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(Newser) - The public is rapidly losing faith in President Obama, new polls show. His overall approval rating is below 60%—a USA Today/Gallup poll gives him 55%, putting him 10th among the 12 post-World War II presidents after six months in office. A Public Trust Monitor/Politico survey finds 54% trust Obama,... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • Republican Party • Democratic Party • approval ratings • economy • poll numbers • Gallup poll • polls • President Obama

(Newser) - A majority of Americans believe Sarah Palin resigned as governor of Alaska to further her own political career rather than to help her state. A CBS News poll found that 52% see personal ambition behind her decision, while 24% accept her explanation. Only 23% have a favorable view of the... More »

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Alaska • ambition • Sarah Palin • poll numbers • favorability rating • opinion polls • Election 2012

 Obama's Independent 
 Support Wanes 

Pollster cites political 'sea change'

Jul 9, 09 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though his overall approval rating remains sturdy, President Obama is losing support among independents, particularly in swing states, polls show. “This is a huge sea change that is playing itself out in American politics,” says a Democratic pollster. Obama fell 6 points last week from the week before... More »

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Barack Obama • independents • independent voters • poll numbers • polls • supporters • President Obama

 Obama's Approval 
 Rating Softens 

Economy pulls down numbers

Jun 23, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Concerns over the economy are weighing down President Obama’s poll numbers, which have fallen to their lowest point since his inauguration, Politico reports. Obama’s 57% approval rating in a Gallup tracking poll this weekend remains high, but a series of recent polls find his support falling among Republicans... More »

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Pew • Pew Research Center • approval ratings • economy • NBC/WSJ Poll • poll numbers • Gallup poll • Gallup • New York Times/CBS News poll • Obama administration • NBC News/Wall Street Journal • President Obama

Analysis

Why People Lie About Having Voted for Obama


Jun 19, 09 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A lot of people are lying about having voted for President Obama. A recent Wall Street Journal poll gives Obama a 50%-39% edge over John McCain—a big bump over his actual 7% victory. A New York Times survey shows Obama winning with a nearly 2-to-1 margin. That’s a... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Election 2008 • George W. Bush • poll numbers • popular vote • pollsters • President Obama

Analysis

Small State Governors Are
More Popular

Statistics show trend working in favor of Palin, Schweitzer

May 18, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Governors hailing from less-populous states tend to have higher approval ratings, according to Andrew Gelman of FiveThirtyEight.com. Though the trend doesn’t manifest itself every year, data show that in general, and especially in recent years, it’s easier for smaller state governors to nab the kind of outsized... More »

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governor • Brian Schweitzer • approval ratings • Sarah Palin • poll numbers

Poll: Religious More Likely to Support Torture

More than 60% of
white evangelicals
say it's justified

May 1, 09 7:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Frequent churchgoers are more likely to support torture than their less devout brethren, a new Pew poll finds. Fifty-four percent of weekly churchgoers said torture of terror suspects is “often” or “sometimes” justified, compared to 42% of people who seldom or never attend services, reports CNN. White evangelical... More »

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torture • religion • evangelicals • poll numbers

 Minnesotans 
 to Coleman: 
 Concede 

Both candidates low on cash

Apr 16, 09 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - A whopping 63% of Minnesota voters want Norm Coleman to concede the Senate race to Al Franken, with only 37% supporting more appeals, according to a new survey from Public Policy Polling. Another 59% said they want Gov. Tim Pawlenty to certify Franken’s victory. “It appears that most... More »

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poll • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • legal fees • poll numbers • recount

NEW POLL

Public Trusts Obama, Blames GOP for Stimulus Row


Feb 24, 09 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - GOP attempts to attack Barack Obama on the stimulus don’t appear to be working. According to a New York Times/CBS poll, three quarters of Americans, including 6 in 10 Republicans, believe the president is trying to act in a bipartisan manner, and most blame Republicans for objecting to the... More »

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Barack Obama • partisanship • economic stimulus package • bipartisanship • approval ratings • poll numbers • Obama administration • Republicans

Paterson's Poll Numbers Tank After Debacle With Caroline

Guv cancels Davos trip to shore up support

Jan 27, 09 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - New York Gov. David Paterson's poll numbers have hit the toilet as he grapples with a $15.8 billion deficit and reaction to his handling of the Caroline Kennedy Senate decision, reports the New York Daily News. The numbers have so spooked Paterson that he's decided to ditch his trip... More »

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Attorney General • New York • Andrew Cuomo • governor • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • Davos • David Paterson • budget shortfall • poll numbers

