Majority have little faith in Obama’s handling economy – pollNovember 8, 2011 - 10:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One year before voters decide whether to re-elect U.S. President Barack Obama to a second term, a majority have little faith in his handling of the economy but he still leads his Republican rivals, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released on Monday, November 7. Nearly three-quarters of respondents said Obama's administration had fallen short on the economy, on improving oversight of Wall Street and the banks and on the federal budget deficit. Most of the respondents said the United States was headed in the wrong direction and just 25 percent said they believe the U.S. economy will improve in the next 12 months, the poll found. According to the poll, Obama's job-approval rating stands at 44 percent. Fifty-one percent said they disapprove of the way the President is doing his job. Not all of the poll findings were bad for Obama. Fifty-two percent of respondents approve of his handling of foreign-policy and 71 percent support his decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by this December. Obama continues to run ahead of the Republican presidential front-runners in the 2012 White House race, according to the poll. In hypothetical general-election match-ups, Obama leads formerMassachusetts governor Mitt Romney 49 percent to 43 percent and he leads businessman Herman Cain by 15 points, 53 percent to 38 percent. However, Obama's lead narrows in a two-way contest against a generic Republican. Forty-five percent said they would "probably vote" for Obama while 42 percent said they would "probably vote" for the Republican presidential nominee. The poll of 1,000 people was conducted November 2-5 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, Reuters reported. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |