Reach Out (I'll Be There)
Bipartisanship isn't dead -- it's just single-sided, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-GfK. The AP survey reports 62% of U.S. adults believe Pres. Obama is cooperating "about the right amount" with GOPers in Congress, while 27% think the same about the GOP's work with Obama.
Conversely, 64% of adults believe Congressional GOPers are not cooperating enough with the POTUS, and only 30% believe Obama is not collaborating enough with GOPers. Another 6% and 5% believe the POTUS and GOPers, respectively, are working together too much.
These figures mirror the approval ratings for each group on the economy. Approximately two-thirds of adults, 68%, approve of Obama's handling of the economy, and 27% disapprove. Only a third, however, approve of how GOPers in Congress are handling the economy, while 59% disapprove. The economic numbers for Congressional Dems are split nearly evenly -- 49% of adults approve, and 45% disapprove.
Overall, 67%, approve of Obama's handling of his job, including 37% who "strongly approve." Congress, meanwhile, has a job approval of 31%.
The Associated Press poll was conducted 2/12-17 by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media, surveyed 1,001 nat'l adults and has margin of error +/- 3.1%.
(MATTHEW GOTTLIEB)
It looks like Party ID is the biggest influence on these questions. Most of the questions on this poll are really just creative ways of testing party identification and allegiance.
Ron,
That's true if you include Independents in the Democratic column. Also, Dems are for more positive about Obama on the economy than Republicans are negative about him.
American people know who is sincere and who is playing games. Even Faux poll has similar results where overwhelming majority says that Obama is bipartisan and republicans are basically playing games (a.k.a. fraud).