The Senior Conservative

American voters belive nation heading in wrong direction

By Ed Copp
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey show the majority of American voters believe the nation is heading down the wrong path.
The poll shows 65 percent think the nation is heading in the wrong direction while 29 percent believe the country is heading in the right direction.
Following Obama’s inauguration in January, voter confidence in the direction of the country began steadily increasing, peaking at 40 percent in early May. Since then voter confidence has steadily declined.
Broken down by party affiliation, 89 percent of Republicans and 38 percent of Democrats say the country is on the wrong track while 52 percent of the Democrats believe it is on the country is heading in the right direction. Seventy-four percent of unaffiliated voters believe the nation is heading down the wrong track. Just nine percent of GOP voters say the United States is heading in the right direction.
African-American voters, 58 percent, remain more confident in the nation’s current course than whites at 24 percent and other voters at 32 percent.
Voters rate cutting the federal deficit in half by the end of his first term as President Obama’s number one budget priority, followed by health care reform.
Fifty-seven percent of voters nationwide say that it would be better not to pass a health care reform bill this year instead of passing the plan currently being considered by Congress.
Rasmussen Consumer Index indicates that only 9 percent rate the economy as good or excellent while 55 percent say it’s in poor shape.
This poll seems to explain why 60 percent of voters have more trust in their own judgement more than Obama’s when it comes to the economic issues affecting the nation. Twenty-seven trust the president more, while 13 percent are undecided.
Sixty-six percent of voters prefer a smaller government with fewer services and lower taxes over a larger government with more services and higher taxes.