Washington – Preliminary results of an exit poll conducted for The Associated Press show that the presidential election hinges once again on the economy.
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The survey of voters as they leave polling places Tuesday shows 6 in 10 voters say the economy is the top issue facing the nation, with unemployment and rising prices hitting voters hard.
About 4 in 10 say they think the nation’s economy is on the mend, but more say that things are getting worse or are bad and stagnating.
About half of voters say the previous president, George W. Bush, shoulders more of the blame for economic challenges than President Barack Obama.
Just a quarter of those surveyed in the exit poll say they are better off than four years ago
If 6 out 10 are worry about the economy Romney wins. obama has not done anything about the economy since he get the USA $6 trillion more in debt and this will haunt the economy through inflation, tax hikes, and high interest rate so the building will fall further and people will not borrow. Remember slicky Willy decision to give people mortgages is what lead to the crash in 07. Inflation in housing and people will mortgages that could not be paid encourage by Frannie and Freddie is what we still are dealing with. The are 2 types of houses under water; the ones from Sandy and the ones where the mortgage is worth more than the property. This 2nd type was a windfall from Slicky Willy