Monday, November 19, 2012

Majority of Americans Optimistic About Economic Recovery in Second Obama Term, Poll Finds

Americans are confident that in his second term President Obama will be able to accomplish a sizable list of achievements, including reducing unemployment, keeping the U.S. safe from terrorism, improving conditions for minorities and the poor, and improving the quality of the environment, according to a newly released poll from the Gallup organization.

The poll listed a total of 13 objectives and asked respondents to say if – “regardless of which presidential candidate they preferred”- they thought that in his second term Obama would be able to achieve them.

Americans appear generally optimistic about the economic outlook in an Obama second term. A majority believe that Obama will reduce unemployment and will create a strong economic recovery- 56 percent and 54 percent respectively.
But economic recovery was not the strongest area of confidence among Americans, the poll found. Americans appear the most optimistic about two objectives- “bring U.S. troops home from Afghanistan in a way that is not harmful to the U.S.” and “improve conditions for minorities and the poor.” Each of these questions got a 72 percent “yes, will” response.
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