http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=173541A new poll reveals a majority of Americans want someone – anyone – else in the Oval Office because Barack Obama's "change" is leaving the nation worse off than before he started to address its problems.
The Zogby International poll, commissioned by The O'Leary Report newsletter, surveyed 2,061 voters June 25-28 and has a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points.
The poll asked, "When President Obama was elected, he promised change. Do you think the change he brought has made our country better or worse?"
According to the results, which have been posted on The O'Leary Report website, a majority of 52 percent of Americans say Obama's "change" has made the country worse, while 44 percent believe it's better.
Among independent voters, who often are the decision-makers in elections, an even higher 56 percent say the changes have left America worse off than before, the poll reveals.
And 55 percent of those who had to pay taxes last year say Obama's change has made the country worse, with 44 percent of those who did not have to pay taxes last year, because of low income or deductions that resulted in no tax liability, thinking Obama's change has made the nation better.
Half of all voters over the age of 65, 59 percent of small-business owners or partners and 91 percent of the voters who value the endorsement of tea-party organizations say Obama is leading the nation to a worse condition.
The O'Leary Report poll showed on the question of whether Americans think Obama should be re-elected or whether "it is time for someone new," 50.1 percent believe the unnamed "someone new" would be better for the nation.
The sitting president was endorsed by 40.6 percent of the respondents. He did not earn the support of one in four Democrats, who said either someone new would be better or they were not sure.
Opposing an Obama re-election were nearly 93 percent of Republicans and almost 55 percent of independent voters, majorities in the 30-49 and 50-64 age groups and a plurality in the 65-and-over age group.
Men and women both preferred someone new in the White House as did both those with a college degree and those without. Those living in small cities, suburbs and rural areas all preferred someone new; only those in large cities wanted Obama re-elected, by a 51-percent-38-percent split.
On the question posing two statements about Obama's effectiveness, only 36 percent chose, "In general, President Obama's policies have been focused, organized and effective." Nearly 48 percent picked, "In general, President Obama's policies have been unfocused, disorganized and ineffective."
The "Woodstock" generation picked the second statement, 47 percent to 37 percent.
The O'Leary Report is an independent monthly newsletter covering events on Capitol Hill, adding commentary and providing polling data.
O'Leary also is author of the books "The Audacity of Deceit" and "Shut Up, America."
A previous poll revealed that of all demographics, Obama still maintains support from three.
Those include American voters who are not required to pay federal income taxes (roughly 36 million people) and voters in the New England region (7 million people).
The third category in which Obama still his majority support is among voters age 18-29 years old (24 million people).
More poll information is available at the O'Leary Report.
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