exas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. Who do you want to have more influence over the direction the nation takes in the next year Barack Obama or the Republicans in Congress? Gallup asked 828 U.S. adults. Of those surveyed 53 said 
they want Republicans in Congress to have the greater influence 36 said Obama and 8 well didnt seem to care answering same/neither.
Times have changed. In 2012 by contrast 46 of Americans said they wanted Obama to have more influence.
The new Gallup poll finds that a large majority of Americans would like the Republican-controlled Congress rather than President Obama to set the direction for the country in the coming year a marked change from 2012 when a slim majority said they preferred for Obama to guide the agenda.
While theres much for the GOP to crow about in the survey Gallup also found that
- 44 of Americans believed Republican control of Congress would not make the country any better off.
- 36 said a GOP Congress would make the country better off
19 said it would leave the country worse off and - 2 had no opinion
