Obama Sinks on Poor Economic News
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 7th, 2011 4:35 am by HL
Obama Sinks on Poor Economic News
“The public opinion boost President Obama received after the killing of Osama bin Laden has dissipated, and Americans’ disapproval of how he is handling the nation’s economy and the deficit has reached new highs,” according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
“By 2 to 1, Americans say the country is pretty seriously on the wrong track, and nine in 10 continue to rate the economy in negative terms. Nearly six in 10 say the economy has not started to recover, regardless of what official statistics may say, and most of those who say it has improved rate the recovery as weak.”
Obama leading five of six potential Republican presidential rivals tested but he is in a dead heat with Mitt Romney at 47% each.
Emails Show Edwards Knew About Payments
“Prosecutors have obtained emails between John Edwards and a former aide to use as evidence at trial that he knew about payments to his pregnant mistress even while he was publicly denying it,” the AP reports.
“Dozens of emails were exchanged between Edwards and his former speechwriter Wendy Button as they worked on a never-released draft statement to acknowledge paternity of his child, according to people who have seen the messages and requested anonymity because they have not been made public yet.”
Majority Would Never Vote for Palin
The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll finds almost two-thirds of all Americans say they “definitely would not” vote for Sarah Palin for president — including 42% of Republicans.
In head-to-head matchups with President Obama, Palin trails by 17 points, the worst of the six possible GOP candidates tested.
