What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 18, 2011
Much of America’s focus this past week has been on events across the Pacific and what they mean here at home.
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March 19, 2011
March 18, 2011
48% At Least Somewhat Confident Japan is Fully Disclosing Nuclear Danger, 44% Are Not
Voters are closely divided over whether Japan is giving the world the straight story about its nuclear plant problems, but there’s little change in the level of concern about leaked radiation reaching this country.
March 18, 2011
60% Say Japanese Earthquake Will Hurt U.S. Economy
Voters believe the recent earthquake in Japan will damage the U.S. economy and just over one-in-four plan to donate money to help the stricken island nation.
March 17, 2011
40% Still Support New Nuclear Plants In U.S., 38% Oppose
Voters are now evenly divided when asked if more nuclear power plants should be built in this country.
March 16, 2011
43% Are At Least Somewhat Concerned Japanese Radiation May Reach United States
A sizable number of voters now worry that radiation released by the ongoing Japanese nuclear disaster may come to our shores.
March 15, 2011
16% View Interior Secretary Salazar Favorably
With gas prices soaring, the pressure's on the Obama administration to increase the number of permits for deepwater oil drilling. Right now, just 16% of Likely U.S. Voters have a favorable opinion of the man who'll grant those permits, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, with a scant one percent (1%) who regard him Very Favorably.
March 15, 2011
Public Employee Union Members More Hostile to Republicans than Private Sector Union Workers
Members of public employee unions prefer Democrats over Republicans on the Generic Congressional Ballot by a 28-percentage-point margin. Among private sector union members, the gap is half that size.
March 15, 2011
11% Say Communism Better Than U.S. System of Politics and Economics
Communism as an ideological force largely died with the collapse of the Soviet Union 20 years ago, but even with many of its horrors increasingly forgotten, U.S. voters overwhelmingly reject the ideology that contended for world dominance for much of the 20th Century.
March 14, 2011
Most Voters Still Support Guantanamo Prison, Military Tribunals for Terrorists
President Obama announced as one of his first acts in office that he planned to close the Guantanamo prison camp for terrorists in Cuba, but political and legal complications have brought that effort to a halt. The president announced recently that the facility will remain open indefinitely and that trials of the inmates by military tribunals will resume there. Voters continue to support both decisions.
March 12, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending March 11, 2011
Americans don’t much like the way things are going these days.
March 11, 2011
47% Have Unfavorable View of Napolitano
Thanks to TSA airport pat-downs and the continuing debate over illegal immigration, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano remains one of the better-known - and most unpopular - members of President Obama's Cabinet.
March 11, 2011
63% Say Border Control Is Top Immigration Priority
Little is being said on Capitol Hill about immigration reform these days, but voters remain strongly convinced that border control should come first.
March 11, 2011
Just 17% Believe American Muslims Are Treated Unfairly
Most voters don’t believe their fellow citizens are unfair to Muslim Americans. They also think Muslims in this country should be louder in their criticism of potential domestic terrorist attacks.
March 10, 2011
67% Favor Automatic Police Immigration Checks, Most Support Sanctions on Employers and Landlords
Most voters continue to favor strong sanctions on employers who hire illegal immigrants and landlords who rent to them. Voters also feel strongly that police should check the immigration status of drivers during routine traffic stops.
March 10, 2011
39% Say Government Not Focusing Enough on Threat of Domestic Islamic Terrorism
A House committee is expected to begin controversial hearings today about the potential danger of domestic Islamic terrorism, and a sizable number of voters think the government is not paying enough attention to this possible threat. Most voters still worry, too, about homegrown terrorist attacks.
March 10, 2011
Americans Think New State Laws Will Reduce Number of Abortions
Pro-life state legislators are pushing several measures that critics view as restrictions on abortion, and most Americans agree that two of these proposals are at least somewhat likely to reduce the number of abortions in America.
March 9, 2011
61% See President Obama As More Liberal Than They Are
A majority of voters still believe President Obama is more ideologically liberal than they are.
March 9, 2011
48% of Wisconsin Voters Want Public Employee Pension Increases Approved by Voters
A plurality of Wisconsin voters think voters should have the right to approve or reject new pension plans agreed to by government officials and union members if they'll lead to increased government spending. They are evenly divided as to whether approval should be required for public employee pay raises that push spending higher.
March 8, 2011
28% of Voters Are Both Fiscal and Social Conservatives
A plurality of U.S. voters classifies themselves as fiscal conservatives. But when it comes to social issues, voters are more evenly divided on which viewpoint they hold.
March 8, 2011
63% Say U.S. Should Stay Out of Libya Crisis
As official Washington buzzes with talk of possible U.S. military intervention in Libya, the majority of U.S. voters continue to favor a hands-off approach.
