Obama Lacks Strategy for Economy in Poll With Republicans Perceived Worse

BLOOMBERG:  …By a margin of 51 percent to 40 percent, a Bloomberg National Poll shows Americans say Obama lacks the right formula for long-term growth, a goal he presented in his State of the Union address with the phrase “win the future.”

The Democratic president still does better than Republicans: When asked who has a better vision for the years ahead, 45 percent of poll respondents chose Obama and 33 percent picked the Republicans…

Overall, 51 percent of respondents approve of the job he is doing as president, compared with 43 percent who disapprove. At least half dislike his efforts on the economy, the budget deficit, health care and job creation. Slightly more approve than disapprove of his handling of the turmoil in the Middle East…  (more)

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