A new Quinnipiac University poll has some bad numbers for President Obama and his handling of the economy. The President’s national approval rating is split at 41 – 55, the lowest for him in the Quinnipiac survey, but both Democrats and Republicans in Congress are far lower.
The reason was fairly clear: nearly eight in ten of those polled believe the economy is still in recession, along with only 11 percent who think the economy is getting better. A combined 88 percent the economy is either getting worse or stagnating.
Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney holds a ten point lead over Obama on who would be better to handle the economy, with a near majority of 49 percent saying Romney would be preferable and 39 percent who think it’s better to stay with Obama. Voters say Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Republicans in Congress would be about the same.
