POLL: Obama 48, Bush 37. 42% trust Democrats to deal with national problems vs. 31% for GOP.

[jefferson_dem]

Topline Results of Oct. 9-10, 2011, TIME Poll
TIME MAGAZINE/ABT SRBI – October 9- 10, 2011 Survey
BASE=1,001 Adults Except Where Noted

Q3B. WOULD YOU SAY THAT OBAMA CARES ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF OR NOT?

YES 59%

NO 37%

NO ANSWER/ DON’T KNOW 5%

Q4. IN YOUR OPINION, WHO DO YOU THINK HAS BEEN A BETTER PRESIDENT – (BARACK OBAMA) OR (GEORGE W. BUSH)?

BARACK OBAMA 48%

GEORGE W. BUSH 37%

SAME/EQUAL 7%

NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 9%

Q5. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU USUALLY VOTE, OVERALL, WHICH PARTY – (THE DEMOCRATS) OR (THE REPUBLICANS) — DO YOU TRUST TO DO A BETTER JOB IN DEALING WITH THE MAIN PROBLEMS THE NATION FACES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS?

DEMOCRATS 42%

REPUBLICANS 31%

BOTH 1%

NEITHER PARTY 18%

TEA PARTY *

OTHER 2%

NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 6%

Q6. IN POLITICS AS TODAY, ARE YOUR VIEWS BEST REPRESENTED BY THE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY), (REPUBLICAN PARTY), THE TEA PARTY, ANOTHER PARTY, OR DO NONE OF THE PARTIES REALLY REPRESENT YOUR VIEWS?

DEMOCRATIC PARTY 30%

REPUBLICAN PARTY 17%

TEA PARTY 12%

NONE 35%

OTHER 4%

NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 2%

http://swampland.time.com/full-results-of-oct-9-10-2011-time-poll/#ixzz1afoOWeGD

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. I'd say that those numbers bode well for us for next year (if they hold)

n/t

[WI_DEM]

2. Good!

[Nancy Waterman]

3. Tea Part plus GOP = 29%

Almost a tie in the last question. The only benefit to the Dems is when the
two parts of the Right are at war with each other.

[Tarheel_Dem]

4. I like what I see. Thanks for posting.

:dem:

[OHdem10]

5. I hope the Centrist DLC, Third Way and Blue Dogs read these

polls very very carefully.

[jefferson_dem]

6. Fuck that. Now's not the time to stoke intra-party division.

We need Solidarity! Must unite and stand strong, together, to knock back the sleazy teabagger/GOP cabal.