Turning this impression around is not going to be easy and is going to take time. The Democrats still need to do a much better job of showing voters whose side they are on in this economic fight. They also need to make the GOP pay more of a price for supporting the bankers, who caused the recession. CNBC:
The survey shows that 76 percent of Americans believe that the US economy remains in recession; an even larger 81 percent describe themselves as dissatisfied with the economy.
That's a major reason why 56 percent of Americans say the country is still on the wrong track, notwithstanding recent positive economic news. Obama's own job approval rating rose slightly, to 50 percent, since the March survey.
That dissatisfaction has erased the edge in Congressional races that Democrats enjoyed a year ago. Now, voters split evenly on whether Democrats or Republicans should control Congress after this fall's mid-term elections. More encouraging for Republicans, their party enjoys a wide edge in enthusiasm about the election.
