TagsTagsIt's a good thing Barack Obama won't be running against 'Generic Republican Candidate' in 2012. Gallup typically uses this question format when a president is seeking re-election but his likely opponent is unknown, as was the case in 1991-1992 and 2003-2004, when incumbents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, respectively, ...
The latest Gallup poll shows that Americans still trust Barack Obama on health care far more than they trust either the Democrats or the Republicans in Congress, although the overall confidence level is dropping as the political horse trading goes on and on. And congressional Republicans are trusted about as much ...
A new Gallup poll has some interesting results; this year the number of Americans who described the Democratic Party’s views as “too liberal” increased to a historic high mark (46%), putting it slightly ahead of the number who say the Republican Party is “too conservative” (43%). However, it’s not great news ...
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Read it and weep (or if you’re a creationist, throw a party): On Darwin’s Birthday, Only 4 in 10 Believe in Evolution. But if you look at the actual results, that headline’s a little skewed. It doesn’t mean that 60% of Americans reject science; it means that 39% accept the theory ...
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Poll: Convention lifts McCain over Obama. WASHINGTON — The Republican National Convention has given John McCain and his party a significant boost, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken over the weekend shows, as running mate Sarah Palin helps close an “enthusiasm gap” that has dogged the GOP all year. McCain leads Democrat ...