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Support the (Extended) Surge

By | 12.04.09 | 3:33 pm

Via The Weekly Standard, a USA Today/Gallup poll finds support for Obama’s “extended surge” in Afghanistan:

A narrow majority of Americans support President Obama’s revamped strategy on Afghanistan, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Wednesday, but there are broad concerns that

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Senate Public Option Scoreboard

By | 11.17.09 | 6:00 am

PO Scoreboard New

TWI’s ever-evolving Senate Public Option Scoreboard features some new and important data to help you keep track of the latest developments in the health care debate. In addition to every senator’s stance on the public option, the Scoreboard now displays the percentage of people in

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New Features at TWI’s Senate Public Option Scoreboard

By | 11.16.09 | 3:30 pm

We’ve added some new information to TWI’s ever-evolving Senate Public Option Scoreboard. In addition to every senator’s stance on the public option, the Scoreboard now displays the percentage of people in each senator’s home state who lack health insurance, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data. We’ve More…

Can Tim Pawlenty Win Minnesota?

By | 11.13.09 | 10:36 am

Eric Kleefeld points to a Rasmussen poll of Minnesota that has only 42 percent of voters in that state backing Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.) in a possible presidential bid; 46 percent would oppose him.

This shouldn’t be surprising. In his two successful bids for governor, Pawlenty has received More…

Poll: Democrats Lead GOP for 2010

By | 10.20.09 | 8:37 am

Chris Cillizza delves into the internals of the Washington Post poll that has support for a “public option” in health care ticking back up. It’s lousy for Republicans. Only 19 percent of Americans trust the GOP to make the right decisions, and just 37 percent want Congress to More…

Poll: Mexicans More Likely to Come to U.S. if Granted Amnesty

By | 10.14.09 | 4:59 pm

The polling wars on immigration reform have officially begun. Today, the Center for Immigration Studies, which aims to restrict immigration to the United States and deport those who are here illegally, sent around the findings of a recent Zogby poll which finds that — surprise! — a majority More…

The Public Opinion Wages of Decoupling Afghanistan From al-Qaeda

By | 09.16.09 | 9:05 am

Reading The Washington Post’s write-up of Adm. Mullen’s call for a second U.S. troop deployment in Afghanistan this year, this poll figure stands out: the country is about split on the strategic importance of the war.
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An Obama Bounce?

By | 09.14.09 | 5:31 pm

There was a minor hue and cry on the conservative blogs about 10 days ago, when the Pollster.com average showed President Obama’s approval rating dropping into the negative zone for the first time. Today, he’s back up to 53.5 percent approval and 43.7 percent disapproval. On the graph, this More…

Poll: Most South Carolina Voters Back Rep. Joe Wilson

By | 09.11.09 | 10:22 am

Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling sent out some explanatory tweets last night about a coming survey of South Carolina voters, asking them what they thought of Rep. Joe Wilson’s (R-S.C.) “You lie!” outburst.

After 145 interviews 66 say Wilson calling Obama liar makes them more likely to vote More…

Polls Show Americans Like Choice More Than Health Care

By | 08.20.09 | 5:18 pm

When it comes to health care, at least, following the polls can be tricky.

Take this latest one Sam Stein reports on for The Huffington Post, showing that 77 percent of Americans think it’s important to have a “choice” between government-run health insurance and private coverage.  That poll More…