The new AP/GfK poll shows that the public is optimistic that the stimulus plan will work, and they approve the performance of Democrats on the economy -- and disapprove of the Republicans.
• 52% of Americans approve of the stimulus bill, with 41% disapproving. And the public is confident by a 54%-45% margin that the plan will result in significant improvement.
• President Obama's overall approval rating comes in at 67%, with only 24% disapproval. His specific approval on the economy is 68%-27%.
• Congress' approval is at only 31%-59%, but additional questions show a much more complicated picture. The number for Congressional Democrats is at 49%-45%, while Republicans are at 33%-59%. The Republicans appear to be cramping Congress' style.
• Only 30% say Obama hasn't done enough to cooperate with Republicans in Congress -- the GOP base vote, basically -- while 62% say he's doing the right amount and 6% say it's been too much. Flipping it around, only 27% say Republicans have done enough to cooperate with Obama, with 64% saying not enough and 5% saying too much.
http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com/...
The poll was conducted from February 12-17, during the final days of the compromise process for the stimulus bill.
Now maybe somebody at CNBC could give the results of the AP poll to CNBC's clueless Rick Santelli, before he has a stroke. He made an ass out of himself today!
Obama is on the right track. Everything that he does may not work out, but at least we now have a president who realizes that we must do all we can to build up the economy instead of waiting around for things to hit the bottom. The things that work, we'll keep. The programs that don't work will be replaced with new ideas. This is the way change works and this is how you get results. The public is with President Obama. The Republicans have failed miserably..but then we all knew that already!