A plurality of registered voters now think the country is headed in the right direction with that view held by an overwhelming number of Democrats, a majority of independents but rejected by almost two-thirds of Republicans, according to a Marist Institute poll conducted April 1-3. Marist listed ten polls dating back to January on this question, and today's was the first where "right trackers" outnumbered "wrong trackers."
Forty-nine percent believe the country is on the right tack compared to 40 percent who don't and 11 percent who are undecided. Fifty-one percent of independents agree and 63 percent of Republicans don't. Among regions, the Northeast is by far the most optimistic with 59 percent saying things are going the right way. The Midwest registers 50 percent saying the country is on the right track, the West 46 percent and the South 44 percent.
Unemployment was the economic concern most on the mind of voters among economic issues with 59 percent citing jobs, 15 percent the mortgage crisis and 10 percent picking inflation.
Sixty-one percent of those polled say they had cut back their spending significantly compared to 39 percent who said they had not cut back significantly.
Bad news for the brand-name manufacturers: voters said by 67 percent to 33 percent they have been buying store brands instead of name brands.
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"In order to win a plurality, a candidate must receive a greater number of votes than anyone running against him"
The headline touts that a plurality says that the US is on the right track, yet EVERY poll result shows the opposite.
Either the headline should be revised, or the data should be reviewed to correspond to the article's conclusions.
Posted by: in_awe
| April 22, 2009 2:15 PM
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