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Friday, July 31, 2009

President Obama

NBC/WSJ POLL
When it comes to the policies and the programs of Barack Obama, would you say that they are taking the country in the right direction, taking the country in the wrong direction, or do you feel they are mixed?
35% Right direction
30% Wrong direction
34% Mixed

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Policing

CBS/NEW YORK TIMES POLL
Thinking about the country as a whole, do you think most police generally treat blacks and Hispanics better than whites, do they treat blacks and Hispanics worse than whites, or do they generally treat all groups the same?
3% Better
38% Worse
46% Same
5% Depends (vol.)
8% Unsure

Monday, July 27, 2009

White House 2012

FOX/OD POLL
I'm going to read a list of potential candidates for the 2012 Republican nomination. Please tell me which one you would like to see as the Republican presidential nominee.... [AMONG REPUBLICAN VOTERS]
22% Romney
21% Huckabee
17% Palin
13% Giuliani
9% Gingrich
3% Jindal
1% Jeb Bush
1% Pawlenty
0% Sanford
13% Other/Unsure

Friday, July 24, 2009

Health care

GALLUP POLL
When it comes to health care reform legislation now being considered in Congress, what would you advise your representative in Congress to do: pass a new health care reform law by the end of this year, pass a new health care reform law but not necessarily by the end of this year, or not pass a new health care reform law at all?
41% This year
30% Not necessarily this year
24% Not at all

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

President Obama

USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
Do you think President Obama's proposals to address the major problems facing the country call for too much expansion of government power, the right amount, or not enough expansion of government power?
52% Too much
35% Right amount
10% Not enough

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Afghanistan

ABC/WASHINGTON POST POLL
Do you think the United States is or is not making significant progress toward achieving success in Afghanistan?
46% Is
42% Is not
12% Unsure

Monday, July 20, 2009

Mars

CBS NEWS POLL
Would you favor or oppose the United States sending astronauts to explore Mars?
51% Favor
43% Oppose

Friday, July 17, 2009

NASA

GALLUP POLL
It is now forty years since the United States first landed men on the moon. Do you think the space program has brought enough benefits to this country to justify its costs, or don't you think so?
58% Enough benefits
38% Don't think so

Monday, July 13, 2009

Sarah Palin

CBS NEWS POLL
Do you think Sarah Palin would have the ability to be an effective president?
22% Yes
65% No

Supreme Court

CBS NEWS POLL
How important do you think it is for there to be a Hispanic on the Supreme Court? Would you say it is very important, somewhat important, not very important or not important at all?
21% Very important
32% Somewhat important
20% Not very important
25% Not important at all