More voters believe Tea Party has better understanding of America's problems, doubt debt ceiling deal, and lowest confidence ever in US banking system

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8/12/11, "48% Think Spending Cuts Could Trigger Violence," Rasmussen Poll

"Several prominent Democrats and their media friends have charged the Tea Party with being economic terrorists during the congressional budget debates, but just 29% of voters agree. More voters, in fact, still think the average Tea Party member has a better handle on America’s problems than the average member of Congress does, although there’s a sharp difference of opinion between Democrats and Republicans. ...

Just 22% of voters approve of the debt ceiling deal recently reached by the president and Congress,

• and most doubt it will actually reduce government spending....

Still, voters feel more strongly than ever that decreasing government spending is good for the economy and think tax increases of any kind are a bad economic move. Sixty-seven percent (67%) think that thoughtful spending cuts should be considered in every program of the federal government....

Near the end of a volatile week on Wall Street, investor confidence has fallen to a two-year low, consumer confidence is just above the lowest levels of the past two years, and confidence in the stability

• of the U.S. banking system is the lowest ever recorded....

The survey of 1,000 Adults was conducted on August 10-11, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology."...



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