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WINTHROP/ETV POLL RESULTS
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is
handling his job as president of the United States?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
Approve |
48.8 |
18.1 |
87.2 |
43.8 |
|
Disapprove |
37.8 |
65.2 |
6.1 |
39.6 |
|
Not sure |
12.6 |
16 |
5.9 |
15.9 |
|
Refused |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
Do you approve or disapprove of the way the United States
Congress is handling its job?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
Approve |
24.6 |
8.3 |
48.1 |
19.7 |
|
Disapprove |
62.6 |
84.6 |
31.2 |
69.3 |
|
Not Sure |
11.6 |
6.7 |
18.4 |
11.0 |
|
Refuse to Answer |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
Thinking about the current path that our nation is taking,
do you think our country is on the right
track or headed in the wrong direction?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
Right Track |
38.4 |
11.2 |
74.1 |
34.4 |
|
Wrong Direction |
48.9 |
76.5 |
15.6 |
51.0 |
|
Not Sure |
11.6 |
11.9 |
10.0 |
12.9 |
|
Refused |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
Is your opinion of Michelle Obama favorable, not favorable,
undecided, or haven't you heard
enough about Michelle Obama yet to have an opinion?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
Favorable |
46.4 |
25.7 |
74.9 |
43.0 |
|
Not Favorable |
11.5 |
18.8 |
2.4 |
12.2 |
|
Undecided |
17.2 |
22.4 |
6.9 |
20.6 |
|
Haven’t Heard Enough |
20.5 |
28.7 |
13.2 |
18.7 |
|
Refused |
4.4 |
4.5 |
2.5 |
5.4 |
What do you think is the most important problem facing the
country today?
[QUESTION WAS OPEN-ENDED]
|
|
|
All |
|
Economy/ Economic - Financial Crisis
|
49.7 |
|
Jobs or Unemployment |
|
7.1 |
|
Politicians/Government |
|
5.7 |
|
Health Care |
|
5.0 |
|
|
|
Republicans |
|
Economy/ Economic - Financial Crisis
|
48.6 |
|
Moral Values |
|
6.5 |
|
Jobs or Unemployment |
|
6.3 |
|
Politicians/Government |
|
6.1 |
|
|
|
Democrats |
|
Economy/ Economic - Financial Crisis
|
56.1 |
|
Health Care |
|
8.5 |
|
Jobs or Unemployment |
|
8.0 |
|
Politicians/Government |
|
3.1 |
|
|
|
Independents |
|
Economy/ economic - financial crisis
|
50.7 |
|
Politicians/Government |
|
7.3 |
|
Jobs or Unemployment |
|
6.0 |
|
Moral Values |
|
5.6 |
How confident are you in President Obama’s ability to handle
threats to the United States?
Would you say you are Very Confident, Somewhat Confident,
Not Very Confident, or Not
At All Confident?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
Very Confident |
28.5 |
4.5 |
58.4 |
23.6 |
|
Somewhat Confident |
27.8 |
26.5 |
29.3 |
30.6 |
|
Not Very Confident |
18.3 |
28.8 |
4.9 |
19.5 |
|
Not At All Confident |
19.7 |
34.0 |
2.3 |
21.3 |
|
Don’t Know/ Refused |
5.8 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
Whether your current level of confidence is high or low,
compared to when President Obama
first took office, are you more confident in his ability to
handle threats to the United States,
less confident in his ability to handle threats to the
United States, or has your confidence in
his ability to handle threats to the United States not
changed?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
More |
22.6 |
9.1 |
40.8 |
17.8 |
|
Less |
20.9 |
29.5 |
5.2 |
25.0 |
|
Not Changed |
50.9 |
56.9 |
47.8 |
51.4 |
|
Don’t Know/ Refused |
5.6 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
Some people seem to follow what's going on in government and
public affairs most of the
time, whether there's an election or not. Others aren't that interested.
How often would you
say that you follow what is going on in government and
public affairs: Most of the time, Some
of the time, Only now and then, or Hardly at all?
|
|
All |
|
Most Of The Time |
74.4 |
|
Some Of The Time |
17.7 |
|
Only Now and Then |
5.1 |
|
Hardly At All |
2.1 |
|
Don't Know/Refused |
0.7 |
Last month, President Obama decided to release memos from
the Bush administration
regarding interrogation techniques used on detainees by the CIA. Do you
approve or
disapprove of the decision to release CIA memos on
interrogation techniques?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
Approve |
33.0 |
7.4 |
62.9 |
31.3 |
|
Disapprove |
56.1 |
85.3 |
20.6 |
62.7 |
|
Don’t Know/Refused |
10.9 |
7.2 |
16.5 |
6.0 |
I realize that we just had a presidential election, but I’d
like for you think about 2012. When
you think of Republicans who might be a serious opponent for
Barack Obama in the next
presidential election, what is the first name that comes to
mind?
