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56% Believe Obama Has Changed US ... for the Worse

That's probably not the 'change' he was going for

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 9, 2012 9:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – So much for "hope and change" … unless, of course, you mean change for the worse: 56% of likely voters believe President Obama has changed America negatively, a new poll for The Hill finds, while just 35% believe he's made it better. Obviously this is bad news for Obama as he works to be re-elected, and he may find this statistic particularly disturbing: One out of five Democrats think he's transformed America for the worse. Not surprisingly, 91% of Republicans agree with them.

Overall, whether for better or worse, 68% of likely voters believe Obama has significantly changed the US since being elected, but just 50% believe Mitt Romney would bring a similar level of change. And a sizable 89% of likely voters think the results of Election 2012 will have an impact on the future of the US, with 47% saying they are paying more attention this time around than they did in 2008. Republicans are paying even more attention than Democrats, which could be more bad news for Obama.

President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House July 8, 2012 in Washington, DC.
President Barack Obama walks on the South Lawn of the White House July 8, 2012 in Washington, DC.   (Getty Images)
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wasntme
Jul 25, 2012 5:42 AM CDT
What a short memory we Americans have.  BinLadin still alive we got him in our cross hairs but lets let him go, They have weapons of mass distruction, The vice-president shot him in the face, Haliburton, The countries under attack sir.................8 minutes later I think I will get up and make sure all the wealthy Saudies get to fly home even BinLadins relatives, The reserves have no idea where he was for 3 months, name Mr. Brown to be in charge of Katrina, give tax breaks for the wealthy, the wealthy are my base, NCLB, Katherine Harris, Soldiers dying in Afganistan and not knowing what they are fighting for, Cheney's daughter is a lesbian and we are still not giving them freedom, numerous Republicans caught in homosexual positions, the deficit goes from on track to non-existent to out of control,  and the list goes on and on and on.  How can anyone believe we are worse off then when W was the President. Don't think for a minute that Romney will not take us down the same path. If you are out of work now plan on being there for a long long time if Romney is elected because it will take a long time before you think something will trickle down to you. All the while Romney keeps flip-flopping on any issue that comes back and bites him in you know where.
Ucantusethatname
Jul 10, 2012 2:24 PM CDT
Unfortunately, 44% remain afflicted with rectal cranial inversion.
JudMiller
Jul 9, 2012 5:19 PM CDT
41 months of unemployment over 8%.  We haven't seen anything like this since the Depression.  All thanks to O's policies.

 
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