Poll: 71% "Regret" Backing Obama

"Over 7 in 10 Obama voters, and 55 percent of Democrats, regret voting for President Obama's reelection in 2012, according to a new Economist/YouGov.com poll," writes Paul Bedard at the Washington Examiner.

Conducted to test the media hype about a comeback by 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, the new poll found voters still uninspired by Romney, but also deeply dissatisfied with Obama who has so far failed to capitalize on his victory over 15 months ago.

The poll asked those who voted for Obama's reelection a simple question: “Do you regret voting for Barack Obama?”

• Overall, 71 percent said yes, 26 percent no. 
• 80 percent of whites said yes, 61 percent of blacks said no and 100 percent of Hispanics said yes.
• 84 percent of women said yes, and just 61 percent of men agreed. 
• 55 percent of Democrats said yes, as did 71 percent of independents.