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Newsweek Poll: 58% Approve of Obama
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com — A new Newsweek Poll (March 4-5, 1203 A, MoE +/- 3.5%) finds 58% of Americans approving of the way President Obama is handling his job, with 72% holding a favorable opinion of him. On Republicans, 58% -- including 42% of Republicans surveyed -- believe that those in the party that oppose Obama's economic plans have no plan of their own for turning around the economy. Seven out of ten believe Obama has made a reasonable effort to work with congressional Republicans, while Americans are split on whether congressional Democrats have done the same -- 45% say they have, 45% say ...

Newsweek: Obama? Yes! GOP? Thanks, But No Thanks!
Daily Kos — ... Despite the tumbling economy, Barack Obama continues to enjoy a honeymoon with the American public in the face of the most trying crisis any newly inaugurated president has encountered since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The GOP, meanwhile, is viewed by a majority of Americans as the party of "no," without a plan of its own to fix the economy, and even rank-and-file Republicans are concerned about the party's direction, according to the first NEWSWEEK Poll taken since Obama assumed office. ...

Shifting Ground?
The Mahablog — ... Despite the tumbling economy, Barack Obama continues to enjoy a honeymoon with the American public in the face of the most trying crisis any newly inaugurated president has encountered since Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The GOP, meanwhile, is viewed by a majority of Americans as the party of “no,” without a plan of its own to fix the economy, and even rank-and-file Republicans are concerned about the party’s direction, according to the first NEWSWEEK Poll taken since Obama assumed office. … ...

Republicans Divided
Open Left - Front Page — From Newsweek's poll released Friday, a picture of the Republican party's difficulties going forward: Do you think Republican leaders in Congress are in touch with the way the average Republican thinks and feels, or not? BASED ON REPUBLICANS ...

Do Americans Want to Nationalize the Banks?
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — A Newsweek poll released over the weekend suggests that Americans may be more amendable than previously believed to the idea of a government takeover of major banks. The specific question posed by the survey asked was as follows: ...

Jim Wallis: I Hope Rush Limbaugh Fails
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... , only 2 percent of self-identified conservatives see Limbaugh as their party leader. A Newsweek poll shows that less than half of Republicans have a favorable impression of the talk show host. A plurality believes that he has too much influence on the party, and only 10 percent believe that he has too little influence on the party. ...

White House to Passive-Aggressive Hill Republicans: Put Up or Shut Up
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... And frankly, they’re correct to feel that way. A Newsweek poll, released last week, showed that even Republican voters don’t particularly think their party has ideas. On the question, “Is it your impression that Republicans who have opposed Barack Obama’s economic proposals have a plan of their own for turning the economy around, or not?” Republican respondents reported 45% yes, 42% no, 13% don’t know. Only 22% of Dems and 29% of independents thought Republicans had their own plan. Moreover, by a 52-42 margin, the same Republican respondents thought Obama had ...

Surveys: Americans Grip To Individualism In Economic Storm
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... A month later, Newsweek asked 1,203 adults a parallel, but much more moderate, version of the nationalization question: "Temporary nationalization is another way for the federal government to deal with large banks in danger of failing. This is where the government takes over a failing bank, cleans its balance sheets, and then quickly sells it off. In general, which do YOU think is the better way to deal with failing banks?" Again, not very surprisingly, the response was 56 percent for "nationalization where the government takes temporary control" and 29 percent for "government ...

Surveys: Americans Grip To Individualism In Economic Storm
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... A month later, Newsweek asked 1,203 adults a parallel, but much more moderate, version of the nationalization question: "Temporary nationalization is another way for the federal government to deal with large banks in danger of failing. This is where the government takes over a failing bank, cleans its balance sheets, and then quickly sells it off. In general, which do YOU think is the better way to deal with failing banks?" Again, not very surprisingly, the response was 56 percent for "nationalization where the government takes temporary control" and 29 percent for "government ...