When looking at the unemployment rate in America, it’s interesting to see where the average American places the blame. A Gallup poll from Thursday shows that most of them place it squarely at the feet of former U.S. President George W. Bush. Of the 1000 adults surveyed, about 68% of them placed the blame with President Bush, saying that he deserved a “moderate amount” or “great deal” of the blame. 52% pointed pointed to Obama instead.
Not surprisingly, Republicans who were polled placed the blame on Obama, with 83% of them holding Obama largely responsible for the economic situation in America. With the Democrats who were polled, 90% blamed Bush and only 19% said that Obama should be blamed for the majority of the issues.
The Independent voters blamed Bush (67%) much more than they blamed Obama (51%).
As Gallup explained, “Americans continue to place more blame for the nation’s economic problems on George W. Bush than on Barack Obama, even though Bush left office more than three years ago. This suggests that Obama’s argument that he is on the right track and needs more time to turn the economy around could fall on receptive ears, particularly those of independents.”
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