Poll Shows Changing Attitudes About Obama

We all remember how PresBo painted himself during last year’s election. He was a common man who would bridge the partisan divide, run an open administration, and reduce spending in government. A poll was taken last October that gauged how Americans viewed PresBo on a wide variety of issues. That same poll was just taken again this year, and now we can compare how perceptions of PresBo have changed in the past year.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-10-27-obama-year_N.htm

Will the country be better off or worse off in three years?
Then: 65% better and 25% worse
Now: 58% better and 37% worse

The policies Obama will pursue/has pursued are:
Then: 24% very liberal, 19% liberal, and 45% moderate
Now: 34% very liberal, 20% liberal, and 34% moderate

Will the Obama administration be able to increase respect for the US abroad?
Then: 76%
Now: 60%

Will the Obama administration be able to improve the healthcare system?
Then: 64%
Now: 46%

Will the Obama administration be able to control federal spending?
Then: 52%
Now: 31%

Will the Obama administration be able to heal political divisions?
Then: 54%
Now: 28%

As you can see, PresBo is running quite a different administration than he led people to believe he would. It’s more liberal, more partisan, and not as fiscally responsible as people thought it would be a year ago.

Personally, if I were to answer these questions, I would answer them as follows:

Will the country be better off or worse off in three years? Worse.

The policies Obama will pursue/has pursued are: very liberal.

Will the Obama administration be able to increase respect for the US abroad? No.

Will the Obama administration be able to improve the healthcare system? No.

Will the Obama administration be able to control federal spending? No… he’s not even trying.

Will the Obama administration be able to heal political divisions? No… he’s actively working to make things worse.