Poll: Confidence in Obama on economy 33 points higher than GOP

Americans’ confidence in Obama on the economy is roughly similar to the confidence rating the public gave to President George W. Bush in April 2001, then in his initial quarter of governing, as is the case now for Obama. Obama gets slightly higher “a great deal of confidence” ratings than did Bush, while Bush received a slightly higher “fair amount” rating. In 2002 and 2003, Bush’s ratings were similar to Obama’s now.