A week after voters shook up Washington, they are now saying that they want their new GOP congressional majority to take over the nation’s agenda, feeling that President Obama is done and over with.
The Pew Research Center, which had previously found that voters wanted Obama to be the boss by a huge margin, now believe that the Republicans “should take the lead in solving the nation’s problems.”
In a similar post-midterm election poll four years ago, voters picked Obama over the GOP, 49 percent to 30 percent. Now, they have the GOP over Obama, 41 percent to 40 percent.
While a split decision, Pew suggested that Washington also factor in Obama’s lame duck status and just how little voters believe he can do in his final two years.
Just 6 percent believe Obama will accomplish “a great deal.” And most, 59 percent, said “he will be able to accomplish not much or nothing of what he wants to get done.”
The poll provides a voters roadmap for the new Republican congressional majority on key issues. Said Pew:
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
