Bush fails on economy, says latest poll

[Scro]

The American public is largely dissatisfied with economic conditions as well as President George W. Bush's stewardship of the economy, according to poll results just published by the Pew Research Institute.

They show 52 per cent of adults polled disapproving of the way Mr Bush has handled the economy, with two-thirds rating the state of the national economy as only 'fair' or 'poor'.

Evaluations of the employment situation remained negative as they had been all year, although some improvement in sentiment was noted.

A total of 55 per cent said jobs were difficult to find in their communities. This figure compared to 60 per cent who felt the same way in January.

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[stevebreeze]

1. the only question is who are the stupid people who think * is doing OK?

except for those at the very top the best the rest of us are doing is treading water.
:kick:

[struggle4progress]

2. Missouri, Michigan Among States Losing Jobs in July (Update2)

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The number of states with shrinking payrolls was up from 12 in June, the Labor Department said in Washington. The report was issued at the same time polls showed President George W. Bush in a statistical tie with Democrat John Kerry, the four-term senator from Massachusetts.
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All U.S. employers added 32,000 workers in July, the department reported earlier this month. It was the 11th consecutive increase -- and the smallest since December.

Employers in Missouri, which Bush carried by 79,000 votes out of 2.4 million cast in the 2000 election, cut 51,800 workers from payrolls in July. Michigan, which Democrat Al Gore captured 51 percent to 46 percent, lost 25,000 jobs.

Other battleground states losing jobs in July included Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Florida, which tipped the 2000 election in Bush's favor after winning by 537 votes of 6 million cast. The campaigns consider races in 17 to 20 states to be close this year.
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