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

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

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

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

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

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

Mars

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

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

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

Iran

CNN/ORC POLL
Do you think the results of the recent election that were released by the Iranian government were an accurate reflection of how Iranians voted, or do you think those results were a fraud that were an attempt by the government to steal the election?
10% Accurate
82% Fraud

Global warming

ABC/WASHINGTON POST POLL
Do you think the federal government should or should not regulate the release of greenhouse gases from sources like power plants, cars and factories in an effort to reduce global warming?
75% Should
22% Should not

Health care

ABC/WASHINGTON POST POLL
Which comes closer to the way you feel? Government reform of the nation's health care system is necessary to control costs and expand coverage. OR, Government action on health care will do more harm than good.
58% Necessary
39% More harm than good

Marriage

CBS/N.Y. TIMES POLL
Which comes closest to your view? Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry. OR, Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry. OR, There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship.
33% Legally marry
30% Form civil unions
32% No legal recognition

Supreme Court

IPSOS/McCLATCHY POLL
Do you think the Senate should or should not vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as a Supreme Court justice?
54% Should
21% Should not
26% Unsure

Economy

MARIST POLL
Do you think the current economic conditions are mostly something President Obama inherited or are they mostly a result of his own policies?
74% Inherited
18% His own policies

Mideast

USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel and the Arab nations will be able to settle their differences and live in peace?
32% Will
66% Will not

Supreme Court

AP-GfK POLL
Do you think the U.S. Senate should confirm or should not confirm Sonia Sotomayor as a Supreme Court justice?
50% Should
22% Should not
28% Unsure

Health care

CNN/ORC POLL
Would you prefer a health care reform plan that raises taxes in order to provide health insurance to all Americans, or a plan that does not provide health insurance to all Americans but keeps taxes at current levels?
47% Raises taxes, insures all
47% Current tax levels, doesn't insure all
4% Neither
2% Unsure

Supreme Court

GALLUP POLL
As you may know, President Obama has nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Generally speaking, how would you rate Obama's choice of Sonia Sotomayor as a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court -- as excellent, good, only fair, or poor?
19% Excellent
28% Good
20% Only fair
13% Poor
20% Unsure