Poll: More blame D.C. than Wall St. (Politico)

More Americans blame Washington than Wall Street for the country?s economic problems, a new poll shows.

In a new USA Today/Gallup survey, 78 percent of those surveyed said Wall Street deserves ?a great deal? or a ?fair amount? of blame for the poor economy, but even more - 87 percent - said the same about Washington.

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On who is more to blame for the weak state of the economy, 64 percent of people chose the federal government, while just 30 percent pointed the finger at big financial institutions.

Asked whether individuals felt that the economic system was fair to them, 54 percent said it was fair, while 44 percent said it was not.

The survey, taken on the weekend of Oct. 15-16 as the Occupy Wall Street movement neared its one-month anniversary, also examined how Americans feel about the protest, and the majority of people indicated they didn?t know enough about the demonstrations to express an opinion.

Of those surveyed, 22 percent of people said they approve of the movement?s goals, while 15 percent said they disapprove. More than six out of 10 people, 63 percent, said they ?don?t know enough? about the movement to lean in either direction.

Asked about the way the Occupy Wall Street protests are being conducted, 25 percent said they approved, while 20 percent said they disapproved. Again, a majority of people, 55 percent, said they didn?t know enough about the movement to express an opinion.

On the whole, 26 percent of people said they support the Occupy Wall Street movement, while 19 percent said they are opposed to it. The majority of people, 52 percent, said they do not support or oppose the protest.

Democrats were more inclined to show support the movement than Republicans ? 42 percent of Democrats said they support Occupy Wall Street, while only 9 percent of Republicans said the same.

The poll was conducted among 1,026 adults and has a sampling error of plus or minus four percentage points.

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