|
|
All |
|
Can't Think of Anyone |
62.9 |
|
Mitt Romney |
7.6 |
|
Sarah Palin |
7.6 |
|
Newt Gingrich |
5.0 |
|
Mike Huckabee |
2.6 |
|
Bobby Jindal |
2.1 |
|
John McCain |
1.7 |
**(No One Else Got Higher Than One Percent)**
|
|
Republicans |
|
Can't Think of Anyone |
50.8 |
|
Mitt Romney |
11.9 |
|
Sarah Palin |
9.8 |
|
Newt Gingrich |
9.0 |
|
Mike Huckabee |
6.9 |
|
Bobby Jindal |
1.5 |
|
John McCain |
1.5 |
|
Jeb Bush |
1.0 |
**(No One Else Got Higher Than One Percent)**
Which of the following comes closest to your opinion:
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
Political Parties Do a Pretty Good Job of
Representing the Views of Regular Voters |
19.6 |
15.6 |
31.1 |
13.6 |
|
Political Parties Tend to Represent Extreme Views
and Do Not Do a Good Job of Representing the Views
of Regular Voters |
64.6 |
72.8 |
47.7 |
72.7 |
|
Not Sure |
12.4 |
10.8 |
17.3 |
8.5 |
|
Refused |
3.3 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
5.1 |
Which of the following statements comes closest to your
beliefs:
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|
All |
|
I Feel It Is Very Important For Me To Vote In Almost
Every Election, If Possible |
83.2 |
|
I Vote In Most Elections, But I Don't Think You Have
To Vote In Every One |
9.7 |
|
I Try To Vote In Elections Where I Really Care About
the Outcome, But Otherwise, It's Not That Important |
3.0 |
|
It's Usually Not That Important to Me Whether or Not
I Vote in Most Elections |
1.1 |
|
Don't Know/Refused |
3.0 |
THE FOLLOWING QUESTION WAS ONLY ASKED OF SELF-IDENTIFIED
REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS WHO LEAN REPUBLICAN
Mark Sanford, who is the Republican Governor of South
Carolina, has been mentioned
as a potential candidate for the 2012 Republican nomination
for president. As of now,
would you say you have a favorable opinion of Mark Sanford,
an unfavorable opinion
of Mark Sanford, don't have enough information about Mark
Sanford to say, or haven't
you thought much about this?"
|
Favorable |
|
|
|
15.6 |
|
Unfavorable |
|
|
|
2.7 |
|
Don’t Have Enough Information |
|
|
67.4 |
|
Haven’t though much about it (including “Don’t
Know”) |
|
13.6 |
|
Refused |
|
|
|
0.7 |
Last month marked the first 100 days of Barack Obama’s
presidency. Would you say he has accomplished a great deal
during that time, a good amount, not very much or little or
nothing?
Is that a great deal or somewhat?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
Great Deal |
24.2 |
13.4 |
36.2 |
22.8 |
|
Good Amount |
34.6 |
21.9 |
48.7 |
36.6 |
|
Not Very Much |
18.5 |
27.8 |
6.7 |
20.6 |
|
Little or Nothing |
15.6 |
27.9 |
3.3 |
13.9 |
|
Don't Know/Refused |
7.1 |
9.0 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
Which of the following statements comes closest to your
opinion:
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|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
In General, More Government Regulation of Businesses
Is Good Because It Prevents Practices That Take
Advantage of Consumers |
32.5 |
10.8 |
59.7 |
31.3 |
|
In General, More Government Regulation of Businesses
Is Bad Because It Hampers Innovation Which Helps the
Economy Grow |
54.5 |
78.7 |
25.0 |
56.3 |
|
Don’t Know/ Refused |
12.9 |
10.5 |
15.3 |
12.4 |
Some people believe that we should spend less money for
defense. Others feel that defense spending should be
increased. How about you? Do you think we should spend less
money for defense or increase spending for defense? Do you
feel that way strongly or somewhat?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
Strongly – Spend Less |
10.6 |
3.7 |
18.7 |
9.1 |
|
Somewhat – Spend Less |
11.0 |
5.9 |
14.1 |
12.8 |
|
Keep Same [Volunteered] |
19.6 |
17.9 |
21.0 |
20.7 |
|
Somewhat – Increase |
15.0 |
20.5 |
13.1 |
10.2 |
|
Strongly – Increase |
36.0 |
47.6 |
24.9 |
37.2 |
|
Don’t Know/Refused |
7.9 |
4.3 |
8.2 |
9.9 |
Some people think the government should provide fewer
services, even in areas such as health and education, in
order to reduce spending. Other people feel that critical
areas should be spared from spending cuts. Which do you
prefer, fewer services in all areas to reduce
spending or spare critical areas from cuts?
