American Pulse™: Overwhelming Majority Concerned about Financial Future for Kids, Say They No Longer Have a Voice in Washington      

Dissatisfaction Evident in President Obama’s Report Card

COLUMBUS, OH – (MARKET WIRE) – 3/9/10 – 70.6% of Americans say future generations will have to settle for less as a result of rising national debt, according to the latest American Pulse™ survey of 5,311 Americans. Further, 70.4% say they’ve lost their voice when it comes to how the U.S. is being run and that too much is being dictated out of Washington. 68.4% say the U.S. is losing its position as a world economic power.

66.2% of Americans think Congress and President Obama should solve the jobs/economy issue now while healthcare is a distant #2 (16.3%). President Obama’s recent push to pass healthcare reform appears to be out of line with Americans’ priorities and as a result, his report card is suffering.

Grades for President Obama on Key Issues (Adults 18+)

                    Economy          Healthcare         Job Creation
                    Mar-10 Feb-10    Mar-10 Feb-10      Mar-10 Feb-10
A Excellent         4.5%   4.6%      4.8%   5.0%        4.0%   4.1%
B Good              16.2%  17.8%     16.5%  16.3%       13.4%  14.4%
C Fair              29.7%  30.3%     27.4%  27.5%       26.5%  26.9%
D Poor              22.2%  22.3%     21.2%  23.0%       23.0%  25.5%
F Failure           27.4%  25.1%     30.1%  28.2%       33.0%  29.1%

Dissatisfaction is also impacting President Obama’s popularity. If the Presidential election were held today, 35.1% of registered voters would vote to re-elect him, compared to 40.5% who would vote for a generic candidate from the Republican Party. Not to be left out, people are also unhappy with the Democrats on Capitol Hill. If the Congressional elections were held today, 37% of registered voters would vote for a Republican vs. 32.3% who would vote for a Democrat.

Other key findings:
• 65% think it is somewhat likely/very likely that another financial crisis is imminent as a result of the bailouts and government spending.
• Americans say Democrats using reconciliation (56.2%) to pass healthcare reform is worse than Republicans using filibuster (43.8%) to block it.
• 48.3% say Democratic leaders are bullying Democrats into voting for healthcare (v. 21.9% who say they aren’t).

Complimentary report: http://americanpulse.bigresearch.com.