Friday, July 17, 2009

Weekly Polls

Let's see how we are doing this week. We will visit these figures on a regular basis.

The Rasmussen Reports is an independent electronic publishing firm that specializes in public opinion polling. Here are some current results on some main issues:

Presidential Tracking Poll
This tracks how the President is doing by those surveyed.

  • Strongly Approve - 29%

  • Strongly Disapprove - 35%


Obama Healthcare

  • Opposed - 50%

  • Support - 37%

  • Undecided - 15%

  • In addition, 78% of voters say that taxes will be raised on the middle class to pay for this program.


Presidential Approval Index
This chart is from RasmussenReports.com:



Supreme Court Nomination
In favor of Sonia Sotomayor?
  • Yes - 37%

  • No 41%


Right Direction or Wrong Track?
Is the United States heading in the right direction?

  • Right Track - 32% (down 4 points this week)

  • Wrong Track - 62%

1 comment:

  1. Polls are as useful as single ply toilet paper. Polls that only consider conservatice views (ie Rasmussen) are as useful as what you wipe on toilet paper.

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