"Just 27% say The Economy is Getting Better"

Newest Rasmussen Survey (Saturday, August 18, 2012):

Twenty-seven percent (27%) of consumers say the economy is getting better these days, compared to 30% of investors who say the same.  Among consumers, 49% think the economy is getting worse, while 51% of investors believe the economy is heading in the wrong direction. . . .

Meanwhile a poll from earlier this week shows that voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight of ten issues and Democrats on more on only one.

The issues appear to be ranked in terms of their importance to voters.  The puzzle to me is why Democrats are trusted more on energy issues.