Tables
Question US1: In your opinion, do you believe that the country is moving in the right direction or do you believe it has gotten off on the wrong track? |
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All |
Dem. |
Ind. |
Rep. |
Men |
Women |
Jan. |
Oct. |
|
Right direction |
51% |
74 |
39 |
24 |
46 |
55 |
34% |
13% |
Wrong track |
37% |
15 |
47 |
63 |
42 |
32 |
52% |
78% |
Unsure/Refused |
12% |
10 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
13% |
9% |
QuestionUS2: In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? |
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Party |
Race |
Ideology |
View of Limbaugh |
Obama |
Bush |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
White |
Black |
Lib |
Mod |
Cons |
Fav |
Unfav |
Jan.* |
Jan |
|
Approve |
66% |
89 |
57 |
36 |
60 |
95 |
86 |
74 |
41 |
7 |
52 |
72% |
21% |
Disapprove |
21% |
4 |
25 |
46 |
26 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
44 |
68 |
16 |
10% |
70% |
Unsure / Refused |
13% |
7 |
17 |
18 |
14 |
1 |
9 |
13 |
15 |
24 |
33 |
18% |
9% |
*January question asked how Obama was handling his transition to the presidency.
Question: Given what you have heard or read at this point, do you approve or disapprove of the government’s efforts to support banks, investment firms, and insurance companies by loaning money to them? |
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Party |
Ideology |
Obama Approval |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Liberal |
Moderate |
Con- |
Approve |
Dis- |
Unsure |
|
Approve |
39% |
52 |
28 |
26 |
50 |
43 |
27 |
50 |
17 |
24 |
Disapprove |
47% |
31 |
56 |
66 |
29 |
43 |
65 |
33 |
80 |
63 |
neutral |
10% |
11 |
11 |
6 |
16 |
9 |
5 |
13 |
2 |
8 |
unsure |
4% |
5 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the government’s “stimulus bill” to put money into the economy by spending on roads, bridges, health care, education, and many other projects? |
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Party |
Ideology |
Obama Approval |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Liberal |
Moderate |
Con- |
Approve |
Dis- |
Unsure |
|
Approve |
68% |
90 |
63 |
39 |
91 |
73 |
47 |
86 |
21 |
55 |
Dis- |
24% |
5 |
30 |
48 |
6 |
16 |
46 |
8 |
67 |
31 |
Neither or Neutral |
5% |
2 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
8 |
unsure |
3% |
3 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the government’s loans to American car makers like General Motors and Chrysler? |
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Party ID |
Ideology |
Obama Approval |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Liberal |
Moderate |
Con- |
Approve |
Dis- |
Unsure |
|
Approve |
37% |
49 |
30 |
24 |
46 |
42 |
26 |
45 |
21 |
26 |
Dis- |
52% |
41 |
55 |
68 |
41 |
48 |
65 |
44 |
72 |
60 |
Neutral |
6% |
6 |
8 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
Unsure |
4% |
4 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
9 |
Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the government bill to help homeowners facing foreclosure on home mortgages they cannot afford? |
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Party ID |
Ideology |
Obama Approval |
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All |
Dem |
Ind |
Rep |
Lib |
Mod |
Cons |
Approve |
Dis- |
Unsure |
|
Approve |
52% |
74 |
46 |
24 |
76 |
53 |
34 |
68 |
14 |
35 |
Dis- |
38% |
17 |
47 |
63 |
15 |
37 |
55 |
24 |
80 |
38 |
Neutral |
6% |
6 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
20 |
Unsure |
4% |
2 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
Instruction: ask at random ½ respondents here and ½ before US2, presidential approval.
By the way, have you heard of Rush Limbaugh? [If “yes,” ASK: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Rush Limbaugh? Would that be very… or somewhat…?] |
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Haven't Heard of |
Very Favorable |
Some- |
Some- |
Very Unfavor- |
Unsure |
|
All |
11% |
8% |
11% |
13% |
33% |
23% |
Democrats |
14 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
54 |
16 |
Independents |
11 |
6 |
10 |
18 |
23 |
32 |
Republicans |
7 |
20 |
23 |
13 |
9 |
29 |
Question: When it comes to the role of Republicans in Congress, which comes closer to your view, Republicans in Congress should …or…? |
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Party Identification |
Obama Approval |
View of Limbaugh |
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All |
Dem |
Indp |
Rep |
Approve |
Dis- |
Unsure |
Favor- |
Unfavor- |
|
Provide useful and vigorous criticism of the President’s proposals |
34% |
17 |
33 |
58 |
19 |
70 |
47 |
70 |
23 |
Cooperate as much as possible with the President during this time of economic crisis. |
66% |
83 |
67 |
42 |
81 |
30 |
53 |
30 |
77 |
Question: By the way, as far as your vote goes, if President Obama campaigns in New Jersey for Jon Corzine for governor, will it make you more or less likely to vote for Jon Corzine? |
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|
All |
men |
women |
Democrats |
Independents |
Republicans |
|
|
More |
25% |
21 |
29 |
44 |
17 |
4 |
|
Less |
23% |
20 |
25 |
9 |
23 |
40 |
|
no difference |
48% |
55 |
41 |
43 |
56 |
52 |
|
unsure / ref. |
4% |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Question: When it comes to federal government help for New Jersey, how confident are you that New Jersey lawmakers will fairly allocate and wisely spend New Jersey’s portion of the national stimulus money….READ? |
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All |
Democrats |
Independents |
Republicans |
|
|
Very confident |
4% |
7 |
-- |
2 |
|
Somewhat confident |
33% |
47 |
27 |
15 |
|
Not very confident |
32% |
27 |
31 |
39 |
|
Not at all confident |
28% |
15 |
40 |
43 |
|
don’t know/ref. |
3% |
3 |
3 |
1 |
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