Oh Dear: GOP Now Favored on Economy Over Democrats, Reversing a Longstanding Liberal Advantage

Panic stations. Every election turns on the economy, of course.

More Americans say Republicans would be better for the economy, taking a position Democrats had held through Barack Obama’s presidency, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research poll out Friday.

Forty-eight percent of the 1,009 adults surveyed nationwide said Republicans would “do a better job” of dealing with the economy, topping Democrats by three percentage points.

The number is a contrast from August, when Democrats were rated as better on the economy by 52 percent compared with 39 percent for Republicans.

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In the poll, 78 percent said the economy is either in “very poor” or “somewhat poor” condition. Twenty percent said the economy is in a “somewhat good” condition while only 1 percent said it was “very good.”

That 1 percent was made up exclusively of liberals selling "Health Care is a BFD" t-shirts.

Thanks to AHFF Geoff.

posted by Ace at 02:20 PM

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