Most Americans say U.S. in recession despite data: poll
WASHINGTON | Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:47am EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than half of Americans say the U.S. economy is in a recession or a depression despite official data that show a moderate recovery, according to a poll released on Thursday.
The April 20-23 Gallup survey of 1,013 U.S. adults found that only 27 percent said the economy is growing. Twenty-nine percent said the economy is in a depression and 26 percent said it is in a recession, with another 16 percent saying it is "slowing down," Gallup said.
The poll findings have a 4 percentage point margin of error, according to Gallup.
The health of the U.S. economy is expected to be a major issue as President Barack Obama, a Democrat, seeks re-election in 2012.
The government reported on Thursday that U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected to 1.8 percent in the first quarter of the year, as soaring food and gasoline prices drained consumer spending power.
A slowdown in first-quarter growth was acknowledged on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve, which described the U.S. economic recovery as proceeding at a "moderate pace." That was a step back from the "firmer footing" that Fed officials cited for the recovery in March.
The Gallup poll found that Democrats are the most likely to say the economy is growing. Forty-three percent of Democrats said the economy is in a recession or depression, 13 percent said it is slowing down and 42 percent said it is growing.
Sixty-eight percent of Republicans and supporters of the conservative Tea Party movement said the economy is in a recession or a depression. Fourteen percent of Republicans and 13 percent of Tea Party supporters said the economy is growing.
Fifty-seven percent of independent voters -- a crucial segment of the electorate for Obama's re-election bid -- said the economy is in a recession or depression and 24 percent said it is growing.
Popham wrote:
Just wondering if anyone in Washington is paying attention to
this poll. The economy of the U.S. is dissolving before our eyes,
yet we have a Congress and White House paralyzed in their ideological efforts to draft meaningful legislation that might help to heal and restore our fiscal condition to a modicum of prosperity.
GOOD LUCK, AMERICA.
Apr 28, 2011 11:03am EDT -- Report as abuse
thefedupamrican wrote:
Gee, that’s what averages Americans think. In the meantime, after lecturing Americans about the serious work he has to do, Obama jets off to play with pay Oprah and then flies to NYC for more fundraisers–on the taxpayers’ dime. Can you say TONE DEAF??? Nobama 2012. www.thefedupamerican.com
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Joepacifica wrote:
Obama, the Jamarcus Russell of Presidents. Worst draft pick in American History.
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