In the context of reducing the budget deficit, a new Bloomberg poll (PDF) asked Americans if they would support pulling all troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. The poll found an overwhelming 66 percent would favor this action, while only 30 percent oppose it.
Two-Thirds of Americans Favor Full Withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan |
| By: Jon Walker Wednesday March 9, 2011 1:50 pm |
Center-Right? Yeah, Right: Americans Favor Progressive Taxation, Socialist Programs |
| By: Jon Walker Thursday March 3, 2011 9:30 am |
The latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll shows that, despite the oft-repeated conservative mantra, we are not a center-right nation.
Go Forward, Not Back: Democrats’ “Blame Bush” Message Driving Voters to GOP, Says Greenberg Poll |
| By: Jane Hamsher Friday October 8, 2010 11:45 am |
The core message being delivered by the President actually persuades people to vote for Republicans over Democrats.
Bad News for Democrats: 12 Frosh Reps Endangered, Say New District Polls |
| By: Jon Walker Wednesday October 6, 2010 3:01 pm |
A new batch of Congressional polling is out about Democratic freshmen, and it is not good news for Democrats.
After a Season of Unkept Promises, Hispanic Support for Democrats Withers |
| By: Jon Walker Friday October 1, 2010 12:35 pm |
According to Gallup, since March, support for Democrats among whites and African-Americans has remained almost unchanged, but among Hispanics support for Congressional Democrats has been imploding. In March, Hispanics supported Democrats by a 33-point margin; that has dropped to only a 13-point margin today.
Prop 19, Initiative to Legalize Marijuana in California, Favored 47% – 38% in New Poll |
| By: Jon Walker Wednesday September 22, 2010 12:17 pm |
The ballot initiative Proposition 19, which would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in California, still leads by nine points in the latest poll from PPP.
Hey, Catfood Commission, Eat This: 86% of Americans Against Cutting Social Security |
| By: Jim White Thursday July 15, 2010 2:45 pm |
In a poll just released today, Time provides results that show Americans staunchly opposed to cuts in Social Security, Medicare or healthcare, but in favor of cutting spending on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. With Alan Simpson and the Catfood Commission so determined to cut Social Security and Medicare, we can now state that they are going directly against over 80% of citizens in this effort.
California Split Almost Evenly on Prop 19; Few Left Undecided about Marijuana Legalization |
| By: Jon Walker Thursday July 1, 2010 9:45 am |
Proposition 19, the newly numbered California initiative to legalize, tax and regulate cannabis, would lose by a very close margin if the election was held today, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Cool to Be Con? Plurality of Americans Now Identify as “Conservative” |
| By: Jon Walker Saturday June 26, 2010 12:45 pm |
There has been a significant increase in the number of people choosing to label themselves as “conservatives” according to a new report from Gallup.
85% of Americans Say Workplace Safety Regulations are “Very Important” |
| By: Michael Whitney Tuesday June 22, 2010 4:40 pm |
The Public Welfare Foundation released a poll this week on Americans’ attitudes on paid sick days and other workplace regulations. In the poll was something interesting as we consider the need to protect cleanup workers hired by BP to clean up the oil disaster in the Gulf. The poll showed that when asked which government workplace regulations were “very important,” a full 85% said that “workplace safety” was very important.


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