Click here for linkAugust 25th 2011. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows that 21% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty-five percent (45%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -24 (see trends).
Just 14% believe the U.S. is generally heading in the right direction. That’s the lowest level of the Obama Administration.
Forty-five percent (45%) believe the government should cut back spending on highways until the budget is balanced. Forty percent (40%) disagree. A commentary by Michael Barone looks at how private sector bus companies are providing a less pricey alternative to high speed rail. He concludes, “So the private sector provides cheap intercity transportation while government struggles to waste $53 billion. Please remind me which is the wave of the future.”
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