Showing posts with label Gas Prices. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gas Prices. Show all posts

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Rep. Jeff Flake Delivers Weekly Republican Address

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Poll Watch: Quinnipiac 2012 Presidential Survey

Quinnipiac 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 46% [46%] (45%) {47%} [42%] (45%) {47%} [47%] (44%)
  • Mitt Romney 42% [44%] (44%) {42%} [46%] (45%) {41%} [41%] (45%)
Among Independents
  • Mitt Romney 46% [41%] (42%) {44%} [45%] (46%) {42%} [38%] (46%)
  • Barack Obama 39% [46%] (43%) {39%} [40%] (40%) {40%} [45%] (35%)
Among Men
  • Mitt Romney 46% [47%] (48%) {46%} [47%] (47%) {45%} [45%] (51%)
  • Barack Obama 43% [43%] (41%) {45%} [38%] (43%) {44%} [43%] (40%)
Among Women
  • Barack Obama 49% [49%] (48%) {50%} [47%] (46%) {50%} [50%] (48%)
  • Mitt Romney 39% [41%] (39%) {38%} [44%] (43%) {39%} [38%] (39%)
College Degree
  • Barack Obama 51% [49%] {50%} [45%] (49%) {50%} [51%] (51%)
  • Mitt Romney 41% [45%] {43%} [46%] (42%) {40%} [41%] (42%)
No College Degree
  • Barack Obama 45% [45%] {46%} [41%] (43%) {46%} [45%] (42%)
  • Mitt Romney 42% [43%] {41%} [45%] (46%) {42%} [42%] (46%)
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Barack Obama 45% [47%] (47%) {49%} [42%] (47%) / 49% [48%] (46%) {46%} [53%] (47%) {-4%}
  • Mitt Romney 33% [35%] (36%) {35%} [39%] (36%) / 38% [43%] (31%) {35%} [28%] (27%) {-5%}
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?  
  • Approve 47% [45%] (44%) {47%} [41%]
  • Disapprove 48% [49%] (50%) {49%} [55%]
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy?
  • Approve 38% [41%] (33%) {37%} [32%] (32%)
  • Disapprove 56% [55%] (61%) {60%} [64%] (62%)
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy?
  • Approve 44% [46%] (49%) {52%} [44%]
  • Disapprove 47% [46%] (42%) {42%} [48%]
Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected?
  • Deserves reelection 46% [45%] (45%) {47%} [42%] (42%) {47%} [46%] (43%)
  • Does not 49% [50%] (48%) {49%} [54%] (51%) {47%} [48%] (49%)
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on the economy?
  • Mitt Romney 47% [45%] (46%) {43%} [49%] (46%)
  • Barack Obama 43% [44%] (41%) {46%} [39%] (42%)
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job creating jobs?
  • Mitt Romney 45% (44%)
  • Barack Obama 42% (45%)
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on foreign policy?
  • Barack Obama 46% [43%]
  • Mitt Romney 40% [43%]
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on health care?
  • Barack Obama 44%
  • Mitt Romney 43%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on gas prices?
  • Mitt Romney 44%
  • Barack Obama 31%
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on taxes?
  • Barack Obama 43%
  • Mitt Romney 43% 
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on immigration?
  • Mitt Romney 43%
  • Barack Obama 39% 
Regardless of how you intend to vote, who do you think would do a better job on issues especially important to women?
  • Barack Obama 52%
  • Mitt Romney 32% 
Would you say that Barack Obama has strong leadership qualities or not?
  • Yes 60% [49%]
  • No 36% [49%]
Would you say that Mitt Romney has strong leadership qualities or not? 
  • Yes 61% [55%]
  • No 24% [24%]
Would you say that Barack Obama cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?
  • Yes 57% [58%] [54%] (54%)
  • No 39% [40%] [43%] (42%)
Would you say that Mitt Romney cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not?
  • Yes 44% [40%] [43%]
  • No 43% [50%] [35%]
Would you say Barack Obama is a likable person or not?
  • Yes 81% {80%}
  • No 14% {18%}
Would you say Mitt Romney is a likable person or not?
  • Yes 63% {61%}
  • No 24% {22%}
Suppose Mitt Romney selects _______________________ as his vice presidential running mate. Do you think that would be a good choice or a bad choice, or is that something you don't have an opinion on? 

Good Choice / Bad Choice / No Opinion 
  • Chris Christie 31% / 18% / 49%
  • Marco Rubio 24% / 14% / 58%
  • Paul Ryan 23% / 17% / 58%
  • Bobby Jindal 18% / 15% / 64%
  • Susana Martinez 14% / 15% / 68%
  • Bob McDonnell 10% / 11% / 76%
  • Rob Portman 8% / 9% / 79%
Among Republicans
  • Chris Christie 44% / 10% / 44%
  • Marco Rubio 40% / 7% / 50%
  • Paul Ryan 34% / 9% / 54%
  • Bobby Jindal 29% / 10% / 58%
  • Bob McDonnell 14% / 6% / 76%
  • Rob Portman 12% / 6% / 77%
  • Susana Martinez 13% / 15% / 68%
Survey of 2,577 registered voters was conducted April 11-17, 2012.  The margin of error is +/- 1.9 percentage points.  Party ID: 31% [30%] (32%) Democrat; 25% [28%] (25%) Republican; 38% [33%] (35%) Independent; 6% [8%] (6%) Other.  Results from the poll conducted February 14-20, 2012 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 14-20, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted October 25-31, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 27 - October 3, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted August 16-27, 2011 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted July 5-11, 2011 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted May 31 - June 6, 2011 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted November 8-15, 2010 are in parentheses.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Sr. Romney Adviser Ed Gillespie on Fox News Sunday

