Showing posts with label Stimulus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stimulus. Show all posts

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Marco Rubio at the RNC


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Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Poll Watch: PPP (D) North Carolina Political Survey

PPP (D) North Carolina Political Survey

Do you think the debt deal passed in Washington this week is a good thing or a bad thing for our economy?

  • Good 25%
  • Bad 46%
Who do you think is more responsible for the debt deal being passed: President Obama and Congressional Democrats, the Republicans in Congress, or both equally?
  • President Obama and Congressional Democrats 24%
  • Congressional Republicans 32%
  • Both equally 39%
Do you think the deal that was reached this week will solve the deficit problem or not?
  • Will solve the problem 4%
  • Will not 80%
Some argue that we need another economic stimulus package to create jobs. This could prevent another recession in the long term but also may create a bigger deficit in the short term. Based on this information, would you support or oppose another economic stimulus?
  • Support 30%
  • Oppose 53%
Which president's administration do you think is more responsible for the recession: President Bush's administration or President Obama's?
  • Bush administration 50%
  • Obama administration 42%
At the end of the Bush administration and the beginning of the Obama administration, the economy was losing an average of 700,000 jobs a month. Now, the economy is adding jobs. Who do you think deserves more credit for the turnaround: President Obama or the Republicans?
  • President Obama 49%
  • The Republicans 33%
Do you think that spending cuts alone can solve the deficit problem, or do you think there needs to be a combination of spending cuts and additional taxes to solve it?
  • Spending cuts alone can solve the deficit problem 32%
  • Needs to be a combination of spending cuts and additional taxes 53%
Survey of 783 North Carolina voters was conducted August 4-7, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 48% Democrat; 35% Republican; 18% Independent/Other.  Political ideology: 30% Somewhat conservative; 28% Moderate; 19% Very conservative; 16% Somewhat liberal; 7% Very liberal.

Poll Watch: PPP (D) Colorado Political Survey

PPP (D) Colorado Political Survey

Do you think the debt deal passed in Washington this week is a good thing or a bad thing for our economy?
  • Good 25%
  • Bad 55%
Who do you think is more responsible for the debt deal being passed: President Obama and Congressional Democrats, the Republicans in Congress, or both equally?
  • President Obama and Congressional Democrats 30%
  • Congressional Republicans 28%
  • Both equally 37%
Do you think the deal that was reached this week will solve the deficit problem or not?
  • Will solve the problem 3%
  • Will not 85%
Some argue that we need another economic stimulus package to create jobs. This could prevent another recession in the long term but also may create a bigger deficit in the short term. Based on this information, would you support or oppose another economic stimulus?
  • Support 32%
  • Oppose 56%
Which president's administration do you think is more responsible for the recession: President Bush's administration or President Obama's?
  • Bush administration 54%
  • Obama administration 39%
At the end of the Bush administration and the beginning of the Obama administration, the economy was losing an average of 700,000 jobs a month. Now, the economy is adding jobs. Who do you think deserves more credit for the turnaround: President Obama or the Republicans?
  • President Obama 50%
  • The Republicans 33%
Do you think that spending cuts alone can solve the deficit problem, or do you think there needs to be a combination of spending cuts and additional taxes to solve it?
  • Spending cuts alone can solve the deficit problem 31%
  • Needs to be a combination of spending cuts and additional taxes 59%
Survey of 510 Colorado voters was conducted August 4-7, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 4.3 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 41% Democrat; 33% Republican; 26% Independent/Other. Political ideology: 27% Moderate; 23% Somewhat conservative; 22% Somewhat liberal; 16% Very conservative; 13% Very liberal.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Poll Watch: Suffolk University Ohio Political Survey

Suffolk University Ohio Political Survey

Senatorial Election
  • Rob Portman (R) 47%
  • Lee Fisher (D) 37%
  • Other 8%
  • Undecided 7%
Gubernatorial Election
  • John Kasich (R) 46%
  • Ted Strickland (D) 42%
  • Other 6%
  • Undecided 5% 
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Ted Strickland is doing as Governor?
  • Approve 44%
  • Disapprove 44%
Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President?
  • Approve 46%
  • Disapprove 48%
Do you believe that the federal stimulus plan has been effective in Ohio?
  • Yes 27%
  • No 59%
A bill recently re-introduced in Congress called The DREAM act provides a path to citizenship for young people who came to the U.S. as children and are not legal citizens. Under the act, eligible students could apply for a conditional legal status provided they graduate from a two-year college, complete two years of a four-year university, or serve in the military for two years. Would you say that you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the DREAM act?
  • Strongly support 27%
  • Somewhat support 30%
  • Somewhat oppose 14%
  • Strongly oppose 19%
Earlier this year Ohio's legislature rejected House bill 478 to legalize medical marijuana. The bill would have made Ohio the 15th state to allow persons suffering from debilitating conditions to legally possess marijuana if prescribed to them by a doctor. At this time, which of the following describes how you feel about legalizing marijuana in Ohio?
  • Marijuana should be fully legal for personal use 20%
  • Marijuana should be legalized only for medical purposes 43%
  • Marijuana laws should remain as is, decriminalized but not fully legal 12%
  • Marijuana should be illegal under any circumstances 23% 
Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}
  • Hillary Clinton 60% / 33% {+27%}
  • Rob Portman 35% / 20% {+15%}
  • George Voinovich 39% / 33% {+6%}
  • Sherrod Brown 38% / 32% {+6%}
  • Barack Obama 48% / 46% {+2%}
  • John Kasich 36% / 34% {+2%}
  • Ted Strickland 43% / 45% {-2%}
  • Lee Fisher 27% / 37% {-10%}
Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 4-6, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.4 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 39% Democrat; 31% Republican; 28% Independent.  Click here to view crosstabs.