Debt-ceiling debate’s negative implications for 2012 elections

The recently concluded debate over the nation's debt ceiling was, without doubt, a messy process with a questionable outcome. But it was far more than that. According to a new analysis by one of the country's leading pollsters, the standoff dealt a devastating body blow to public confidence in the economy and government that has powerful implications for the 2012 elections.

"The debt ceiling negotiation is an extremely significant event that is profoundly and sharply reshaping views of the economy and the federal government," Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies wrote in a just-completed analysis. "It has led to a scary erosion in confidence in both, at a time when this steep drop in confidence can be least afforded."

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Gene Weingarten 01 Sep, 2011

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