Polls
Gingrich, Paul Virtually Tied for First Place in Iowa (PPP POLL: Newt-22, Paul-21, Mitt - 16)
Results from Democratic firm Public Policy Polling poll of likely GOP caucus goers: Newt Gingrich (22 percent), Ron Paul (21 percent), Mitt Romney (16 percent), Michele Bachmann (11 percent), Rick Perry (9 percent), Rick Santorum (8 percent), Jon Huntsman (5 percent), and Gary Johnson (1 percent). The poll’s margin of error is 4.2 percentage points.
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Test shows most in US prefer white over dark skin
Not sure if you are? A group of scientists from Harvard University, the University of Washington, and the University of Virginia have put together tests at Project Implicit to measure implicit social bias.
Take the test and you might be surprised by what you find. I know I was — I have always considered myself a […]
Cain 23 Romney 22 in The Des Moines Sunday Register Poll
Two months before the first votes will be cast in the Republican presidential nominating contest, Herman Cain and Mitt Romney have the strongest support among party activists who plan to participate in the Iowa caucuses, according to a new poll released Saturday evening.
The Iowa Poll in The Des Moines Sunday Register provided the clearest snapshot […]
Gallup:Herman Cain Surges, Nearly Ties Romney for Lead in GOP Preferences
Mitt Romney and Herman Cain lead the field for the 2012 GOP nomination, with 20% and 18% support, respectively. A similar proportion, 20%, is undecided. Cain’s ranking reflects a surge in his support since September, while Rick Perry’s has dropped by half, from 31% to 15%.
(Excerpt) Read more at gallup.com
Second poll Shows Cain N.H. Surge
The second poll in a few days shows Herman Cain jumping into second place in New Hampshire.
A survey from the Harvard Institute of Politics and the New Hampshire Institute of Politics shows Cain with 20 percent of the vote, trailing Mitt Romney, who remains in first place with 38 percent. Ron Paul is in third […]
51% Don’t Want Second Term For President Obama
A majority of Americans now oppose giving President Obama a second term, reflecting the country’s continued weak economic performance, according to the latest IBD/TIPP survey released Monday.
By 51%-41%, respondents in October picked “someone new deserves a chance” over Obama “deserves to be re-elected.” Among independents, it was 54%-36%. Back in September, the readings were 50%-44% […]
AP Editor: We Still Consider Herman Cain A Second-Tier Candidate
Yeah, Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll, crushing Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. And OK, a CBS poll recently found him tied with Romney among likely Republican primary voters. Sure, he also scored a resounding victory in another straw poll this weekend. And Rasmussen just today released the finding that 56% of GOP voters […]
Herman Cain surging, edging Obama (PP: 43%-41%)
In a hypothetical head-to-head presidential race, Republican Herman Cain edges Democrat Barack Obama, according to our latest national scientific opinion poll.
The poll found Cain topping Obama by a narrow 43%-41% margin, with 15% saying they had no opinion. The 2% difference falls within the poll’s 3% margin of error.
Poll Position’s scientific telephone survey of 1,135 […]
Herman Cain tops MLC straw poll with more than 50% (The Hermanator’s Surge Continues!)
Let’s just get it out of the way and all recite the mantra at once, shall we?
Straw polls don’t mean anything.
But for those who still like to follow them, we had yet another this weekend in Minnesota at the Midwestern Leadership Conference. And once again Herman Cain mopped up the competition, this time registering the largest […]
Rick Perry in 5th Place in New Hampshire’s WMUR Poll
WMUR TV in New Hampshire released their periodic Granite State Poll today, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry is polling in 5th place with 4% of the respondents indicating they’d vote for him if the election is held today.
WMUR Granite State Poll Results 10/7/2011:
Romney: 37% Cain: 12% Paul: 9% Huntsman: 8% Perry: 4% Gingrich: 4% Everyone […]
Poll: Cain surges, opens up 20-point lead on Romney
In news sure to inject shock and awe into the Republican political primary season, a IBOPE Zogby poll released Thursday showed Herman Cain leading the Republican field, topping former front-runner Mitt Romney by an astonishing 20 points. Cain would also narrowly edge out Obama in a general election, the poll found, by a 46–44 margin.
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Gallup: Obama Approval Rating Down to 42% Among Independents
Gallup is out with new Obama Approval Numbers today showing that his bounce after the killing of Osama Bin Laden is largely gone. Perhaps the key number is that among Independents, Obama’s approval is down to 42% – close to where it was on May 1 before Bin Laden was killed (40%).
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Liberal CBS News Poll: Most Oppose GOP Tax Plan (BARF Alert)
The poll finds that 53 percent of Americans want the Bush-era tax cuts extended only for households earning less than $250,000 per year. That roughly matches the proposal put forth by the White House, which wants to extend the cuts only for incomes less than $250,000 for families and $200,000 for […]
USA Today/Gallup Poll: Tea Party support grows; USA divided
WASHINGTON — Just about as many Americans want Tea Party-backed members of Congress to take the lead in setting policy during the next year as choose President Obama, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds.
In a survey taken Friday through Sunday, 28% say Obama should have the most influence on government policy next year while […]
Polls: Obama Falls to 39%, As Support from Democrats Continues to Slide
Zogby Interactive: Obama Falls to 39%, As Support from Democrats Continues to Slide; He Trails Romney, J. Bush & Gingrich in ‘12
Those Saying U.S. on Wrong Track Hits High Under Obama of 69%
UTICA, New York - President Barack Obama’s job approval rating has dropped to the lowest point of his Presidency at 39%, […]
52% of Voters Say Their Views Are More Like Palin’s Than Obama’s
Fifty-two percent (52%) of Likely U.S. Voters say their own views are closer to Sarah Palin’s than they are to President Obama’s, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
Just 40% say their views are closer to the president’s than to those of the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential […]
Final Gallup enthusiasm gap: 19 points
Gallup released its final polling on voter enthusiasm today, and the bottom line is that it’s record-breaking for midterm elections. In fact, for Democrats and their leaners, it’s the second-best enthusiasm level in a midterm election Gallup has seen at 44%, only topped by 2006′s 53% and their nine-point lead over […]
ABC News: Public Optimism in Government Hits a 36-Year Low
Optimism in the country’s system of government has dropped to a new low when measured against polls going back 36 years, and the public’s belief that America is the greatest nation on earth, while still high, has fallen significantly from its level a generation ago.
These results from the latest ABC News/Yahoo […]
Poll: Webster Beats Down ‘Angry’ Grayson (Famous for “Republican Wants You to Die Quickly” comment)
Holding a steady 7-point lead over a controversial and increasingly malodorous incumbent, Republican Daniel Webster is poised to knock out U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, a new Sunshine State News Poll shows.
Webster, a former state senator, leads Grayson, D-Orlando, 48-41. Florida TEA Party candidate Peg Dunmire garnered 4 percent, No Party Affiliation […]
Most Voters Oppose the Reelection of Anyone Who Voted for the Health Care Law (Poll)
Incumbents, beware: The major votes you’ve cast in Congress over the past couple years appear likely to come back to haunt you this Election Day.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that most Likely Voters think their representative in Congress does not deserve reelection if he or she voted for […]