
Bush is still the most blamed, but that doesn't mean Obama is sitting pretty:
Former President Bush continues to take a harder hit than President Obama in public perceptions of who is responsible for the nation's ongoing economic problems. However, that is largely because Republicans are more willing to blame Bush than Democrats are to blame Obama. Because most Republicans and Democrats are going to vote for their own party's presidential candidate in 2012, this imbalance won't help Obama much electorally.
More importantly, about 6 in 10 political independents believe both presidents bear considerable blame. That is not good news for Obama.