By now most have heard ad nauseum how ‘Bernie would have won’. Few things are more annoying and disappointing for experienced campaigners and analysts to hear. Not because they are fans of Hillary Clinton, but because the sentiment demonstrates the extreme ignorance of the electorate – a huge obstacle to getting people elected who might…
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Poll: 61% Percent Concerned about Trump’s Experience
Asked in the new survey about Trump’s experience, only five percent of registered voters said they were enthusiastic about his unconventional professional history, while another 15 percent said they were comfortable with it. But a combined 61 percent say they have reservations (19 percent) or are outright uncomfortable (42 percent) with Trump’s lack of experience…
New Poll: Clinton Takes Lead in N.H., Won Debate
After a commanding performance in this week’s Democratic presidential debate, Hillary Clinton reclaimed some of the ground she’d lost to Senator Bernie Sanders over the summer, leaving the two candidates in a statistical dead heat in New Hampshire, a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll found. The survey, conducted Wednesday and Thursday, showed Clinton pulling ahead of…
Bernie Sanders’s limited appeal — even to Democrats
His favorability is positive among white Democrats at plus-19, but among non-whites he’s a narrow plus-5. Clinton garners a plus-77 net favorability rating among non-whites and plus-57 among whites. That’s a difference for sure, but she’s overwhelmingly popular among both groups. Sanders’s lagging popularity might shift as Democrats become more focused on the primaries, but the early signs…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – June 1, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week focus on Iowa and a new poll in the presidential primary race, Provisions of the Patriot Act expire including the NSA’s bulk data collection program, Iraq pushes back ISIS but loses 2,300 humvees, the migrant crises around the world escalates with the summer weather, and the migrant crises…
Congress Approval Stagnant at Low Level
The current 13% reading, based on interviewing conducted March 7-10, is just a few percentage points above the all-time low of 10% reached twice last year. At this low level, negative views of what Congress does, or does not do, are probably already “built into” the ratings. These low ratings could improve if Congress…
In U.S., 71% Back Raising Minimum Wage
Seven in 10 Americans say they would vote “for” raising the minimum wage to $9 per hour if given the opportunity, while 27% would vote against such a bill. The proposal, made by President Barack Obama in his 2013 State of the Union speech, is backed by over 90% of Democrats and self-described liberals, and…
Obama Job Approval Takes Brief Hit From Budget Sequester
Obama averaged 51% job approval in Gallup Daily tracking from Feb. 26-28 — Gallups three-day average immediately prior to the sequester. The budget sequester went into effect as scheduled on March 1 after Obama and Republican leaders met but did not reach an agreement to delay it. Then, in the first two days of the…
New Poll Finds Overwhelming Support For A Carbon Tax Over Spending Cuts For Deficit Reduction
A recent poll found Americans would prefer a carbon tax to cutting spending for deficit reduction by a huge margin. Commissioned by Friends of the Earth and conducted by the Mellman Group in December, the poll is the latest evidence that actions on climate change — and efforts to tax or cap carbon emissions specifically — are…
Hispanics Approval of Obama 70%, Up 12 Pts. Since August
In January, 70% of Hispanics approved of the job President Barack Obama was doing, down slightly from 75% in December. However, the January measure still represents an increase of 12 percentage points since last August, just prior to the Democratic National Convention. The results are based on Gallup Daily tracking throughout January. During that…
Americans’ Reaction to Obama Gun Proposals Is Positive
Americans’ immediate reaction to President Barack Obama’s proposals for new laws designed to reduce gun violence is more positive than negative, with 53% saying they would want their representative in Congress to vote for the set of proposed new laws, while 41% say their representative should vote against them. These results are from…
Most in U.S. Say Politics in Washington Cause Serious Harm
More than three-quarters of Americans (77%) say the way politics works in Washington these days is causing serious harm to the United States, providing still another indicator of the low esteem in which Americans hold their elected officials and the way the federal government works. These results are from a Dec. 14-17 USA…
To Stop Shootings, Americans Focus on Police, Mental Health
Americans are most likely to say that an increased police presence at schools, increased government spending on mental health screening and treatment, and decreased depiction of gun violence in entertainment venues would be effective in preventing mass shootings at schools. Americans rate the potential effectiveness of a ban on assault and semi-automatic guns as…
CNN Poll: Are GOP policies too extreme?
Just over half the public says that the GOP should give up more than the Democrats in any bipartisan solution to the countrys problems, according to a new national survey. And a CNN/ORC International poll also indicates that a slight majority of Americans sees the Republican partys policies and views as too extreme, a…
BBC poll: Rest of world favours Obama
A BBC World Service opinion poll has found sharply higher overseas approval ratings for US President Barack Obama than Republican challenger Mitt Romney. An average of 50% favoured Mr Obama, with 9% for Mr Romney, in the survey of 21,797 people in 21 countries. MORE: BBC News – BBC poll: Rest…
Obama still more liked than Romney despite poor debate
Romney gained in a few areas, but not at Obamas expense despite the incumbents lackluster performance in the first presidential debate on Wednesday. On the broad question of who they will vote for in November, Obama kept his slim 2 percentage point lead over Romney among likely voters – 47 to 45 percent – in…
Gallup Daily: Obama Job Approval Hits 3 Year High
In the last few days, the President’s approval hit 54%. Gallup tracks daily the percentage of Americans who approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. via Gallup Daily: Obama Job Approval.
Warren Edges Brown in Another Poll
Warren maintains her lead despite a small likability gap. Fifty-two percent of likely voters have a favorable opinion of Brown, compared to 33 percent who view him unfavorably. Warren’s numbers are more mixed: 47 percent favorable, versus 37 percent unfavorable. But Warren continues to outpace Brown on two key measures. By a 43-percent-to-35-percent margin, voters…
Dispatch Poll: Obama widens lead as balloting starts
A new Dispatch Poll shows him trailing President Barack Obama in bellwether Ohio by 9 points, 51 percent to 42 percent. A surge of Democratic support for Obama has transformed the race since the first Dispatch Poll had the two dead-even at 45 percent just before the Republican National Convention in late August. The survey…