IN FOCUS: STATS- A Pledge to America: The Fall 2010 Agenda
- Fox News Poll: Voters Use Midterm Elections to Send Message to White House:
With the balance of power in Congress at stake, many voters plan to register dissatisfaction with a Democratic-
controlled White House – making the midterm elections a referendum on President Obama.
A Fox News poll released Thursday finds that 41 percent will use their vote this year to express opposition to
Obama's policies, compared to 34 percent who describe their vote as expressing support. The message is even clearer
among the swing group of independent voters: by an 11 percentage-point margin, independents will cast their ballot
to express opposition (41 percent) rather than support (30 percent) for Obama.
That's not surprising given the lack of support for some of the administration's policies. More voters favor rather
than oppose repealing the new health care law (46-42 percent). That includes 24 percent of Democrats and 44 percent
of independents who want the law repealed.
And by a wide 54-36 percent margin, voters favor legislation stopping the government from spending the hundreds of
billions of dollars of unspent stimulus money.
While 57 percent say the Tea Party will not be a factor in their vote for Congress, fully 70 percent of voters
support the"main issues the Tea Party has raised" -- calling for lower taxes, less government spending and less
government regulation. That includes 49 percent of Democrats.
Those who will use their vote to make a statement on the Tea Party are more likely to cast their ballot as an
expression of support for the movement rather than opposition (21-13 percent). It’s important to note the new
poll finds just 13 percent consider themselves"part of" the Tea Party movement.
Almost all voters -- 86 percent -- say it feels like the country is still in a recession.... -
Fox News, 9-30-10 - Factbox: Senate poll averages by Real Clear Politics:
Republicans must sweep nearly all the competitive races to pick up the 10 seats needed for a majority in the Senate,
where Democrats now hold a 59-41 edge.
The polls show Republicans leading in races that could give them a net gain of eight seats, which would leave
Democrats with a 51-49 edge. Republicans are close in several other races.... -
Reuters, 9-28-10 - Poll: Majority may vote against Obama in 2012:
A new national poll suggests that a majority of Americans are considering voting against President Barack Obama
in 2012, but the survey indicates Obama would come out on top if Sarah Palin is the Republican presidential nominee.
According to Politico/George Washington University Battleground poll, 38 percent of those questioned say Obama
deserves reelection as president, with 44 percent saying they will vote to replace Obama, 13 percent
saying they will consider voting for someone else, and six percent unsure.
The results of the survey are similar to a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey conducted early last month,
in which 45 percent of registered voters said they would back Obama for re-election with 50 percent saying they
would back the Republican presidential nominee.
According to the Politico poll, if the 2012 presidential election were held today and Palin was the GOP nominee,
42 percent say they would definitely, probably, or maybe vote for the former Alaska governor and 2008
Republican vice presidential nominee, with 51 percent saying they would definitely, probably or maybe vote for
Obama. Eight percent are undecided.... -
CNN, 9-27-10 - Poll: Democrats Brown, Boxer hold narrow leads:
The Los Angeles Times-University of Southern California poll released Saturday shows Brown with support from
46 percent of likely voters, compared with 41 percent support for Republican Meg Whitman. Brown also fares well
among Hispanics.
Boxer is favored by 48 percent of likely voters, while 40 percent support Republican challenger Carly Fiorina.... -
AP, 9-26-10 - Poll: Rubio's lead over Crist grows; Meek gains ground:
With a little over a month remaining before the Nov. 2 election, the three-way race for U.S. Senate is turning into
a two-man race -- for second place.
A statewide poll released Saturday night shows Republican Marco Rubio building on his lead over independent
challenger Charlie Crist, while Democrat Kendrick Meek appears to be closing in on Crist in the closely-watched
contest.
Rubio is favored by 40 percent of likely voters, up from 38 percent last month; Crist's support has dwindled to
28 percent from 33 percent, according to the Mason-Dixon Research & Associates survey of 625 likely Florida voters.
The margin of error: plus/minus four percentage points.
The poll found that Meek is gaining on Crist, with his support rising sharply to 23 percent of likely voters, up from 18 percent. Nine percent are undecided
Miami Herald, 9-25-10 - AP-GfK Poll: Dems disliked, but so is GOP:
In an Associated Press-GfK Poll this month, 60 percent disapprove of the job congressional Democrats are doing — yet
68 percent frown on how Republicans are performing. While 59 percent are unhappy with how Democrats are handling the
economy, 64 percent are upset by the GOP's work on the country's top issue. Just over half have unfavorable views of
each party.
Most say President Barack Obama isn't cooperating enough on the economy, yet even more accuse Republicans of the
same thing. Former President George W. Bush and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — the only two Republicans the AP-GfK
Poll tested — are both viewed negatively by more than half in the survey, worse than Obama's marks. And people
overwhelmingly fault Bush more than Obama for the recession.... -
AP, 9-24-10 - Dems keep wide lead over GOP in voter registration:
Democrats continue to hold a wide registration lead of nearly 2.3 million voters over Republicans in California,
despite aggressive efforts by the GOP to close the gap.
A report released Friday by the secretary of state's office showed the electorate holding roughly steady since
the June primary, with 44.3 percent registered as Democrats, 30.9 percent as Republicans, and nearly 20.2 percent
declining to state a party preference.... -
AP, 9-17-10
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