A new poll from Quinnipiac University has come out this week regarding Americans' thoughts on President Obama's job performance, the state of the economy, and what they think of potential Republican candidates. Though polls are not always reliable, this one could be a good indicator of where things stand at this point for the 2012 race.
According to analysts, Obama has reached an all-time low as far as approval ratings- he is at 41 percent, whereas 55 percent "don't like how Obama is doing his job." What's more surpising is how Americans responded when asked about possible Republican candidates Rick Perry and Mitt Romney. Voters say 49- 39 percent that Mitt Romney would do a better job of handling the economy than President Obama. Those polled said that Rick Perry would do only slightly better than Obama, which mirrors the recent downturn in Perry's popularity.
Americans are still feeling shaky about the economy. What's going to be important in the upcoming election is not necessarily whether or not we think we're recovering (only 11 percent believe the economy is improving at this point,) but whether or not they think President Obama is leading us on the right track. If not, will Mitt Romney be the man to take on this task?
As the Republican race heats up and potential candidates are starting to clear the picture (see Palin, Christie,) more prominent candidates like Mitt Romney and Rick Perry are going to have to come up with more definitive plans for fixing the economy. Otherwise, Obama, despite his current low approval ratings, may win again.
(via Politico)
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