, 2008 12:49 PM | | Comments (0)

We posted yesterday about the Associated Press-GfK poll that found that nearly three-quarters of Americans have confidence that Barack Obama will meet the challenge of reviving the economy. Here are some more details from that poll which was conducted Nov. 6-10:

  • The number of Americans who think the country is headed in the wrong direction is 56 percent, but that's a significant drop from the 78 percent who believed that in mid-October, before the election. The number of those believing the country is headed in the right direction increased from 17 percent to 36 percent.
  • Nearly three-quarters of Americans describe themselves as "hopeful" as a result of the election outcome, 60 percent say they are proud and 51 percent say they are excited. Thirty-one percent are disappointed.
  • The top priorities for Obama: improving the economy (84 percent), creating jobs (50 percent), reducing the deficit (61 percent), stabilizing the nation's financial institutions (61 percent) and removing most troops from Iraq by 2010 (51 percent) and implementing a national health care plan (50 percent). Although it became an issue that some believe worked to the advantage of Republicans in the campaign, only 37 percent listed expansion of off-shore drilling as a top priority.
  • Seventy-three percent say Obama should appoint some qualified Republicans to important posts in his administration.
  • Forty-two percent say it is good for the country that Democrats control the White House and Congress, while 34 percent say it is not.
  • Respondents said by 51 percent to 39 percent that it was a bad time to invest in the stock market, but they believe by 55 percent to 38 percent that it is a good time to invest in real estate.
  • President Bush and Congress continue to be in the doghouse with the public as far as their job performance.

Categories: Associated Press/GfK

Tags: Obama

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