TIME MAGAZINE/ABT SRBI – October 9- 10, 2011 Survey BASE=1,001 Adults Except Where Noted Q1. TO START WITH, DO YOU FEEL THINGS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE GENERALLY GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION OR DO YOU FEEL THINGS HAVE PRETTY SERIOUSLY GOTTEN OFF ON THE WRONG TRACK? RIGHT DIRECTION 14% WRONG TRACK 81% NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 5% Q2. IN GENERAL, DO YOU APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF THE WAY PRESIDENT OBAMA IS HANDLING HIS JOB AS PRESIDENT? 10/9/11 – 10/10/11: 44% approve, 50% disapprove, 6% no answer/don’t know 6/20/11 – 6/21/11: 48% approve, 46% disapprove, 6% no answer/don’t know 8/16/10 – 8/17/10: 46% approve, 45% disapprove, 9% no answer/don’t know 7/12/10 – 7/13/10: 49% approve, 45% disapprove, 6% no answer/don’t know 7/27/09 – 7/28/09: 56% approve, 38% disapprove, 6% no answer/don’t know Q3A. WOULD YOU SAY THAT OBAMA IS TOUGH ENOUGH TO BE PRESIDENT DURING THESE TIMES OR NOT? YES 50% NO 44% NO ANSWER/ DON’T KNOW 5% Q3B. WOULD YOU SAY THAT OBAMA CARES ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF OR NOT? YES 59% NO 37% NO ANSWER/ DON’T KNOW 5% Q4. IN YOUR OPINION, WHO DO YOU THINK HAS BEEN A BETTER PRESIDENT – (BARACK OBAMA) OR (GEORGE W. BUSH)? BARACK OBAMA 48% GEORGE W. BUSH 37% SAME/EQUAL 7% NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 9% Q5. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU USUALLY VOTE, OVERALL, WHICH PARTY – (THE DEMOCRATS) OR (THE REPUBLICANS) — DO YOU TRUST TO DO A BETTER JOB IN DEALING WITH THE MAIN PROBLEMS THE NATION FACES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS? DEMOCRATS 42% REPUBLICANS 31% BOTH 1% NEITHER PARTY 18% TEA PARTY * OTHER 2% NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 6% Q6. IN POLITICS AS TODAY, ARE YOUR VIEWS BEST REPRESENTED BY THE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY), (REPUBLICAN PARTY), THE TEA PARTY, ANOTHER PARTY, OR DO NONE OF THE PARTIES REALLY REPRESENT YOUR VIEWS? DEMOCRATIC PARTY 30% REPUBLICAN PARTY 17% TEA PARTY 12% NONE 35% OTHER 4% NO ANSWER/DON’T KNOW 2% Q7. DO YOU FEEL THAT THE POLITICAL DEBATE IN WASHINGTON AND THE MEDIA MOSTLY REPRESENTS THE CONCERNS YOU DISCUSS AND HEAR IN YOUR OWN … Continue reading Topline Results of Oct. 9-10, 2011, TIME Poll