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Today's Rasmussen poll isn't exactly encouraging:
The majority of U.S. federal spending is allotted to national defense, Social Security and Medicare. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that just 47% of Likely U.S. Voters correctly recognize that it is necessary to make major changes in those areas to make truly significant long-term cuts in government spending. Thirty-six percent (36%) don’t believe big changes in these three areas are needed, while another 17% aren’t sure.
It might be a good thing that nearly half of respondents recognized the significance of these programs, but the fact that over one-third don't think they're a problem is not a good thing. The figures haven't changed since last month.
Here's the silver lining:
Twenty-six percent (26%) of voters continue to favor Ryan’s budget proposal, while 34% are opposed to it. The plurality (40%) is not sure what they think of the plan.
Why is that a silver lining? Given the 3% margin of error, the for- and against-crowd are nearly equal, which means the 40% is a group that can be won over.
That's about as silver as it gets right now.
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