Tuesday, January 30, 2007
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As President Bush gets set to tout America's economic health during a speech Tuesday in East Peoria, Illinois, recent CNN/Opinion Research Corporation polls indicate a majority of Americans think the economy is doing well but disapprove of the president's handling of it.
While 63% of Americans rate the economy as "good" in a poll conducted January 19-21, nearly 53% of Americans disapprove of the president's handling of the economy, according to a poll conducted on January 11. The margin of error for both polls is plus of minus 3%.
CNN/OPINION RESEARCH CORPORATION POLLS
Economic Conditions Today
Good 63%
Poor 36%
Sampling error: +/-3% pts
January 19-21
How Bush is Handling the Economy?
Approve 43%
Disapprove 53%
Sampling error: +/-3% pts
January 11
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