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The Democrats’ Communication Problem – Part 2
It’s just one poll, but Greg Sargent notices that a recent survey from Pew and National Journal indicates that the vast majority of Democrats don’t feel this has been a particularly successful Congress, legislation-wise. As Sargent notes, just 33% of Democrats believe this Congress accomplished more than recent Congresses. (37% said it …
On Sarah Palin, Potheads and Polling
Public Policy Polling, one of the rising autodial outfits, put out a national poll asking about marijuana legalization and use last week. For fun, they added a question about the 2012 Republican primary, and then cross tabulated the results. So now we know who pot smokers want for president–except not really. Here are the
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Two Polls, Opposite Results: What’s Happening In Florida?
This is the tale of two polls.
The first was done by Mason-Dixon, between August 8 and 11. It surveyed 400 likely Democratic primary voters with a margin of error of 5 percent. It found Kendrick Meek had a commanding lead over his Democratic Senate primary opponent Jeff Greene. Meek got 40 percent. Greene got 26 percent. That’s a 14 …
Obama Plays Offense On Television, Defense In Polls
Just now in Portland, Maine, Obama had a message for his Republican detractors:
And now that [health care reform’s] passed, they’re already promising “We’re going to repeal it.” They’re going to run on a platform of repeal in November. And my attitude is, go for it. You try to repeal it. I want — I want these Members of Congress to
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The Challenge of Measuring The Right-Wing Fringe
The Daily Beast reports today the results of a Harris Research poll that will be released tomorrow. Among the findings:
- 67 percent of Republicans (and 40 percent of Americans overall) believe that Obama is a socialist.
- 57 percent of Republicans (32 percent overall) believe that Obama is a Muslim
- 45 percent of Republicans (25
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On Health Care, A Closely Divided Nation
From the new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, released tonight:
From what you have heard about Barack Obama’s health care plan, do you think his plan is a good idea or a bad idea? If you do not have an opinion either way, please just say so.
Good idea ………………….. 36
Bad idea ……………………. 48
Do not have
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The Millennial Voting Bloc: Waiting to be Wooed?
The group of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 could rival Yahweh for most names. Various cross sections are called the iGeneration, Generation Y, the (Inter)Net Generation, Echo Boomers, Generation Next — or, as at the Pew Research Center’s youth culture panels on Wednesday, the Millennials.
Social gurus had convened to …