Obama Faring Better Among Dem Voters Than Every Democratic President Since Truman: Gallup

Let me show you some fun with polling:

Pew asked a question that reflects what Barack Obama put forward in last night’s address: whether or not, in the debt limit debate, members of Congress should compromise to solve the problem. And 68% said yes, with just 23% saying that lawmakers should “stand by their principles­, even if it means the government goes into default.”

And since those options are so narrow, there’s not really anything reflecting the actual debate. It’s just a test of Obama’s propositio­n about compromise­. But if you ask people what they want to see in the deficit reduction positions in any solution, you get to the heart of the matter. In fact, none of the ideas that the public would like to see come to pass are even available options anymore

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