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?

 

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?

   

Party

Race

Ideology

View of Limbaugh

Obama

Bush

 

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?

   

Party

Ideology

Obama Approval

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Liberal

Moderate

Con-
servative

Approve

Dis-
approve

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?

   

Party

Ideology

Obama Approval

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Liberal

Moderate

Con-
servative

Approve

Dis-
approve

Unsure

Approve

68%

90

63

39

91

73

47

86

21

55

Dis-
approve

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?

   

Party ID

Ideology

Obama Approval

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Liberal

Moderate

Con-
servative

Approve

Dis-
approve

Unsure

Approve

37%

49

30

24

46

42

26

45

21

26

Dis-
approve

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?

   

Party ID

Ideology

Obama Approval

 

All

Dem

Ind

Rep

Lib

Mod

Cons

Approve

Dis-
approve

Unsure

Approve

52%

74

46

24

76

53

34

68

14

35

Dis-
approve

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…?]

 

Haven't Heard of

Very Favorable

Some-
what
Favor-
able

Some-
what Unfavor-
able

Very Unfavor-
able

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…?

   

Party Identification

Obama Approval

View of Limbaugh

 

All

Dem

Indp

Rep

Approve

Dis-
approve

Unsure

Favor-
able

Unfavor-
able

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?

 

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?

 

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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