Do you feel that way strongly or somewhat?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
Strongly – Cut Spending, Even in Critical Areas |
19.6 |
27.0 |
8.6 |
21.0 |
|
Somewhat – Cut Spending, Even in Critical Areas |
7.3 |
7.2 |
5.2 |
9.0 |
|
Somewhat – Spare Critical Areas From Cuts |
16.6 |
19.8 |
14.7 |
15.7 |
|
Strongly – Spare Critical Areas From Cuts |
46.2 |
36.0 |
61.9 |
45.3 |
|
Don’t Know/Refused |
10.4 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
9.0 |
Which of the following comes closest to your beliefs?
|
|
All |
Republican |
Democrat |
Independent |
|
The United States Should Solve International
Problems By Using Diplomacy and Other Forms of
International Pressure and Use Military Force Only
If Absolutely Necessary |
62.3 |
48.8 |
76.8 |
64.1 |
|
Diplomacy and Pressure Often Fail and the US Must Be
Ready to Use Military Force |
28.3 |
42.9 |
14.3 |
26.4 |
|
Don’t Know/Refused |
9.4 |
8.3 |
8.9 |
9.5 |
I’m going to read a series of statements. Some may be
controversial. Some people agree with
the statements while other people disagree with the
statements, but we want to know how
YOU feel. For each statement, tell me whether you Strongly
Agree, Somewhat Agree, Neither
Agree nor Disagree, Somewhat Disagree, or Strongly Disagree.
The First Statement is: “Irish, Italians, Jewish, and many
other minorities overcame prejudice
and worked their way up. Blacks should do the same without
any special favors."
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|
All |
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Strongly Agree |
48.3 |
|
Somewhat Agree |
22.5 |
|
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
8.4 |
|
Somewhat Disagree |
8.4 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
8.7 |
|
Not Sure/Don’t Know |
1.4 |
|
Refused |
2.5 |
“Over the past few years, blacks have gotten less than they
deserve.”
|
|
All |
|
Strongly Agree |
13.5 |
|
Somewhat Agree |
13.4 |
|
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
9.8 |
|
Somewhat Disagree |
22.3 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
34.5 |
|
Not Sure/Don’t Know |
3.4 |
|
Refused |
3.2 |
”It's really a matter of some people not trying hard enough;
if blacks would only try harder,
they could be just as well off as whites.”
|
|
All |
|
Strongly Agree |
30.4 |
|
Somewhat Agree |
18.0 |
|
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
11.1 |
|
Somewhat Disagree |
15.6 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
18.1 |
|
Not Sure/Don’t Know |
2.9 |
|
Refused |
3.9 |
”Generations of slavery and discrimination have created
conditions that make it difficult
for blacks to work their way out of the lower class.”
|
|
All |
|
Strongly Agree |
16.8 |
|
Somewhat Agree |
20.5 |
|
Neither Agree Nor Disagree |
6.2 |
|
Somewhat Disagree |
15.0 |
|
Strongly Disagree |
34.7 |
|
Not Sure/Don’t Know |
2.2 |
|
Refused |
4.6 |
We’re interested in how well people remember news events
from the past. For the next
two questions, we want to know if you recall the information
from the news. First, do you
recall which year the September 11th terrorist attacks
occurred in?
|
|
All |
|
2001 |
66.4 |
|
Any Other Year |
12.9 |
|
Can’t Remember |
17.1 |
|
Refused |
3.6 |
Next, can you recall the name of the current Vice President
of the United States?
|
|
All |
|
Joe Biden (or “Biden”) |
76.0 |
|
Dick Cheney (or “Cheney”) |
2.2 |
|
Any Other Name |
1.4 |
|
Can’t Remember |
17.1 |
|
Refused |
3.3 |
Which of the following best describes your regional
identity?
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|
All |
|
Non-Southerner |
17.0 |
|
Converted Southerner |
19.6 |
|
Native Southerner |
58.5 |
|
Not Sure [Vol.] |
3.0 |
|
Refused [Vol.] |
1.9 |
For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 446-0753
or
rschaller@scetv.org. |
