Poll: More Trust Obama than Congress

clipped from washingtonbureau.typepad.com The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll, taken Nov. 6-9, asked whether people thought Democrats controlled both houses and the presidency--which has not happened since January 1995--would be good for the country. Fifty-nine percent thought it was good, but 38 percent said it was bad. And 86 percent said they'd rather see President-elect Obama implement bipartisan policies rather than strictly Democratic policies. Fifty-nine percent said they'd trust Obama in a dispute, while 24 percent would side with congressional leaders. Congress returns Monday for a lame duck session, and the 111th Congress convenes Jan. 6.

All in all, good news for the new resident of the White House. The best news is Obama's 35-point lead over Congress in a dispute -- he owns the bully pulpit.