81%
— of Americans ages 18 to 29 support gay marriage, a "record high", according to a Washington Post-ABC poll released today. Only 44% of seniors say it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to wed.
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53%
— of Americans consider the Iraq war a mistake, according to a Gallup poll released today, down from a high point of 63% in April 2008.
48%
— Of American gun owners say they purchased a gun for protection, according to a new Pew Research Center poll. Only 32% say they own a gun for hunting.
50%
— Obama's approval rating, down from 55% in January, according to a new Washington Post-ABC poll.
$10,476,451
— Average raised per winning Senator during the 2012 cycle, according to MapLight.
236,000
— Number of jobs the U.S. added in February, pushing the unemployment rate down from 7.9% to 7.7%.
61%
— Support sequestration, according to a new Washington Post-ABC poll. But only 34% support the cuts for the military.
46%
— President Obama's approval rating, according to Gallup. Last week, before sequestration took place, Obama was at 53%.
74%
— Increase in family homelessness in the nation's capital since the economic downturn, according to the Washington Post. The shelters have been filled to capacity this winter, and the city has lost half of its affordable housing units in the past decade due to gentrification.
13%
— Of presidentially appointed positions were not filled by the end of Obama’s first term, compared to around 10% for Bush II and 11% for Clinton, according to ProPublica.
62%
— Think that the Republican Party is "out of touch with the American people," compared with 46% for the Democrats, according to a Pew poll released today.
90 Minutes
— The possible delay time for travelers at some major airports due to the sequester, according to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. The sequester is scheduled to take effect March 1; the air traffic controllers will be furloughed or fired as soon as April.
63%
— Of Hispanics approve of President Obama's job performance on immigration, according to a Pew Research Center poll released yesterday. Obama's numbers have jumped since November 2011, when he was at just 28%.