A new bipartisan poll shows that going into the 2010 election cycle, both Democrats and Republicans face a deeply unhappy electorate who are unified in their concern over the loss of American manufacturing jobs and the lack of work being done on the issue by Congress. A majority of likely voters say the U.S. no longer has the world’s strongest economy, and that Washington isn’t doing enough to promote manufacturing despite the contributions this sector makes to America’s economic security. From the poll of 1,000 likely general election voters, here are some key findings: •             A majority believe the U.S. no longer has the world’s strongest economy—a title they want to regain ; •             Voters are anxious about the economy—specifically China debt, spending and loss of manufacturing; •             86% of voters want Washington to focus on manufacturing; •             63% feel working people who make things are being forgotten while Wall Street and banks get bailouts; •             Two-thirds of voters believe manufacturing is central to our economic strength, and 57% believe manufacturing is more central to our economic strength than high-tech, knowledge or financial service sectors; •             Across all demographics, voters’ economic solutions center on trade enforcement, clean energy, tax credits for U.S. manufacturing and replacing aging infrastructure using American materials, a surprising overlap between Tea Party supporters, independents, non-union households and union households.  Click here to see the full poll. Click here to watch a brief video. # #