Poll: Dim outlook on Obama's policies (Politico)

A majority of Americans want President Barack Obama?s agenda to succeed, but ultimately believe it won?t, according to a new poll out Monday.

Asked whether it seemed more likely that Obama?s policies will succeed or fail, 59 percent of those surveyed in a CNN/ORC International poll said they believed they will fail, while 36 percent said they believed Obama?s policies will succeed.

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Members of the president?s political party were more optimistic than Republicans about the president?s policies ? 60 percent of Democrats said they believed Obama?s policies will succeed, while just 11 percent of Republicans indicated the same. Thirty-four percent of independents said they believed the president?s policies will be successful.

A majority of people, 67 percent, said they hoped Obama?s policies will be successful, while just 25 percent of those polled said they hoped the president?s policies will fail.

Democrats were more likely to root for Obama?s success than Republicans, with 92 percent saying they hoped the president?s policies would succeed, while just 39 percent of GOPers said the same.

More than half of Republicans ? 51 percent ? said they hope Obama?s policies will fail.

The poll was conducted via telephone, and surveyed 1,007 adult Americans ? 925 of whom were registered voters ? on Oct. 14-16, and has a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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