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Majority Opposes Limits on Collective Bargaining Power, Poll Finds
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyMost Americans say they are against any laws reducing the collective bargaining power of unionized civil service workers as a way to balance a state's budget, according to a new survey out Tuesday. The USA Today/Gallup poll comes as there's no end in sight to the week-long budget showdown between Wisconsin's public employee unions and Gov. Scott Walker. Pollsters found that 61 percent of respondents would oppose a law in their state similar to the one being floated by Walker that would reduce the ability of Wisconsin's state employee unions to bargain. Just 33 percent said they would support ...
Voters Prefer Huckabee and Romney for GOP President, Poll Finds
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyTwo former governors, Mike Huckabee of Arkansas and Massachussetts' Mitt Romney, lead the field among potential Republican presidential candidates, according to a new survey out Friday. The Fox News poll found Huckabee just edging out Romney in approval from Republicans (55 to 54 percent) and voters overall (34 to 33 percent). About four in 10 Republicans said ex-Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (43 percent), former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (40 percent) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (39 percent) would make good presidents. But fewer than one in four voters overall agree. Fully 29 ...
Poll: Mike Huckabee Takes Lead Among Potential GOP Presidential Picks
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyWhile Mike Huckabee has been cagey about whether he'll make another run for the White House, a new poll out Friday finds the former Arkansas governor leading the pack among potential GOP presidential candidates for 2012. The Public Policy Polling survey has Huckabee with a solid 24 percent support among respondents, ahead of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Mitt Romney, the ex-governor of Massachussetts, who are tied at 14 percent. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich comes in third with 11 percent, followed by Tim Pawlenty, the ex-governor of Minnesota, with 8 percent. PPP ...
PBS the Most Trusted News Outlet, Fox the Most Distrusted, Poll Finds
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsWhat a difference a year can make. According to a new Public Policy Polling survey, a majority of Americans say they don't trust Fox News, just a year after the same poll found that the conservative-leaning network was the most trusted major outlet. This year, however, Americans surveyed said they trust PBS much more than Rupert Murdoch's cable outlet. Asked to rate a number of different news organizations, 50 percent of those polled said they trusted PBS as a news source, while just 30 percent said they did not. In contrast, Fox News had a much less favorable split, with 42 percent of ...
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 ...
Obama in Good Shape for 2012 Despite Current Woes, Poll Finds
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyHis party got hammered in the midterm election, he's taking heat from fellow Democrats for compromising with Republicans on taxes, and his job approval levels are hovering around 45 percent, but a new survey concludes President Obama's prospects for re-election in 2012 are fairly strong. Conversely, Sarah Palin's numbers continue to be weak. The Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll out Thursday finds while only 42 percent of respondents say they'd probably vote for the president if he runs again, just 39 percent say they'd vote for a Republican. Ten percent say it depends who the GOP opponent ...
GOP Hopefuls Not Shy About 2012 Ambitions
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Emboldened by dramatic Republican gains in Tuesday's election, President Obama's would-be rivals in 2012 are edging toward coming-out parties for a campaign that should be well under way by next spring. ...
Energized Voters Put GOP Out in Front, Poll Says
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Another major poll Sunday showed Republicans holding a big enough lead to enable them to recapture the House in Tuesday's elections, thanks to more enthusiasm among its supporters and a sharp swing to the GOP by independents. ...
The Economy: Let's Get Ready to Tumble!
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Blanche Lincoln Trails John Boozman in Arkansas Senate Race, Poll Finds
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailySen. Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, who narrowly survived a tight Democratic primary fight, may be up against an even tougher battle in the general election, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The Ipsos survey found the incumbent Lincoln trailing Republican Rep. John Boozman by 19 points -- 54 percent to 35 percent. "There's a general incumbent backlash and she hasn't been able to stave it off," Ipsos pollster Cliff Young told Reuters, which commissioned the survey. It is still early, he said, "but in a relative sense she's not in a good position." The poll indicates Arkansas voters ...
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