Of Likely Voters, 59% Say Wrong Track

Hmm. A poll of 1000 likely voters by FMA suggests 59% of voters said the country is on the wrong track. They predict trouble for incumbents today. Additionally, ObaCare lost by 51 - 30 without undecideds. Worth a look, any way.

A new poll conducted by Fabrizio, McLaughlin and Associates between the 27th and 29th of October has found that as voters go to the polls on this Election Day, they are anything but happy.

Of likely voters only 27% of the respondents consider health care the top issues of concern to them, 13 % believe that tackling the deficit and controlling government spending are the top priority but half of those likely to vote on Election Day (50%), claim that the economy and unemployment are the most important issue of all right now.

The poll also found that as voters head to the polls on Tuesday, 59% of them believe the nation is on the wrong track.

This means that a vast majority of Americans will be walking into voting booths and wanting a change in course and policy. This should frighten incumbents, maybe not those on the local levels which the bulk of the 2009 elections will be effecting, but those in state legislative elections and especially those in statewide elections have to be concerned. As the only incumbent Governor on the ballot this year, New Jersey’s Jon Corzine should probably be the most concerned as voters pull the lever throughout the day. Under the current atmosphere that this poll documents, incumbents like are at a disadvantage.

Interestingly, the poll found likely to be evenly split concerning both their opinion of President Obama and his job approval rating. But on his health care and insurance reforms voters are not evenly split. When asked how they felt about President Obama’s health reform plans, 30% favor it while a decisive 12 % plurality for a total of 51% of likely voters oppose it.

Comments

[MDr]

Wish I could have seen the poll and it's underlying methodology, because there seems to be a serious disconnect between OBambi's approval and the rest of the poll's purported findings. Was it the phrasing of the poll's "approval" question? Was it the order or phrasing of other poll questions?

What's the answer? Incompetent or disingenious pollster? Misinformed (bless the MSM) or dumber than dirt electorate?

[Proud Liberal]

Everything has to be put into context boys and girls. Right track / wrong track numbers, according to NBC/WSJ poll is:

36 right track
52 wrong track

but what was it before Obama's election? Good question you ask. Answer:

11 right track
76 wrong track

Seems to be a pretty big improvement. Context boys and girls, context

http://www.pollingreport.com/right.htm