57% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
Support for repeal of the national health care law has rebounded after falling below 50% for the first time since it was passed by Congress in March of last year.
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May 9, 2011
May 8, 2011
Brown Wants To Cut Prison Population by a Fifth By Debra J. Saunders
How small is the California prison population likely to become if Gov. Jerry Brown has his way? In three years, California's prison population would be 20 percent smaller.
May 8, 2011
Most Mothers Should Expect A Call or A Visit Today
For many adults, today’s all about Mom.
May 7, 2011
Tough Enough By Joe Conason
It is always a happy moment when Americans are reminded of our country's greatness, especially when we are so often warned about its imminent decline -- and the elimination of Osama bin Laden, fanatical murderer of thousands of Christians, Jews and Muslims, was certainly such a moment.
May 7, 2011
57% Believe America Has Changed for the Worse Since 9/11
The killing of Osama bin Laden brought back memories of September 11, 2001 for many, and, just a few months short of the 10th anniversary of those horrendous events, most Americans believe the attacks changed the country for the worse.
May 7, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending May 7, 2011
Osama bin Laden went down, and President Obama has gone up – in the polls, that is.
May 7, 2011
The Right Loses Its Fight By Susan Estrich
These are very tricky times for conservatives in America. For starters, they don't really have a candidate. OK, that's familiar. More unusual: They don't really have an opponent to hate.
May 6, 2011
43% Say High Gas Prices Have Big Impact on Their Lifestyle
A plurality of Americans say high gas prices have had a significant impact on their daily lives and that they are driving less now than they were a year ago.
May 6, 2011
Obama’s National Security Ratings Jump Following bin Laden Death
Even more than the improvement in his overall job approval ratings, grades for President Obama’s national security performance have bounced higher following the weekend killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. Navy SEALs. But ratings for the president’s handling of economic issues have held relatively steady.
May 6, 2011
Republican Senate Majority On The Way? By Harry Enten
If the recent budget debate has taught Americans anything, it is that the power of the gavel in Congress can be as powerful as the executive pen in the White House. In the blossoming 2012 campaign, we should, therefore, focus not only on the presidential election, but also the elections for Congress.
May 6, 2011
84% Think It’s Likely Pakistan Knew Where Osama Was Hiding
What did Pakistan know and when did it know it? Americans overwhelmingly believe top Pakistani officials knew Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts and strongly oppose further U.S. aid to the country where the top terrorist was found.
May 6, 2011
The President and the Democrats, Post-bin Laden By Kyle Kondik
The death of Osama bin Laden, inflicted by crack U.S. Special Forces personnel acting on the orders of President Barack Obama, is undoubtedly a triumph for the embattled commander in chief. But will it provide him tangible political help when he stands for reelection a year and a half from now?
May 6, 2011
Just One-in-Five Think They Share The Ideology of the Average Democrat or Republican in Congress
Most voters continue to feel they have very little in common ideologically with the average member of Congress. But Republicans in Congress are now seen as more conservative than they were a month ago.
May 6, 2011
Insecure Communities By Debra J. Saunders
San Francisco Sheriff Michael Hennessey explained in The San Francisco Chronicle's Sunday Insight his opposition to Secure Communities, the federal program that automatically passes new arrestees' fingerprints to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The program applies to "everyone booked into a county jail," Hennessey complained -- "even (in) a minor matter, such as having no driver's license in one's possession in a traffic stop."
May 5, 2011
35% Want Drinking Age Lowered to 18
A plurality of Americans still think 21 is the proper drinking age, but support is up slightly for dropping it to 18. Perhaps not surprisingly, younger adults are more enthusiastic about lowering the drinking age than their elders.
May 5, 2011
44% Favor Eliminating Federal Gas Tax For Now
Voters strongly believe the government can do something to lower rising gas prices, but they have mixed feelings about dropping the federal gas tax.
May 5, 2011
Confidence U.S. Winning War on Terror Jumps Following bin Laden Killing
A month ago, voter confidence in U.S. efforts in the War on Terror fell to its lowest level in over four years. Now, that confidence has soared following the weekend killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. Navy SEALs. Voters are also much more confident that the country is safer today than it was before the September 11, 2001 terror attacks that bin Laden orchestrated.
May 5, 2011
Confidence U.S. Winning War on Terror Jumps Following bin Laden Killing
A month ago, voter confidence in U.S. efforts in the War on Terror fell to its lowest level in over four years. Now, that confidence has soared following the weekend killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. Navy SEALs. Voters are also much more confident that the country is safer today than it was before the September 11, 2001 terror attacks that bin Laden orchestrated.
May 5, 2011
Bin Laden Was Already Stopped By Froma Harrop
The big story was that they got him, not that he was stopped. Osama bin Laden was already stopped.
May 5, 2011
Just 15% Believe Trump is Seriously Seeking Presidency
Most voters seem to think The Donald is mostly a media creation and isn’t a serious contender for the presidency. They also increasingly don’t like him.
