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Polls Show Public May Not Know What It Wants on Health Care Law
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- Another day, another health care poll. The latest CBS News poll shows 55 percent oppose Republican efforts to cut funding for the new health care law. Democratic rapid-response teams quickly e-mailed the CBS poll. It bolstered their argument that GOP efforts to get around the Senate's refusal to vote on repeal by zeroing out funding will backfire politically down the road. Yet the survey also tracked others in giving Republicans something to crow about: 51 percent said they disapprove of the law vs. 33 percent who approve. Further in the weeds, however, opinion was almost ...
It's Not Really Sarah Palin's Alaska Anymore, Poll Finds
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsIs the love affair between Sarah Palin and Alaska over? The former governor of the "Last Frontier" and potential 2012 presidential candidate is pretty unpopular in the state that serves as a backdrop for her TLC reality show, according to a recent survey from Public Policy Polling. In the poll, Alaskans gave an overwhelmingly cold response to Palin, with 58 percent giving her an unfavorable rating and 33 percent giving her a thumbs up. The only state among the 10 surveyed that showed less love for the "mama grizzly" was Massachusetts. The pollsters also offered this interesting point to ...
Greek Leader Braces for Voter Backlash
By Anthee Carassava - AOL News
ATHENS, Greece (Nov. 7) – George Papandreou is not the gambling type. But in the political equivalent of an all-in bet at a high stakes poker table, the bewildered Greek prime minister has threatened to hold snap national elections if his socialist party suffers sweeping losses in Sunday's local polls. Is Papandreou bluffing? No one knows. But international investors, already skittish about Greece's chances of fiscal recovery, are spooked. Indeed, just as Greece's borrowing cost began to decline, Papandreou's barefaced threat on Oct.25 spiked the yields on 10-year Greek bonds to above ...
Obama Would Lose to Romney or Huckabee in 2012, But Still Bests Palin in Poll
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 4) -- On your marks, get set...prognosticate! Though the dust is still settling on the 2010 midterm elections, pollsters are already at work sizing up the impact of the Republican electoral landslide on the still hypothetical races to come in 2012. According to a new CNN/Opinion research poll, President Obama may be looking at a first term ouster if one of two likely Republican challengers decide to run against him. Were the election were held today, Mike Huckabee would beat Obama by a not-inconsiderable margin of 52-44 percent and Mitt Romney would best the president by a margin of ...
Older Californians Not So Keen to Legalize Pot, Exit Polls Suggest
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 2) -- Is Proposition 19 going up in smoke because of older voters? Early exit poll results show that the voter initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use for people 21 and older is facing some stiff resistance from Californians over the age of 39. The Sacramento Bee reports that voters between the ages of 18 and 39 narrowly voiced support for Proposition 19 in exit polls taken today, while voters 40 and older signaled they had voted against the measure. That finding would seem to contradict recent surveys showing that the number of Americans from the baby boom ...
Where to Vote, No Matter Where You Are
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Nov. 2) -- Election Day is finally here. So don't just wander aimlessly around town looking for a polling station. Find your voting location on any of these websites, compliments of Surge Desk: Google Maps Voter Information Vote411.org: Polling Place Finder YourF***ingPollingPlace.com (Disclaimer: You are only old enough for the language on this website if you are old enough to vote.) Once you've voted, check out these sites for live updates. Politics Daily 2010 Elections Results The New York Times Election Center Intrade Political Stock Market And to get you in the mood to ...
Will 'Reverse' Bradley Effect Stoke Calif. Pot Initiative?
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Oct. 26) -- Recent polls show support fading for Proposition 19, California's ballot initiative to legalize marijuana. A month ago, one poll showed 49 percent of voters favoring the initiative, with 42 percent opposed. Now those numbers have more or less flip-flopped. There may be several reasons for this, including U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's recent comments against legalization, in which he indicated that, were Proposition 19 to pass, the feds would be more vigilant about prosecuting marijuana offenses in California. But supporters have reason for hope on Nov. 2: The polls may ...
The Economy: Let's Get Ready to Tumble!
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Pollsters: Pentagon's Policy Survey May Be 'Overkill'
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (July 13) -- Talk about TMI. The Pentagon's confidential, 103-question survey e-mailed to 400,000 active-duty and reserve troops last week -- and leaked to the media two days later -- is aimed at gauging their views on lifting the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the service. But it's being viewed in social science circles as the statistical equivalent of the Powell Doctrine, and at least one senator raised concerns today that survey respondents might feel they're empowered to dictate policy decisions. Gerry Broome, AP A 103-question survey has been ...
Justin Bieber NKorea Poll 'Not a Spoof,' Publisher Says
By Carl Franzen - AOL NewsThe Web has been rocked lately by a minor controversy involving teen singing sensation Justin Bieber that has almost nothing to do with his actual music. Now, the publisher of an online poll that ranked North Korea as the place that most wanted to see Bieber on tour this summer is hitting back at allegations his website is a "hoax" or a "spoof." The Background For the past couple of days, news outlets and Web surfers have been preoccupied with an online poll that first informs users that Bieber is about to begin a world tour -- appropriately called "My World" -- and then allows them to vote ...
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