gallup.com - 3/2/2009
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PRINCETON, NJ -- Both the Republicans and the Democrats in Congress are more popular now than they were last December. While still quite low at 36%, the approval rating for Republicans is up significantly from December. There has been a similar increase in the rating of Democrats over this time. ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 3/5/2009
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corner.nationalreview.com —
Here's an interesting data point comparison: Barack Obama's
approval rating in the Gallup Poll today is 61...
percent, with 28 percent disapproving (the Real Clear Politics aggregate of polls has his overall job approval rating at 59.8 percent). A March ...
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Popularity Contests
openleft.com - 3/5/2009
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openleft.com —
According to Gallup, Communist, melamine exporting, beating us
in the Olympics China is now more popular than...
Congressional Republicans : USA Today/Gallup Poll. Feb. 20-22, 2009. N=1,013 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3. "Do you approve or disapprove of ...
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Communist China More Popular Than Congressional Republicans
dailykos.com - 2/27/2009
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dailykos.com —
Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 2/23-26. All adults.
MoE 2% (2/16-19 results): FAVORABLE UNFAVORABLE NET CHANGE PRESIDENT...
OBAMA 71 (69) 25 (26) +3 PELOSI: 42 (43) 37 (39) +1 REID: 34 (33) 43 (41) -1 McCONNELL: 22 (23) 50 (51) +0 BOEHNER: ...
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Weekly Tracking Poll: Congressional Democrats Surge
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Is Congress riding Obama's coattails?
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... And I don't just mean congressional Democrats . New survey results from Gallup show that Congressional Democrats and Republicans have seen their approval ratings rise since President Obama's inauguration. Let's go to the numbers . [image] That's pretty obvious; both Republicans and Democrats have seen their job approval rise significantly since December. As Gallup notes: "These increases suggest that both parties have benefited perceptually from the change in government from the Bush administration to the Obama administration. And even though Republicans have largely opposed ...
Gallup: The Public (Sans Republicans) Supports The Obama Budget
Daily Kos —
... will be the most illuminating part of these types of polls. That Republicans aren't happy is also not news. Treating them as well as possible without assuming they'll agree, and without counting on their support, is good politics as well as sound strategy, given that said support is simply not going to be easily forthcoming. Republican input and Republican votes are most welcome, and sound strategy on their part. Don't expect to see either any time soon. In related news, America is glad something's being done in Congress. ...
Congressional Report Cards: Dems Lead Republicans In All Polls
Daily Kos —
... have a positive view of the Democratic Party (which is also near a high). On the other hand, just 26% view the GOP positively (an all-time low in the poll), respondents blame Bush and congressional Republicans for most of the partisanship in DC, 56% think the GOP’s opposition to Obama is based on politics, and Republicans lose by nearly 30 percentage points on the question about which party would do a better job of leading the country out of recession. From Gallup: While Congress is usually the least ...
Gallup: Approval Rating for Congress Highest in Four Years
Politics Daily —
... Of course, the question of one's opinion of Congress as a whole is a bit tricky. As Gallup has demonstrated in other recent polls, people regularly rate their own party very highly, and the opposing one quite low. So, while Republicans see Congress as a whole in a dim light, they approve of Congressional Republicans to the tune of 61%. ...
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