Monday, March 26, 2012

Poll Watch: Suffolk University 2012 Presidential Survey

Suffolk University 2012 Presidential Poll
  • Barack Obama 47%
  • Mitt Romney 37%
  • Barack Obama 49%
  • Rick Santorum 35%
  • Barack Obama 50%
  • Newt Gingrich 31%
  • Barack Obama 49%
  • Ron Paul 28%
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Barack Obama 52% / 43% {+9%}
  • Mitt Romney 38% / 44% {-6%}
  • Rick Santorum 33% / 46% {-13%}
  • Ron Paul 28% / 43% {-15%}
  • Newt Gingrich 25% / 61% {-36%}
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?
  • Approve 46%
  • Disapprove 45%
Thinking about the current presidential primary process for electing party nominees, would you support a national primary election held on one day as opposed to the current, state-based process that takes over six months?
  • Yes 54%
  • No 35%
Among Republicans
  • Yes 58%
  • No 34%
Regardless of who you personally support for president this year, who do you expect our next president will be?
  • Barack Obama 51%
  • Mitt Romney 28%
  • Rick Santorum 5%
  • Someone else 4%
  • Undecided 12%
Do you believe citizens should be required to show a photo ID before voting?
  • Yes 73%
  • No 24%
Do you believe the use of contraception is a religious, economic, family or women's health issue?
  • Women's health 55%
  • Family 17%
  • Religious 13%
  • Economic 3%
Do you agree or disagree that making changes or cuts to entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are necessary to reduce the national debt?
  • Agree 30%
  • Disagree 64%
Do you believe that the Social Security and Medicare programs will be available to you in your retirement?

Age 18-34
  • Yes 21%
  • No 70%
Age 35-44
  • Yes 33%
  • No 59%
Do you think that the near-universal health care bill passed in Washington in 2009 should be repealed, modified or left alone?
  • Repealed 34%
  • Modified 32%
  • Left alone 23%
Do you think you are better or worse off as a result of the national healthcare reform law, enacted in March 2010?
  • Better off 20%
  • Worse off 33%
  • No difference 40%
To help save healthcare costs, do you believe that chronically-ill, mentally-able seniors should be able to end their own lives?
  • Yes 46%
  • No 44%
If the price of regular gas were to increase to $4.50/gallon by October will you vote Democrat, Republican or Independent for President in the General Election?
  • Republican 37%
  • Democrat 36%
  • Independent 6%
How much influence do you think the President has on gas prices?
  • A lot 25%
  • Some 27%
  • A little 27%
  • None at all 19%
Should the United States explore options to increase its domestic oil production, even if that includes more offshore drilling?
  • Yes 78%
  • No 19%
Overall, which country do you feel poses the greatest threat to the United States?
  • Iran 36%
  • China 27%
  • North Korea 9%
  • Afghanistan 8%
  • Mexico 3%
  • Syria 2%
  • Greece 0%
  • Other 7%
What TV news or commentary source do you trust the most?
  • Fox News 28%
  • CNN 17%
  • NBC 10%
  • MSNBC 8%
  • ABC 7%
  • CBS 6%
  • Comedy Central 3%
  • C-SPAN 2%
  • Undecided 19%
Survey of 1,070 likely voters was conducted March 21-25, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points. Party ID: 39% Democrat; 34% Republican; 22% Independent.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Mitt Romney 2012 Ad: "None of the Above"

Newt Gingrich 2012 Ad: "Ideas Have Consequences"

Poll Watch: Pew Research Survey on Energy Policies

Pew Research Survey on Energy Policies

As I read some possible government policies to address America’s energy supply, tell me whether you would favor or oppose each. Would you favor or oppose the government:

Allowing more offshore oil and gas drilling in U.S. waters
  • Favor 65% (58%)
  • Oppose 31% (35%)
Increasing federal funding for research on wind, solar and hydrogen technology
  • Favor 69% (68%)
  • Oppose 26% (26%)
Promoting the increased use of nuclear power
  • Favor 44% (39%)
  • Oppose 49% (53%)
Giving tax cuts to energy companies to do more exploration for oil and gas
  • Favor 46%
  • Oppose 50%
Requiring better fuel efficiency for cars, trucks and SUVs
  • Favor 78%
  • Oppose 19%
Spending more on subway, rail and bus systems
  • Favor 65%
  • Oppose 31%
3-19-12 #5
From what you’ve read and heard, do you favor or oppose a drilling method called fracking that is used to extract natural gas from underground rock formations?

Among adults who've heard a lot/little about fracking (63%)
  • Favor 52%
  • Oppose 35%
3-19-12 #4
3-19-12 #7
Right now, which ONE of the following do you think should be the more important priority for addressing America’s energy supply?
  • Developing alternative sources, such as wind, solar and hydrogen technology 52% [63%]
  • Expanding exploration and production of oil, coal and natural gas 39% [29%]
3-19-12 #6
Survey of 1,503 adults was conducted March 7-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.0 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted November 3-6, 2011 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 22 - March 1, 2011 are in square brackets.