A new Gallup poll shows Americans still blame former President George W. Bush for the nation's ailing economy more than President Obama—a stark finding five months before an election in which economic issues have been front and center.
The Gallup survey, released Thursday and based on telephone interviews with 1,004 adults between June 7 and 10, contained variously encouraging or discouraging elements for Republicans or Democrats alike.
While Bush is blamed by 68 percent of Americans, compared to just 52 percent who fault Obama, that is down from the 80 percent blame Bush got when Gallup first asked the question in July 2009, six months after Obama's inauguration. Meanwhile, the negative assessment of Obama has held steady at around half of the American population since 2010 (while in July 2009 just 32 percent found him blameworthy).
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