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President Barack Obama did not fare as well among Mainers in the recent poll. His favorability rating of 43 percent was the lowest it has been during his presidency and well below the national average of 54 percent. On economic issues, only 36 percent of those polled had a positive view of how the president is handling the economy while 54 percent disapproved.
The poll also asked Mainers about the biggest concerns they face. Forty-four percent said unemployment, 35 percent said the economy. Other answers included taxation, education and health care, but none of those answers received more than 10 percent.
When asked to provide specific fears about the economy, the most common answers were job loss, cost-of-living increases and increasing gas prices. Only one in 10 felt the economy has improved in the last 12 months while 47 percent said it’s doing worse.
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Link: http://bangordailynews.com/2011/10/26/politics/lepage’s-approval-rating-improves-to-47-percent-poll-says/ (broken link)
Also of note, the recently elected GOP governor in Maine is outperforming Obama in the same poll.
I am sure Maine will be blue in 2012. Then again, if someone can turn Maine red, it's Obama and his record of failure.
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