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There's an interesting opinion in today's Washington Post by Jennifer Rubin that makes the case for polling data showing voters are finally beginning to hold President Obama responsible for the economy.
Of course everyone knows, George Bush and probably Fox News are the ones who are really responsible.
Despite that, a New York Times/CBS poll shows that 66% of those surveyed, believe paltry job growth and slow economic recovery is the result of bad policy. Thirty-four percent say Obama is the most to blame.
Twenty percent point the finger at Wall Street, and 18 percent cite former President George W. Bush.
Funny, no mention of Fox News in there.
Romney, as do many, believe that Obama's policies such as Obamacare, a threatened tax hike by expiring the Bush tax cuts, new regulations and massive increases in the debt have caused the economic slowdown.
Many economists, along with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke also believe that the economy is not going to improve much and may even get worse up through November.
The article also goes on to say that Nouriel Roubini, who predicted the 2008 stock market crash and economic downturn, believes the worst still may be ahead for the US economy.
If the economy continues its slide and the job situation and prices don't improve by November, it will be harder and harder for Obama to keep convincing the faithful, it is still George Bush's fault for all of this.
I've linked to the Washington Post article in the description and you can feel free to leave your comments below.