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According to a new poll from CNN, Democrats are taking heat for the economy, months after taking ownership of these woes:

A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday morning indicates that 38 percent of the public blames Republicans for the country’s current economic problems. That’s down 15 points from May, when 53 percent blamed the GOP. According to the poll 27 percent now blame the Democrats for the recession, up 6 points from May. Twenty-seven percent now say both parties are responsible for the economic mess.

“The bad news for the Democrats is that the number of Americans who hold the GOP exclusively responsible for the recession has been steadily falling by about two to three points per month,” says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. “At that rate, only a handful of voters will blame the economy on the Republicans by the time next year’s midterm elections roll around.”

Thirty-six percent of people questioned say that President Barack Obama’s policies have improved economic conditions, with 28 percent feeling that the president’s programs have made things worse, and 35 percent saying what he’s done has had no effect on the economy.

You can’t blame voters for not buying the myths of phantom jobs and economic recovery. No one disputes that Republicans deserve a fair share of the blame, however, the Obama Administration and Democratic leaders in Congress assumed ownership of the economy with the passage of the “stimulus” bill and partial nationalization of the auto industry and continuing bailouts for other sectors of the economy.