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Election Central Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... one at a later time. Polls Give Obama Sky-High Ratings Ahead Of Inauguration Multiple polls out this morning give Barack Obama some incredibly high approval ratings in the days leading up to his inauguration. A new CBS/New York Times poll has 79% of Americans saying they are optimistic about the next four years with Obama as president, compared to only 16% who are pessimistic; the new CNN poll gives him an 84% approval rating; and the new ABC/Washington Post poll gives him an 80%-15% approval ratings. Polls Also Show ...

Cool On Global Warming
JustOneMinute — ... jibes with the latest WaPo/ABC poll - global warming is pretty far down on the public's To-Do list. From the WaPo: 10. For each issue I name, please tell me what kind of priority you think Obama and the Congress should give it - the highest priority, a high priority but not the highest, or a lower priority than that? 1/16/09 - Summary Table* ------- High ------- None No NET Highest High Lower (vol.) opinion a. The economy 98 76 22 2 * * b. The situation in Iraq 89 41 48 10 * 1 c. The federal budget deficit 88 48 40 11 1 * d. The situation between Israel and the ...

Rush To Judgement
JustOneMinute — ... ?  Dumb, de dum dum.  If it is a bad idea to get in an argument with a person who buys ink by the barrel, how smart is it to get in a verbal contest with someone that sits behind a live mike three hours a day? And the Big Finish - why shouldn't Republicans listen to Rush?  Consider the latest WaP/ABC poll with this buried gem: 19. Generally speaking, would you say you favor (smaller government with fewer services), or (larger government with more services)? The answer, it turns out, is that even in the current environment, post-Katrina and in the midst of the worst economy ...

Public Opinion Still Skeptical About Big Government:
The Volokh Conspiracy — The combination of an economic crisis and unified government is almost always a bad time for limited government. Recent events have already demonstrated that in spades. However, there is a small ray of hope for free market advocates: public opinion data show that the majority of the public remain skeptical about big government. Question 19 on this recent Washington Post/ABC News poll shows that 53% of the public prefer "smaller government with fewer services" to "larger government with more services" (supported by 43%). Note that this question wording is slightly biased ...