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NBC/WSJ poll shows 2:1 opposition to raising the debt ceiling
The polling news hasn't improved much for Barack Obama, even without a military attack on Syria in the offing. A new poll from NBC and the Wall Street Journal shows Americans lining up 2:1 against the debt-ceiling increase Obama needs, and his credibility dropping on a wide range of issues:
Americans overwhelmingly do not think Congress should raise the nation's debt limit as President Barack Obama and Congress prepare once again to wage battle over the issue, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.By a 44-22 percent margin, Americans oppose raising the debt ceiling, which again puts the president in the difficult position of needing to make the case for an unpopular policy with a deadline quickly approaching.The poll results come as the U.S. Treasury Department says the country will reach its debt limit by mid-October. The Bipartisan Policy Center estimates the limit will be reached by Oct. 18, and the U.S. could default by Nov. 5."People’s first instinct is how fed up they are with Washington and spending," said Republican pollster Bill McInturff, who conducted the poll with Democratic pollster Peter D. Hart. "This is a very difficult issue in terms of public opinion."
Democrats have now lost the foreign-policy edge they gained over George W. Bush on Iraq. Republicans have a seven-point lead over Obama on that area. Their once huge lead on health care has now dwindled down to single digits. During the Bush administration, Democrats had an edge of more than 20 points on the federal deficit; now Republicans have a double-digit lead there, too.
Add all of that to the faceplant this week on Syria, and Obama goes into the budget fight in the weakest state of his presidency. Can Republicans leverage that into a win over ObamaCare that at least delays the onset until the midterms give them more power to dismantle it?
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