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July 19, 2011 07:34 PM UTC

Zogby: 70% of Americans Fear NOT Raising Debt Ceiling

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  • by: Colorado Pols

New polling results from Zogby show that Republicans are not on the side of most Americans when it comes to the debt ceiling debate — no surprise, as previous polling has indicated:

A small majority (52%) of likely voters now agree Congress should raise the debt ceiling, which is twice as many who held that view last November (26%). Also, 70% now believe failing to raise the debt ceiling would have serious consequences.

While 80% want deficit reduction measures to be part of the agreement to raise the limit, 52% say excessive budget cuts would potentially damage economic recovery.

President Barack Obama is seen as more reasonable than Congressional Republicans in the debt ceiling debate, but by only a 45%-42% difference. Both Obama’s approval rating (43%) and the percentage who say he deserves re-election (38%) remain statistically unchanged over the past month.

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  1. The screeching headline the Guvs have chosen to highlight is in answer to this question:

    How serious do you believe the consequences would be if Congress fails to pass an increase in the debt limit?

    Right.  Who wouldn’t be concerned about the consequences with the President threatening the old folks and their payments purely as a scare tactic?

    Now that said, look at the answer to this question:

    Do you agree or disagree that Congress should raise the debt ceiling limit?

    All Voters:

    Agree: 52%

    Disagree: 44%

    Not Sure: 4%

    Wow.  So even with all that fear and uncertainty runnin’ around like water over the Dike, only 8% more of respondents think we should go ahead and raise it.

    The poll does have some uplifting results, though – not all doom and gloom:

    Do you think President Obama deserves to be re-elected or do you think it is time for someone new?

    Obama Deserves to be re-elected: 38%

    Time for someone new: 53%

    Not Sure: 9%

    Or this:

    Overall, do you approve or disapprove of Barack Obama’s job as president?

    Approve: 43%

    Disapprove: 57%

    Not Sure: 1%

    And this…

    Other results include:

    69% say the nation is headed on the wrong track and 18% say it is headed in the right direction.

    17% approve of the job Congress is doing;

    32% approve of the job Congressional Democrats are doing;

    35% approve of the job Congressional Republicans are doing.

    So, overall, there’s only one piece the President can take out of this as even marginally a win for him, and it’s only because he shamelessly tried to terrify Social Security recipients to score political points.  Nice work, sir.

    1. Lets throw the financial future of OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY over the cliff if we can’t keep tax cuts for the rich ?

      When does sanity re-enter the picture ?

        1. As I’ve pointed out before, and this would be laughable if it wasn’t such a serious matter involving the mortgaging of our great grandchildren’s future, Obama is losing here.

          42% of Americans want their congressperson to vote against raising the debt limit … and why …. well most Americans hold the norm that you only buy or commit to what you can afford.

          Saying yes to massive debt and spending hikes while opposing austerity controls is like a family doubling down to upgrade their square footage by 100% just after mom and dad came home to tell the family that the paychecks will be tightening.

          If we are to believe the leftist planted messaging, 70% of Americans would support this bizarre notion.

          As we’ve pointed out before …. last week Moody’s indicated they’d downgrade the US if it didn’t up it’s debt limit. Yep that’s right borrowing costs would rise and Obama would be headed for junk status if he didn’t get his debt capacity raised.

          Every American citizen should be wondering just how they can get a ticket on the liberal gravy train to socialism. Come hither gullible idiots, you too can keep Experian credit score from falling if and only if you jack up that personal debt capacity.

          I know it defies rational thought and core financial principles, but as of a few days ago ‘Moody’s Law of Ratings and Debt’ was put forth to support our Dear Leader and his cadre of failing principles.

          Only in America can now be assured that when you take on more debt and demonstrate a clear willingness to spend it! Will Moody’s be there to cover your back.

          The radical leftist policies employed by this failed administration have no credit worthiness and are seen by Americans to hold a junk rating.

                1. Grown ups.

                  Debt ceiling vote, 2006.

                  YEAs —52

                  Alexander (R-TN)

                  Allard (R-CO)

                  Allen (R-VA)

                  Bennett (R-UT)

                  Bond (R-MO)

                  Brownback (R-KS)

                  Bunning (R-KY)

                  Burr (R-NC)

                  Chafee (R-RI)

                  Chambliss (R-GA)

                  Cochran (R-MS)

                  Coleman (R-MN)

                  Collins (R-ME)

                  Cornyn (R-TX)

                  Craig (R-ID)

                  Crapo (R-ID)

                  DeMint (R-SC)

                  DeWine (R-OH)

                  Dole (R-NC)

                  Domenici (R-NM)

                  Enzi (R-WY)

                  Frist (R-TN)

                  Graham (R-SC)

                  Grassley (R-IA)

                  Gregg (R-NH)

                  Hagel (R-NE)

                  Hatch (R-UT)

                  Hutchison (R-TX)

                  Inhofe (R-OK)

                  Isakson (R-GA)

                  Kyl (R-AZ)

                  Lott (R-MS)

                  Lugar (R-IN)

                  Martinez (R-FL)

                  McCain (R-AZ)

                  McConnell (R-KY)

                  Murkowski (R-AK)

                  Roberts (R-KS)

                  Santorum (R-PA)

