Divide over Obama jobs plan
Americans are evenly divided on whether Congress should pass President Obama jobs bill. When asked in a Poll Position scientific national telephone survey 45% said Congress should not pass the bill with 42% saying it should, a statistical dead heat. Thirteen percent had no opinion.
On Tuesday night President Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan stalled in the Senate, failing to clear a procedural hurdle. The President said his plan is not dead. He says he will break down his broader jobs plan into several smaller bills.
The close divide is not reflected among Democrats and Republicans. Democrats said the jobs bill should pass by a 83% to 9% margin. Republicans said the plan should not pass by 74% to 11% margin, with 15% of Republicans having no opinion. Independents said no to the plan by a 50% to 34% margin, with 16% not having an opinion.
There is also a large divide along racial lines with 71% of African-Americans wanting the bill passed to 29% not wanting it passed. Whites do not want the jobs bill passed by a 50% to 35% margin.
Poll Position’s scientific telephone survey of 1,090 registered voters nationwide was conducted October 11, 2011 and has a margin of error of ±3%.
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