You know, I thought that when Obama came out for gay marriage a few weeks back, he did it to get the issue out of the way (and perhaps, in part, because Biden opened the door and put the issue front-and-center). I thought he would come out for it, and then move on. But he's actually running on it as … Read More
Amendment One Poised to Win
No change in polling over the weekend. It's likely to win only because people don't understand it, according to PPP: Our final marriage amendment poll finds it leading by a 55-39 margin, little change from a week ago when it was ahead 55-41. The final yes percentage will likely be somewhere in the 57-59% range depending on how the undecideds break. Opponents … Read More
Amendment One Polls
The latest poll from PPP shows no movement from one week ago, meaning that FOR Amendment One is ahead of AGAINST Amendment One by 14 points: Opposition is rising slightly with Republicans, independents, and African Americans, from 17% to 21% with the GOP, from 43% to 46% with independents, and from 39% to 43% with black voters. Democrats on the … Read More
Yes On Amendment One Still Ahead, But Weaker
A new Public Policy Polling poll shows that support for North Carolina’s discriminatory Amendment One continues to fall, standing now at 54 percent down from 58 percent a month ago. Opposition is also at its highest at 40 percent, but many voters are still confused about just what the Amendment does, with 10 percent believing it actually legalizes same-sex marriage instead of banning all … Read More
What’s Up With The Polls?
They are all over the place. This week began when a national Washington Post/ABC poll (conducted March 7-10) revealed that President Obama's approval rating had dropped from 50% to 46% — and it cited rising gas prices as the culprit. Then a New York Times/CBS survey (conducted March 7-11) found the president's job rating declined to 41%, which seemed to cement this narrative: … Read More
Occupy Wall Street Popularity Fading Bigtime
These numbers from Public Policy Polling were taken before the big OWS eviction in New York (and other places): The Occupy Wall Street movement is not wearing well with voters across the country. Only 33% now say that they are supportive of its goals, compared to 45% who say they oppose them. That represents an 11 point shift in the … Read More
GOP Polls Shows Romney Simply Not Making Gains
ABC News/Washington Post. 10/31-11/3. Republican primary voters. MoE ±5.5 (7/17, 9/1, 10/2, 11/3): The story from this poll is that Cain is neck-and-neck with Romney (although obviously, the poll does not reflect fallout from the Cain sexual assault bombshell dropped today). But the big take-away is that no matter what, Romney cannot seem to break away from the pack. Republicans just … Read More
CNN Poll Shows That The Debt Crisis Debacle Hurt The GOP
Democratic Party: Favorable 47%, Unfavorable 47% Republican Party: Favorable 33%, Unfavorable 59% The last poll before this one was from July 20th when the numbers were Dem: Fav: 45%, Unfav 49%GOP: Fav: 41%, Unfav 55%
The News You Won’t Read
Last week, a major story covered by all the major media outlets was the weekly Gallup poll showing that Republicans were 10 points up over Democrats in the tracking of congressional voting preferences. That was the highest in a decade we were told. And it meant DOOOOM for Democrats in the upcoming congressional races. EVERYBODY said so. Except…. it's a weekly … Read More
Polls and the Upcoming Elections
Kevin Drum highlights some of the results from the latest Washington Post poll: Okay, let's summarize. Americans trust Democrats more to handle the country's problems. Americans think Democrats represent their values better. Americans think Democrats are more concerned with the needs of people like them, and they think Democrats deserve to be reelected at a higher rate than Republicans. So who will most … Read More
Our Stupid Nation
One in five Americans actually think Obama is a Muslim. UPDATE — Also this zinger: “Among those who say Obama is a Muslim, 60 percent say they learned about his religion from the media.” Anyone want to guess which media?
Bush: The Worst President In Modern History
Every eight years, a couple hundred president scholars are asked to rank the presidents on various scales, including communication, honesty, intelligence, foreign policy achievements, economic achievements, etc. The 2010 assessment is out — you can read the PDF here – but the "headline" results are: In overall rankings, Obama comes in at 15th In overall rankings, Bush 44 dropped from 23rd … Read More
One in Four Americans Don’t Know Who America Gained Independence From
I find this to be depressing: (CNN) – As Americans get ready to spend a long weekend marking this country's independence 234 years ago, a new poll suggests more than 1 and 4 Americans don't know which country America declared its independence from. According to a new survey from Marist College, 26 percent failed to correctly identify Great Britain as … Read More
Man Bites Dog
Gallup poll released today finds: There is significant overlap between Americans who identify as supporters of the Tea Party movement and those who identify as conservative Republicans. Their similar ideological makeup and views suggest that the Tea Party movement is more a rebranding of core Republicanism than a new or distinct entity on the American political scene. You think?!? ********* … Read More