Voters Turn Thumbs Down on Congressional Republicans

March 5, 2009 2:17 PM | | Comments (0)

Congressional Republicans come out on the losing end of yet another poll when matched against Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers on job approval ratings. Obama's approval to disapproval numbers are 67 percent to 27 percent and congressional Democrats score 49 percent to 45 percent, while the Republicans register 60 percent disapproval compared to 34 percent who see them positively, according to a Diageo/Hotline poll conducted Feb. 28 - March 2.

Seventy percent of registered voters express confidence in Obama compared to 28 percent who do not. They expressed confidence in Obama and his administration to turn around the economy by 64 percent to 33 percent.

When it comes to dealing with the current economic crisis, 53 percent of voters were confident the stimulus package would help the economy compared to 44 percent who did not. Voters thought more government involvement in the economy is a good idea by a slim 49 percent to 45 percent. (The poll's margin of error is 3.5 points).

The nation's automakers don't have many friends these days among voters. Two-thirds oppose the idea for any further aid to them to help avoid bankruptcy.

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Categories: Congress, Diageo/Hotline Poll, Economy, Presidential

Tags: Democrats, Obama, Republicans, Stimulus

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