 Obama More Popular Than Ever 

Despite Richardson, Geithner, Panetta flaps, 84% approve of transition

Jan 19, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s popularity is at an all-time high, a CNN poll finds, with 84% approving of his transition—up 2% from December despite Bill Richardson’s resignation, Timothy Geithner’s tax issues, and the widely panned Leon Panetta pick. “You know the country is in the middle of... More »

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Barack Obama • Bill Richardson • poll • inauguration • approval ratings • Leon Panetta • poll numbers • President Obama • Timothy Geithner

Polling Guru Nabs $700K Book Deal

Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight fame will write two tomes

Nov 15, 08 11:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Polling expert Nate Silver, the statistical mastermind behind FiveThirtyEight.com, has a new number to crunch: $700,000. That’s roughly how much Silver will net in his new two-book deal with Penguin, the New York Observer reports. Silver will pen one tome on the art of prediction, and... More »

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statistics • book • predictions • Penguin Group • poll numbers • book sale • Nate Silver

 Polls: 
 Obama Widens 
 National Lead 

Democrat opens up 5.8 point lead over John McCain

Nov 3, 08 6:04 AM CST
(Newser) - In the final hours, Barack Obama's national lead in the polls is still inching up, writes Nate Silver at Fivethirtyeight.com, to 5.8 points by late last night from 5.4 earlier in the afternoon. Silver's analysis of the latest polls also predicts that Obama stands to win more... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • polling • Election 2008 • poll numbers • Nate Silver

Analysis

McCain's Chances Slimmer Than Ever: Silver

But tightening Pennsylvania polls provide lone bright spot

Nov 1, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain is hanging by a pretty thin thread, writes statistics guru Nate Silver at fivethirtyeight.com, and that thread is Pennsylvania. Two polls show a slight narrowing in Keystone country; one shows Obama’s lead down to 10 points, while another, right-leaning poll puts it at 5. But with... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Election 2008 • poll numbers • polls

Jews Favor Obama, Survey Says, But ...

... by a thinner margin than they supported fellow Dem Kerry in '04

Oct 30, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has a big lead among Jewish voters, according to a survey by the American Jewish Committee. But his 57% support, to 30% for John McCain and 13% undecided, is “a bit lower than one would expect,” a group exec tells VOA News. At this time in... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • John McCain • Joe Biden • Jewish • the Jewish vote • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • poll numbers • polls

ANALYSIS


 McCain 
 Running
 in Place:  
 Polls

Obama has a 96.7% chance of victory, 538 predicts

Oct 28, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain isn’t gaining any ground in the polls, according to FiveThirtyEight, which pegs Obama’s odds of victory at 96.7% to McCain’s 3.3%. As of yesterday, polls predict a final electoral score of 351-187, numbers unchanged from the day before. National tracking polls showed minuscule... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • electoral college • Election 2008 • poll numbers

 AP Poll: It's a Dead Heat 


Oct 22, 08 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not all the polls are going in Barack Obama's favor. An AP-GfK survey says John McCain has closed the gap with Obama after the last debate by gaining voters among whites and those earning less than $50,000. The poll has the race at 44%-43% in favor of Obama, a... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • presidential politics • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • poll numbers

 Poll: 
 Obama 53%, 
 McCain 43% 

McCain too busy with attack ads; losing support among base

Oct 13, 08 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama continues to rise in the polls just as John McCain falls, with the latest numbers giving the Democrat a 10-point lead over his opponent, reports the Washington Post. Voters also gave Obama a clear lead on taxes and leadership for the first time in the election. McCain, meanwhile,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • taxes • Election 2008 • economy • George W. Bush • poll numbers

ANALYSIS

Debate Boosts Obama in Swing States: Poll

'The Wall Street meltdown has been a dagger to McCain's political heart'

Oct 1, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s debate performance won over many voters in the key swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac polls found. A margin of 13% to 17% of voters in each state said Obama did a better job in the debate, and many have shifted their support. Over the... More »

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Florida • Ohio • Pennsylvania • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • poll numbers • swing states

Racism No Longer Throws Off Polls: Study

Voters aren't
overstating support for minority candidates

Sep 29, 08 12:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The so-called Bradley effect, in which support for minority candidates in opinion polls isn’t matched by votes in actual elections, has disappeared, Sam Wang writes for the Princeton Election Consortium. A study of polling and outcome data from 133 gubernatorial and senate races in 1989-2006 found that before 1996,... More »

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poll • racism • Election 2008 • poll numbers • Tom Bradley • Douglas Wilder

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