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New York Times/CBS News poll stories: 8 news summaries

 Obama Slips in New Polls 


Jul 29, 09 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two big polls are out with the same general conclusion: President Obama is losing support for his health care overhaul among the public, and his approval rating is settling in to mere mortal levels. A Wall Street Journal/NBC survey puts his approval rating at 53%, down 3 points in a... More »

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 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

Poll Reveals Broad Support for Government Health Care


Results suggest partisan divide

Jun 21, 09 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seventy-two percent of Americans support a government-backed health care plan that would compete with private insurance providers, a New York Times/CBS poll reveals. A majority of Americans also believe the government would keep costs down more effectively than private insurers, and 64% think the government should guarantee its citizens health... More »

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health insurance • health care reform • New York Times/CBS News poll

(Newser) - The second major poll of the day is out, and a clear theme is emerging for President Obama: Take care of the budget deficit. About 60% of respondents in a New York Times/CBS poll say the president hasn't developed a clear strategy to keep the deficit down. The findings echo... More »

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budget deficit • approval ratings • New York Times/CBS News poll • Obama administration • President Obama

Obama Approval Hits 66% High
in New Poll

Prez lauded on foreign policy, economy, but not from GOP voters

Apr 7, 09 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's approval ratings are at the highest since he took office, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. Of those surveyed, 66% approve of how Obama is handling the job, up two points from last month, and 67% said they believed world leaders respected the US president,... More »

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Barack Obama • approval ratings • New York Times/CBS News poll • opinion polls • Obama administration • President Obama

Obama Lead Up to 14 Points Amid Mac Attacks: Poll

Poll finds Obama ahead 53% to 14% after McCain blows fail to land

Oct 15, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain's flurry of attacks against Barack Obama has done the Republican more harm than his opponent, according to the latest New York Times/CBS poll. Obama now commands a 53% to 39% lead, with voters seeing McCain as running the more negative campaign of the two, the poll found. More... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Obama 2008 • negative campaigning • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • New York Times/CBS News poll

 Racial Divide
  Persists Despite
 Obama: Poll 

Racial attitudes have barely budged despite groundbreaking run

Jul 16, 08 12:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's often hailed "post-racial" run for the White House is, in fact, unfolding in an America still sharply divided by race, a New York Times/CBS News poll has discovered. The lives of most Americans are as racially segregated as they were 8 years ago, the poll says. Black... More »

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Barack Obama • race • race relations • poll • racial inequality • New York Times/CBS News poll • African-Americans

 Obama Loses Ground: Poll 

Support softens, lead among men falls

Apr 4, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's popularity has slipped in the past month, especially among men and rich voters, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll. His favorability rating dropped 7 percentage points to 62% during the fallout over inflammatory remarks from his pastor, but the dropoff appears to have leveled off, the... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Democratic nomination • male voters • white voters • New York Times/CBS News poll • upper-income voters

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