Public Rejects Obama Stimulus Bill According to New ATI-News/Zogby Poll

Public Rejects Obama Stimulus Bill According to New ATI-News/Zogby Poll

90 Percent of Republicans and 60 Percent of Independents Oppose Obama Economic Recovery Plan

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Amidst all the rhetoric surrounding President Barack Obama's first signature piece of legislation, a massive $800 billion economic "stimulus" bill, one thing is clear: a majority of Americans reject the President's handiwork. A just-released ATI-News/Zogby International poll shows that clear majorities of Republicans and Independents are against it.

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Question #1: ATI-News/Zogby asked likely voters, "Some people say that the nearly one trillion dollars in debt and subsequent interest incurred by the stimulus bill during an economic downturn will make the recovery hard to achieve. Do you agree or disagree?"

Overall, 53 percent of Americans agree that the Obama stimulus bill will actually hinder economic recovery; while only 31 percent disagree (16 percent are not sure). Fifty-six percent of Independent voters also agree, while only 27 percent disagree (17 percent are not sure). A staggering 88 percent of Republicans agree and just 6 percent disagree (another 6 percent are not sure).

Question #2: ATI-News/Zogby asked voters, "Some Republicans say the Obama stimulus package spends too much and stimulates too little. Do you agree or disagree?"

Fifty-seven percent of Independent voters agree that Obama's stimulus package spends too much and does little to stimulate the economy; while just 31 percent of Independents disagree (12 percent are not sure). Eighty-nine percent of Republicans also agree, while only 5 percent disagree (6 percent are not sure).

Question #3: ATI-News/Zogby asked voters, "Most Republicans oppose the currently proposed stimulus bill supported by President Obama because they say there is too much money being spent for non-stimulus items. Do you agree or disagree that too much money is being spent on items that won't improve the economy?"

Sixty-six percent of Independent voters think Obama wants to spend too much money on items that won't improve the economy. As for Republicans, a staggering 93 percent agree.

Across the board, the poll found that, on average, 90 percent of Republicans and 60 percent of Independents disapprove of Obama's stimulus bill.

"Our poll numbers are no different than the ones being read in the White House," said ATI-News president Brad O'Leary. "That's why President Obama is being forced to campaign across America for his stimulus bill - 90 percent of Republicans and 60 percent of Independents oppose it."

Brad O'Leary is President of ATI-News, a bestselling author, and is a former NBC Westwood One talk show host. To interview Brad O'Leary, contact Peyton Knight at 202-828-1202 or email peytonknight@pm-direct.com.

The ATI-News/Zogby poll mentioned above was conducted February 5th through 9th of 7,010 voters and has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 1.2 percentage points.

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Source: ATI-News/Zogby International

CONTACT: Peyton Knight of ATI-News/Zogby International, +1-202-828-1202

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