About three-fourth Americans believe that their country is going through economic recession now, according to a poll released on Tuesday.
The survey conducted by CNN and the Opinion Research Corporation from Oct. 17 to 19 found that 76 percent of the 1,058 respondents believe the country's economy is in a recession, and about 40 percent think it would descend into a depression within one year.
It also found that 75 percent of Americans think the country is "fairly badly" or "very badly" because of the current economic crisis, compared to 49 percent who gave the same answer last year.
The poll showed that most Americans blame the economic crisis on the Republican government led by President George W. Bush and believe Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama would do better job on the economy than his Republican rival, John McCain.
"If Americans are angry about the state of the country, they're probably more angry at the Republicans than the Democrats, since the GOP (Republican party) has controlled the White House for the past eight years," said Keating Holland, CNN's polling director.
When asked about Bush's policies, 72 percent of respondents said they disapprove while only 27 percent held the opposite opinion, and the approval rate with the Iraq war remained as low as 32 percent.
Source: Xinhua
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