Is there a difference between Republicans, Democrats and Independents on their confidence in their personal situation in regards to the economy or not?
Recent polling is showing growing concern among Americans in reference to the economy and their personal financial situations. This could be a real concern for McCain and Republicans as the campaign presses on.
Currently the Consumer Index is just three percentage points above it’s all time low. It has dropped nearly 12 points in the last month alone.
Overall, only 10% of American adults give the economy good or excellent ratings, while 62% rate the economy as poor. What is more interesting is that even among Party lines, Americans are fed up with the current economic situation. Only 16% of Republicans give the economy positive ratings, and Democrats and Independents the numbers are half of that, at only 6%.
Investors are also weary of the market place, with only 11% giving the economy positive ratings, with 59% giving it poor ratings.
With today’s vote against the market bailout plan, and the numbers on Wall Street continually falling today to historic lows, one must wonder what these numbers will look like one week from now.
Both Party’s need to answer for this, and both party’s need to find a solution that works for ALL Americans to get our economy back on track without destroying capitalism and freedom of the business sector. These numbers should be alarming to everyone, and especially to the McCain campaign.
