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Title: Obama Retains More Support With Younger Americans Seeing Nation Improving
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Bloomberg
URL Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601070&sid=aLvzL8l41rD8
Published: Mar 27, 2010
Author: By John McCormick
Post Date: 2010-03-27 13:26:24 by Brian S
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March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Young adults, who responded to Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign theme of hope and change, are more optimistic than older Americans about the country’s direction and continue to be more supportive of the president. The Bloomberg National Poll shows 41 percent of those younger than 35 believe the country is heading in the right direction, compared with just a quarter of those 65 and older. The upbeat attitude among younger Americans provides a boost to the president’s overall approval rating, with 56 percent of those under 35 saying they are happy with his job performance, compared with 41 percent among senior citizens. “His approval ratings among younger Americans have eroded, just not as much as with older Americans,” said J. Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Co., a Des Moines, Iowa-based firm that conducted the nationwide survey. “Their continued support may be the result of what they see as policies that will work to their advantage. Seniors may think they have more at risk and stand to lose what they already have.” Obama, 48, has seen his approval rating drop 5 percentage points among those under 35 since a Bloomberg poll in September, while it has fallen 15 percentage points among senior citizens. The president can’t count on younger voters to turn out to back Democrats in November’s congressional elections, the poll shows. Just more than half of those under 35 say they plan to vote, compared with roughly three-quarters among older adults. College Appearances This month, Obama has made three appearances on college campuses -- in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Iowa -- to sell the health-care legislation approved by Congress earlier this week. “All new plans and some current ones will allow you to stay on your parents’ insurance policy until you’re 26 years old, starting this year,” Obama told an audience March 25 at the University of Iowa. “As you start your lives and your careers, the last thing you should worry about is whether you go broke just because you get sick.” Those under 35 are divided roughly equally between supporters and opponents of the health-care legislation, the poll shows. That’s stronger support than recorded overall. Younger Americans are also more likely to support a government role in making sure everyone has access to health care, with 71 percent agreeing with that position compared to 57 percent among those 65 and older. The poll of 1,002 U.S. adults was conducted March 19-22. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points. Health-Care Measure For some younger Americans, the advancement of the health- care legislation was enough to give them optimism about the direction the country is headed. “It seems like things are starting to move in Washington,” said poll participant Benjamin Waber, 26, a computer science and business student who lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Still, with nationwide unemployment at 9.7 percent, Americans as a whole are in a sour mood, with 34 percent saying they believe the country is heading in the right direction, the poll shows. Younger Americans have a more positive than negative view of Obama’s handling of the economy, health care and relations with other countries. One area where they line up with other age groups is in their disapproval of Obama’s job performance on dealing with the federal budget deficit, with 50 percent disapproving and 40 percent approving. Plurality Independents When asked how they feel about the two major political parties, younger Americans are slightly more unfavorable toward Republicans than Democrats. Those feelings aren’t directly linked to party identification, the poll shows. Younger Americans’ political views reflect the overall average: a plurality of 47 percent say they are independent voters, while 26 percent identify with Democrats and 22 percent with Republicans. Obama’s approval remains strongest with those who have lower incomes, often younger people. Among those making less than $25,000 annually, his approval is 56 percent, while it drops to 45 percent among those making $100,000 or more. Women are more approving of Obama’s performance as president than men, 54 percent to 45 percent. Catholics are also more likely to approve of the job he is doing than Protestants, 52 percent to 45 percent. Poll participant Jessica Blankenship, 27, of Gastonia, North Carolina, said she is optimistic about the nation and Obama in part because she sees people getting hired again. “The jobs are picking up and more people are going back to work,” said Blankenship, who is unemployed. “He seems to care more about the public and what we need.” To see the poll’s methodology and exact question wording, click on the attachment tab at the top of the story.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
This shows that home schooling is NOT a sufficient antedote to "Progressive" gov "public" school brainwasdhing. It is time for US Constitutionalist Patriots to take over one of the Private youth educational institutions (like the Scouts) equally as influental as the "public" school system on a natiowide basis and turn its Citizenship teachings in a more Constitutionalist direction to be a genuine "public school" brainwashing antedote.
who is unemployed..... BWWAAHHHAAAAA!!! Today's LA Times notes (of course direct from like minded obamanoids as those in the Beltway)......ummmmmmm..."seems like California's unemployment will remain at 12.5% for the next year or so." (PP) Ah yes....California...inconsequential little burgh. Say Brian....seems just about 60 days ago after the Brown crushing the word was that barack "got the message" and was going to "hard pivot" onto the economy. Hmmmmmmm......"hard pivoted" right on back eh? Right on back to exactly what most people (D&R&whoever) do not want.....more government takeover....maybe legalizing a bunch of pheasants to buck up the voter rolls and suck on the gov't boob......YES!!!....that's what people want all right!! What you people will take out of your teeth come November will be "it's the economy, stupid". And this is what we get with going on 10 years of neocom control.
Death to everybody who does not get outta my way. And the latest Eisteinian revelation from LF's resident Barack poodleboy......."Yeah, and Oswald was a right winger, too. He was... war posted on 2010-03-22 20:12:36
Oh what a DUFFLE-HEAD that Barack Obama is !!! Duffle-Head (As used in a Felix the Cat cartoon) A wicked person of limited intelligence but with pretenses of intellectual grandeur. Their only successful endeavors are usually the invention of self punishment machines.
#2. To: Brian S (#0)
“The jobs are picking up and more people are going back to work,” said Blankenship, who is unemployed.
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