Generic Congressional Ballot: Republicans 45%, Democrats 39%
Republicans now hold a six-point lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot for the week ending February 27, 2011.
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February 28, 2011
February 28, 2011
45% Favor Candidate Who Promises to Only Raise Taxes on Wealthy, Highest Level In Over Two Years
For the first time in nearly two years, more voters would vote for a candidate who promises to raise taxes only on the wealthy than one who promises to oppose all tax increases.
February 28, 2011
Confidence Holds Steady Among Small Business Owners
Economic confidence among small business owners remained steady in February, as the monthly Discover(R) Small Business Watch(SM) index dipped slightly from 91.0 in January to 90.2. Although a few more small business owners said the overall economy is getting better, a rise in cash flow issues kept confidence flat.
February 28, 2011
32% Expect Higher Unemployment a Year From Now, 27% Hold Opposite View
Americans are divided about whether the unemployment rate is going to head up or down over the coming year.
February 28, 2011
58% Favor Government Shutdown Until Spending Cuts Are Agreed Upon
As Republicans and Democrats in Congress haggle over the budget, most voters would rather have a partial shutdown of the federal government than keep its spending at current levels.
February 28, 2011
Voting for the National Interest, Not Self-Interest By Michael Barone
It's a question that puzzles most liberals and bothers some conservatives. Why are so many modest-income white voters rejecting the Obama Democrats' policies of economic redistribution and embracing the small-government policies of the tea party movement?
February 28, 2011
53% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, But Voters Less Confident in Benefits of Repeal
Most voters still want to see the national health care law repealed, and confidence that repeal will actually happen is on the upswing. Belief that repeal will be good for the economy, however, has fallen to its lowest level ever.
February 27, 2011
Americans Agree Public Schools Are Good Investment But Say Their Quality Has Fallen
Most Americans feel public schools are a good investment for taxpayers but also agree that the quality of public school education has gone down in recent years.
February 27, 2011
The Cheesehead Rubicon By Debra J. Saunders
In 2008, 56 percent of Wisconsin voters supported Barack Obama for president. In 2009, Wisconsin's Democratic governor and Democratic Legislature passed legislation that raised taxes and fees by about $1.2 billion over three years. State lawmakers approved the bill on the very day it was introduced, with no public hearing. Remember that.
February 26, 2011
89% Think Arab Unrest Likely To Cause A Jump in Gas Prices
Americans overwhelmingly believe the current political unrest in the Arab world will make them pay a lot more at the pump.
February 26, 2011
What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending February 25, 2011
Wisconsin and Libya. Angry protesters are in the streets. Here at home they’re exercising their democratic rights in a budget battle; over there, they’re being shot down for seeking democratic rights in real battles.
February 25, 2011
Voters Continue to Give Obama Low Marks on the Economy
Voters still are inclined to think President Obama can do a better job when it comes to the economy.
February 25, 2011
46% View Unionized Teachers As a Bad Thing, 37% Disagree
Americans continue to believe strongly that being a teacher is an essential job, but a plurality thinks it’s a bad thing that most teachers are unionized.
February 25, 2011
Laying Blame By Susan Estrich
The public school teachers in Wisconsin are not responsible for the credit collapse, the national unemployment rate, the fall of the industrial sector or the fiscal crisis.
February 25, 2011
Sutter Brown -- Unleashed By Debra J. Saunders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Call me Sutter. Sutter Brown. California's first dog, the shortest, cuddliest member of Gov. Jerry Brown's and Anne Brown's nuclear family.
February 25, 2011
Voters Are A Bit Less Critical of Congress
Though a plurality still gives Congress a poor grade, voters are showing slightly less negativity towards the legislators than they have in several years.
February 25, 2011
Most Americans Favor End To U.S. Foreign Aid To Middle East, Except Israel
Egypt has long been the second largest recipient of U.S. foreign aid, but despite its apparent turn toward democracy and similar ongoing moves in neighboring countries, most Americans want to end that aid to all Arab nations in the Middle East. Just over half favor continuing foreign aid to the number one recipient, Israel.
February 24, 2011
Voters Are Closely Divided on Obama's Handling of National Security
With President Obama maintaining a relatively low profile as political unrest spreads through the Arab world, the number of voters who rate his handling of national security issues as poor has hit its highest level since the beginning of December.
February 24, 2011
58% Worry That Arab Unrest Will Get America Into A War
Most Americans now fear that the political unrest roiling Arab nations like Egypt and Libya may get America into another big war.
February 24, 2011
67% Disapprove of Legislators Fleeing Wisconsin to Avoid Vote
Half of America’s voters favor public sector unions for government workers, but they strongly oppose the tactic by Wisconsin state senators to flee their state to prevent a vote that would limit the rights of such unions.
