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By not in system - AOL NewsThe New York Times used Gallup's Well-Being Index to find Alvin Wong, the 'happiest man in America.' But not everyone is sold on the study's methods. ...
Democrats, Republicans Disagree on Peter King's Muslim Hearings, Poll Finds
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyOpinions fall largely along party lines regarding Rep. Peter King's hearings examining the threat of radical Islam in America, with Republicans much more likely to say they are appropriate, according to a new poll. The USA Today/Gallup survey found that 52 percent of all Americans said they support the New York Republican's exploration of the issue, compared to 69 percent of Republicans. Just 40 percent of Democrats said the hearings are appropriate. Gallup said independents' views were similar to the national average, with 51 percent supporting King. King heads the House Homeland Security ...
GOP Candidate Would Tie Obama in 2012, Poll Finds
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyVoters are as likely to support the GOP candidate -- whomever that may be -- as they are President Obama in 2012, according to a new survey out Wednesday. The Gallup poll found 45 percent of respondents said they would vote for Obama for a second term, compared with 45 percent saying they'd back "the Republican Party's candidate." The numbers were similar to the results for the same question when it was asked a year ago, according to Gallup. While Obama enjoyed wide support from women and nonwhites in 2008, the same might not be true in 2012. Gallup found a majority of whites favor the GOP ...
Public Optimism About the Economy at a Three-Year High
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyOne of the factors that may be fueling President Obama's recent rise in job approval polls is that Americans are feeling better about the economy. New figures from Gallup, gathered from its January tracking surveys, found optimism about the economy at its highest since the pollster began tracking it in 2008. Forty-one percent believe the economy is getting better, a slight rise over 38 percent a year ago and a big improvement from the 16-17 percent level in the previous two years at the height of the financial meltdown. The two demographic groups showing the most positive feelings about the ...
Obama Approval Numbers Surging, But Why?
By David Knowles - AOL NewsA new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll confirms what other pulse trackers are finding of late: President Barack Obama's popularity is on the rise. In the latest poll, 53 percent of Americans say that they approve of the way the president is doing his job, 41 percent said they disapprove and 6 percent said they were not sure. Just one month ago, the same poll found that Obama's approval rating stood at 45 percent, while 48 percent of those surveyed said they disapproved of his job performance. The WSJ/NBC poll is not the only one showing a numbers bump for the president. Polls conducted by ...
Number of Americans Who Say They Are Democrats Ties 22 Year Low
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe fallen fortunes of the Democrats as the Republicans take control of the House and start the Senate session in a strengthened position is underlined by Gallup poll numbers that find the percentage of Americans who identify with the party has fallen to its lowest point in the 22 years. Gallup says that in 2010 an average of 31 percent of Americans said they were Democrats, a number the party last hit in 1991. That's a five point drop from 2008 when Democrats notched their 22-year high of 36 percent. The number of those identifying as Democrats still slightly outnumber those calling ...
Americans Expect an Economically Rosier 2011 for the Country
By Joseph Schuman - AOL NewsIf 2010 was the year the economic recovery fizzled, 2011 may be when the economy finally picks up. That's the view of a majority of Americans, according to the latest poll on economic outlooks from Gallup. It finds a greater amount of optimism among people who earn more, live in the East or Midwest, and consider themselves Democrats. But poll respondents were less optimistic about their own situations in the coming year, suggesting perceptions of what's happening to the country as a whole are playing a big role. "At least some part of Americans' optimism about 2011 is based on their general ...
Poll: Obama, Hillary Clinton Are Most Admired
By not in system - AOL NewsPresident Obama far and away tops the list of Gallup's annual "most admired man" survey although the percentage of Americans who chose him has fallen since his election, while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is the most admired woman, with Sarah Palin and Oprah Winfrey not too far behind in second and third place. ...
Opinion Roundup: Most Hated Congress Ever
By not in system - AOL News(Dec. 16) -- Lurking under our nation's beautiful Capitol dome is the most-hated Congress in history, with an 83 percent disapproval rating, according to Gallup's Jeffrey M. Jones. Only 13 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, the worst rating since Gallup began tracking the sentiment in 1974 and 1 percentage point worse than the previous low in July 2008 when gas prices were at record levels. From the Atlantic Wire "In the past month, many of the supporters it had, largely Democrats, appear to have become frustrated with its work," Jones says. "That ...
Unhappiness Among Democrats Pushes Approval Rating for Congress to New Low
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDuring the Great Economic Meltdown of 2008, when each day brought a big new plunge in the stock market, the question on everyone's minds was "How low can it go?" The same could have been asked the last few years about the public's opinion of Congress. Now, a new Gallup poll conducted Dec. 10-12 says that the job approval rating that Americans give their lawmakers is the worst in more than 30 years of its surveys. Only 13 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing -- eclipsing the previous low of 14 percent in July 2008, during the brunt of the recession -- while a whopping 83 ...
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