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Poll Numbers

Public Backs Afghan Troop Surge 47%-43%

....and majority support holding off on decision until after runoff

Oct 28, 09 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Public support for a troop surge in Afghanistan is surging, too, according to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll . Support for a troop increase edged out opposition 47% to 43%, after trailing opposition 44% to 51% last month. But 58% also support waiting until after the runoff election to make... More »

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Afghanistan • troop surge • poll • health care reform • poll numbers • public option • Afghanistan election

 ObamaCare 
 Opposition 
 Drops 

Poll finds nation now evenly split on health care reform plans

Oct 7, 09 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Opposition to President Obama's health care reform plans has plunged almost 10% in the last months, leaving the nation evenly split with 40% in favor and 40% opposed, according to the latest AP poll. Another 17% are neutral and 3% are undecided. Opposition among seniors, the group most skeptical about... More »

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health care • Medicare • poll • health care reform • President Obama

(Newser) - The developer whose software was used to create the “Should Obama be Killed?” Facebook poll has talked to the Secret Service. “The conversation with the SS was fine,” Jesse Farmer wrote on Twitter, but “If the goal was to resolve the issue + inform the SS,... More »

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Barack Obama • social networking • Secret Service • Facebook • poll • assassination • President Obama • social media



 Secret Service 
 Probes Facebook Poll 
 on Murdering Obama 

Bloggers alerted law enforcement to potential danger

Sep 28, 09 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Secret Service is looking into a Facebook poll that asked users to weigh in on whether the president should be killed. “We are taking the appropriate investigative steps,” said a rep for the agency. The poll, which has already been taken down, offered four possible answers to... More »

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Barack Obama • social networking • law enforcement • Secret Service • Facebook • poll • assassination • President Obama

NEW POLL

Most Americans Favor 'Soak
the Rich' Tax

Populism is in, and half think Wal-Mart best symbolizes America

Sep 28, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - As if tea parties weren't screamingly pointing to its existence, there lurks a deep vein of populism in recessionary America, and a wide-ranging Vanity Fair/60 Minutes poll ran into it. Some 48% of respondents chose Wal-Mart, though the mag notes an element of cynicism, as the firm that 'best symbolizes... More »

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health care • Michelle Obama • Vanity Fair • poll • recession • 60 Minutes • George Clooney • Wal-Mart

(Newser) - A new Investors’ Business Daily poll showing doctors opposed to President Obama’s health care reform is generating some buzz today, but it's so flawed that Nate Silver has only this advice: “Completely ignore” it, he writes on FiveThirtyEight. Here’s why:
  • It's conducted by mail: Hardly
... More »

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physician • poll • health care reform • opinion polls • doctors • Nate Silver • Investors' Business Daily • methodology

Guys, You Lie
a Lot More
Than Women

Men tell 6 fibs a day, study finds, and here are the most common...

Sep 14, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Men aren’t nearly as good at telling the truth as the fairer sex, according to a new poll from Fox, conducted to promote its Lie To Me DVDs. Men lie six times a day according to the study, twice as much as women. Just for kicks, here are the... More »

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gender • women • men • poll • Fox • lies

OPINION

 With Race in Play, 
 Obama's White 
 Support Softens 

Poll numbers plummeted amid Sotomayor, Gates controversies

Sep 14, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s downward opinion-poll trajectory among whites seems to be linked to the “blackening” of his image, writes Joan Walsh in Salon. It accelerated during two racially charged moments this summer: Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, marked with debate over her “wise Latina” comment,... More »

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race • politics • Joan Walsh • poll • racism • black • US Supreme Court • approval ratings • white voters • opinion polls • Obama administration • President Obama • Sonia Sotomayor • Henry Louis Gates Jr

Europeans Still Heart Barack

Prez has a 77% approval rating on
the continent; Bush was polling 19%

Sep 10, 09 6:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - His approval numbers may have dipped at home, but in Europe Barack Obama is still a superstar, a new poll reveals. Fully 77% of Europeans approve of Obama's diplomacy—a record for an American president and far better than the 19% George Bush received a year ago. In Germany, Obama's... More »

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Germany • Europe • poll • approval ratings • poll numbers • personal approval

 Obama's Support  
 Slides Among Whites 

Prez's poll numbers drop among key demographics

Sep 7, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s support is eroding among those he fought hard to win over: whites, including independents and members of his own party, the Los Angeles Times reports. Since the close of his first 100 days in April, the president has seen his support among white Democrats plummet 11 points,... More »

