Louisiana says George Bush did better job than Obama with crisis

Public Policy Polling:

The oil spill in the Gulf may be mostly out of the headlines now but Louisiana voters aren't getting any less mad at Barack Obama about his handling of it. Only 32% give Obama good marks for his actions in the aftermath of the spill, while 61% disapprove.

Louisianans are feeling more and more that George W. Bush's leadership on Katrina was better than Obama's on the spill. 54% think Bush did the superior job of helping the state through a crisis to 33% who pick Obama. That 21 point margin represents a widening since PPP asked the same question in June and found Bush ahead by a 15 point margin. Bush beats Obama 87-2 on that score with Republicans and 42-30 with independents, while Obama has just a 65-24 advantage with Democrats.

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If there is a political 'winner' in the aftermath of the oil spill it's Bobby Jindal. 70% of Louisiana voters are happy with how he handled the spill to only 20% giving him bad marks and his overall approval rating of 58% puts him at the top of the heap for Governors and Senators PPP's polled on this year. Specifically on the issue of the spill 89% of Republicans, 76% of independents, and even a 47% plurality of Democrats think he did a good job.

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The poll showed 82 percent still favor offshore drilling. That probably explains some of the disapproval of the Obama administration which has been trying to strangle offshore drilling efforts. It looks like anyone with a D by their name will probably be in trouble in Louisiana this fall.

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  1. Unknown6:28 PM

    If the people think George Bush did anything remotely close to an adequate job of anything then they are showing their immense ignorance.

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