                  Sessions (R-AL)

                  Shelby (R-AL)

                  Smith (R-OR)

                  Snowe (R-ME)

                  Specter (R-PA)

                  Stevens (R-AK)

                  Sununu (R-NH)

                  Talent (R-MO)

                  Thomas (R-WY)

                  Thune (R-SD)

                  Vitter (R-LA)

                  Voinovich (R-OH)

                  Warner (R-VA)

                  NAYs —48

                  Akaka (D-HI)

                  Baucus (D-MT)

                  Bayh (D-IN)

                  Biden (D-DE)

                  Bingaman (D-NM)

                  Boxer (D-CA)

                  Burns (R-MT)

                  Byrd (D-WV)

                  Cantwell (D-WA)

                  Carper (D-DE)

                  Clinton (D-NY)

                  Coburn (R-OK)

                  Conrad (D-ND)

                  Dayton (D-MN)

                  Dodd (D-CT)

                  Dorgan (D-ND)

                  Durbin (D-IL)

                  Ensign (R-NV)

                  Feingold (D-WI)

                  Feinstein (D-CA)

                  Harkin (D-IA)

                  Inouye (D-HI)

                  Jeffords (I-VT)

                  Johnson (D-SD)

                  Kennedy (D-MA)

                  Kerry (D-MA)

                  Kohl (D-WI)

                  Landrieu (D-LA)

                  Lautenberg (D-NJ)

                  Leahy (D-VT)

                  Levin (D-MI)

                  Lieberman (D-CT)

                  Lincoln (D-AR)

                  Menendez (D-NJ)

                  Mikulski (D-MD)

                  Murray (D-WA)

                  Nelson (D-FL)

                  Nelson (D-NE)

                  Obama (D-IL)

                  Pryor (D-AR)

                  Reed (D-RI)

                  Reid (D-NV)

                  Rockefeller (D-WV)

                  Salazar (D-CO)

                  Sarbanes (D-MD)

                  Schumer (D-NY)

                  Stabenow (D-MI)

                  Wyden (D-OR)

                    1. The CATASTROPHE OF NOT RAISING THE CEILING!!!!

                      Lets throw the financial future of OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY over the cliff if we can’t…

                      (insert partisan issue here)

                    2. lets give a free pass for Cantor to fuck up everything then.  These type of negotiations have always taken place in good faith, and its only fair.

                    3. 19 times while Bush was President, and now all of a sudden they get the vapors when Obama wants to do it.    

                      Maybe they gave Bush a hard time, which would be fully appropriate considering what an inattentive disaster he was as President.

                      Running the car off the cliff if you don’t get your way dosen’t earn you the admiration of the people, plus it sends a signal to credit rating agencies and various financial institutions that you aren’t really to be taken seriously anymore.

                      Banana republic here we come.  Sounds like a plan.

                2. You’ve got to rollback the level and trajectory of spending at the state and federal levels.

                  It’s just not sustainable unless you plan to regulatorily nationalize everything and then your real purpose would be different, wouldn’t it?

                    1. No one in North America, and very few in Afghanistan — only those benefiting financially from our presence.

          2. and don’t harm our national interests. Cut the military by 35%. We’ll still be bigger than anyone else but not bigger than everyone else combined. Out of Afghanistan and Iraq NOW = $4B/month

        1. First we have the fresh faced Rep. Ryan touting his budget and earnestly telling us all we have to roll up our sleeves as Americans and take a hit (except the rich) and now we have Cantor threatening to throw us into economic ruin if the rich don’t get their way again !

          The SHIT REPRESENTATION like this we have in Congress today is inconceivable.

  3. Newsflash:  Zogby hasn’t been a credible pollster since…well…ever.

    That said, the result of this poll is a bit like asking car owners if they’d rather pay for their car repairs or have someone else pay.

  4. …which, currently, wishes it had as good a value as AIG….


    Obama tops GOP on helping middle class; also has edge on small business

    When it comes to protecting the economic interests of the middle class, President Obama has a decisive advantage over congressional Republicans, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

    The president also has a double-digit lead when it comes to caring more about people’s own family financial interests and edges out the GOP on helping small businesses, which has been a flash point in the high-profile, big-stakes contest over debt and deficits.

    Obama’s advantages over the GOP in these areas emerge despite an overall approval rating – 47 percent – near the lowest of his presidency in Post-ABC polling. As before, more Americans “strongly disapprove” than “strongly approve” of the way he is handling his job (35 to 25 percent).  

    But pitted against the GOP, the president benefits from a widespread perception that the Republicans in Congress are particularly in sync with the economic interests of Wall Street financial institutions and large business corporations.

    Asked who cares more about the financial concerns of middle-class Americans,  Obama has a big advantage, 53 percent to 35 percent, over the Republicans in Congress. He’s up 47 percent to 37 percent when poll respondents were asked about themselves and their families. On protecting the interests of small businesses, 48 percent of Americans say Obama cares more; 39 percent say so of the GOP.

    Majorities across party lines see the GOP as caring more than Obama about Wall Street and big business.

    Obama’s overall approval rating is a shade below where presidents Bill Clinton (51 percent) and Ronald Reagan (52 percent) were at this stage in their first terms in Post-ABC polling.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/…

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