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Democrats • poll • independents • approval ratings • poll numbers • white voters • President Obama


 Chicagoans 
 Cool Off on 
 Olympic Bid 

Financial concerns drive lukewarm public support

Sep 3, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Local support for Chicago's bid to play host to the 2016 Olympics has fallen sharply, with public opinion evenly split, the Chicago Tribune reports. Just 47% of Chicagoans in a new poll support the mayor’s initiative—a 14-point slide—while 45% oppose it. The main issue is expense: 84%... More »

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Chicago • Richard Daley • poll • Illinois • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • budget shortfall • Olympics • Summer Olympics

More Americans Think They
Can Cover Health Costs: Poll

But uninsured far less likely to think they can pay medical bills

Aug 31, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - One reason more Americans may not be backing President Obama's health care overhaul: increasing numbers of citizens say they don't need help. A Reuters poll shows that the percentage of Americans who think they can pay for medical treatments rose 12 points since March, with the wealthy feeling more confident... More »

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health care • health care costs • poll • Thomson Reuters • health care reform

(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trailing not one but two GOP challengers in the race for his seat, Politico reports. In a poll released today, Reid lags behind both college basketball star Danny Tarkanian, 38% to 49%, and state GOP chairwoman Sue Lowden, 40% to 45%, in one-on-one match-ups.... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • poll • Nevada

 Health-Care Protesters 
 Winning Sympathy: Poll 

34% 'more sympathetic' to protesters, 21% less

Aug 13, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Town-hall protesters have succeeded in making some Americans “more sympathetic” to their health care views, a USA Today/Gallup poll finds. Of 1,000 adults surveyed, 34% say they’re now more sympathetic of the protesters’ stance, while 21% say they’re less. Among independents, that grows to a 2-to-1... More »

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 Palin Support Sinks in Poll 


Jul 24, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - As she prepares to exit Alaska's governor's mansion Sunday, Sarah Palin's nationwide support is lower than it has been at any time since she became John McCain's running mate, according to the latest Washington Post/ABC News poll. Some 53% of Americans now view Palin negatively, the poll finds, while just... More »

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Alaska • poll • Washington Post ABC poll • governor • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

 Poll: Obama Sinks 
 Below 50% on Health Care 

Numbers drop on health care, economy, deficit

Jul 20, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s approval rating on health care has dropped from 57% in April to below half for the first time, as resistance heats up, even among Democrats, to the reform bill working its way through Congress, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Some 49% approve and 44% (up from... More »

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health care • poll • health care reform • Washington Post ABC poll • budget deficit • approval ratings • economy • President Obama

Quitting Boosts Palin
Among GOP Voters

Poll finds support still strong with base, weak with swing voters

Jul 8, 09 1:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin's surprise resignation has boosted her already strong ratings with Republican voters, according to the latest USA Today/Gallup poll. The poll found that GOP voters were slightly inclined to view her more favorably because of the move, although her ratings sank further among Democrats and Independents. Two-thirds of Republicans... More »

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Republican • poll • resignation • Republican voters • governor • Sarah Palin • Election 2012

 62% Want 
 Sotomayor 
 on Court: Poll 

Nominee's politics 'about right'

Jun 28, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some 62% of Americans want Sonia Sotomayor confirmed to the high court, with 55% saying her place in the political spectrum is "about right," the Washington Post reports. Her numbers, however, vary on partisan lines: About eight in 10 Dems and two-thirds of independents want her on the... More »

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poll • confirmation hearings • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor

More Want Brad in Skivvies, But Give Obama Style Edge

Pres ranks as world's most stylish

Jun 17, 09 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans would rather see Brad Pitt in his undies than any other man, the Los Angeles Times reports. Rounding out the top five in a Jockey survey pegged to Father’s Day are Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Jackman, Will Smith, and President Obama. Underwear fantasies aside, Reuters adds, the president is... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Brad Pitt • poll • celebrity • Daniel Craig • George Clooney • Will Smith • Matthew McConaughey • underwear • President Obama • Hugh Jackman

poll

Cheney, Limbaugh Can't Touch Powell in Popularity

Ex-veep far less popular than his target for criticism

May 26, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Dick Cheney got in a fight with Colin Powell, it looks like he was punching above his weight class. Cheney dismissed Powell’s views on the Republican Party’s direction, saying, “I didn’t think he was still a Republican”—a comment echoed by Rush Limbaugh. But... More »

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Dick Cheney • Rush Limbaugh • poll • Republican Party • Colin Powell

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