The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll (taken between 2 June and 5 June) shows that Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney is tied with President Obama at 47% each among Americans as their choice for president. Romney is actually at 49% against 46% for the President when only registered voters are counted.
Further, 66% of Americans disapprove of Obama’s handling of the American economy, including the deficit, with 57% of them stating that the economic recovery has not yet begun. Half of those polled “strongly disapprove” of Obama’s performance on the economy and deficit, while 60% “disapprove,” with 45% trusting congressional Republicans more than Obama to make progress economically.
These figures reflect a wide pessimism in Americans, who cited falling home prices, high gasoline prices and continued high unemployment figures for their pessimism. According to the Washington Post, almost 90% of Americans think the country is badly on the wrong track.
Even more worrisome for the President is the fact that independent voters favor Romney by 50% to 43%. This is the group that voted for Obama in 2008 in sufficient numbers to allow him to win the election.
Interestingly, no other Republican fares well against the President. 42% of GOP voters saying that they would not consider voting for Sarah Palin, while she is considered unqualified to be president by 66% of those polled.
If these numbers hold up into the late summer, I think it will be time for the GOP National Committee to have a heart-to-heart talk with the other Republican candidates to help them decide that it is in the best interests of the Republican Party and of the country to get behind Mitt Romney and make a real run at winning back the White House in 2012.
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