NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. came up short in an opinion poll, with a majority of respondents indicating disapproval of his job performance.
In a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, 64 percent of the 1,058 respondents indicated they disapproved of how Paulson was handling his job, CNNMoney reported Wednesday.
A majority -- 56 percent -- also indicated disapproval of the $700 billion financial rescue passage rushed into law earlier this month and 58 percent indicated the concept of rescuing a big company with financial aid was a bad policy, the news service said.
Fifty-eight percent indicated a rescue package that helped homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages was a good idea.
In the Oct. 17-19 poll, which carried a margin of error of plus and minus three percentage points, 28 percent indicated they approved of Paulson's performance, CNNMoney said.
