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POLITICAL TRACKER
1.
Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on
the wrong track?
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Right Direction
39
31
36
32
35
35
37
32
32
27
25
21
25
21
31
35
38
25
31
38
36
Wrong Track
55
64
58
63
57
60
59
62
63
69
70
74
68
73
63
60
56
69
64
57
59
(Not Sure)
6
5
5
5
8
5
4
7
5
5
5
5
7
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
CONTINUED
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5/6-9/10
4/1-5/10
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10/29-11/1/09
10/1-5/09
8/27-31/09
7/30-8/3/09
7/9-13/09
6/4-8/09
4/30-5/3/09
4/2-6/09
3/5-9/09
2/6-9/09
Right Direction
29
33
31
33
31
34
33
34
40
34
37
39
36
38
40
40
46
40
52
55
45
44
42
Wrong Track
62
62
63
61
62
60
61
60
54
60
57
55
60
57
56
54
48
54
42
38
48
48
50
(Not Sure)
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
2.
a. Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about the way Barack Obama is handling his
job as President? IF APPROVE/ DISAPPROVE, ASK b. IF MIXED FEELINGS/DK/REF, ASK c
b. Is that strongly (approve/disapprove) or somewhat (approve/disapprove)?
c. If you had to choose, do you lean more towards approve or disapprove?
APPROVAL BY PARTY ID
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2/6- 9/09
The 2012 elections are next year. If the election for U.S. Congress were held today, would you vote for the
Democratic candidate or the Republican candidate in your district where you live? (ASK ALL
UNSURE/DK/OTHER: If you had to choose, would you lean more towards the Democratic candidate or the
Republican candidate?
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Democrats
49
46
44
47
46
42
47
46
48
48
48
48
(Not voting)
1
2
2
2
3
5
1
3
1
2
2
2
(DK/NS)
6
5
6
5
5
9
7
6
5
7
6
8
PRESIDENTIAL HEAD-TO-HEAD
4.
If the 2012 presidential election were being held today and the candidates were Barack Obama, the
Democrat, and Mitt Romney, the Republican, for whom would you vote?
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Barack
Obama
48
Mitt
Romney
45
Wouldnt vote
None /
DK / Ref
(VOL)
Other (VOL) (VOL)
0
3
4
Obama lead
over
Romney
+3
Wouldnt vote
None /
DK / Ref
(VOL)
Other (VOL) (VOL)
2
4
4
2
4
4
1
4
3
2
6
3
2
6
2
3
3
4
2
3
2
3
5
3
1
4
4
3
6
3
2
5
5
2
4
3
1
6
4
Obama lead
over
Romney
+4
+7
+6
+1
+7
+4
+11
+6
+5
+8
-1
+6
+8
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Barack
Obama
47
49
49
45
49
47
52
48
48
48
43
49
48
Mitt
Romney
43
42
43
44
42
43
41
42
43
40
44
43
40
5.
Healthcare
Taxes
Immigration
Foreign policy
National security
Family values
Leadership
Representing change
Medicare
Social Security
Afghanistan
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Barack
Obama
51
53
51
51
44
46
43
45
45
49
42
46
42
42
40
39
49
50
52
51
48
51
47
46
47
49
44
48
47
46
49
51
49
50
46
49
46
45
46
49
51
51
Mitt
Romney
37
36
38
37
44
44
46
43
42
38
44
40
43
41
41
40
35
35
33
31
37
35
35
41
38
37
43
40
39
43
41
39
39
37
37
35
39
38
36
31
30
28
Both
equally
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Neither
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
6
5
5
6
6
3
3
9
4
4
6
2
2
6
5
5
4
6
3
7
5
4
7
6
6
7
7
(DK/NS)
6
5
3
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
8
11
10
10
14
8
8
7
8
11
8
7
7
9
7
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
8
9
10
9
10
13
9
12
Did you watch the Republican or Democratic Conventions that occurred over the last two weeks?
All
57
25
56
24
27
1
72
Democrats
64
25
49
22
27
-73
Independents
45
19
41
17
39
5
56
Republicans
54
29
70
28
22
-78
RVs
62
27
61
25
21
1
78
All
71
65
Democrats
87
78
Independents
70
70
Republicans
53
48
RVs
72
65
49
69
65
57
26
71
37
82
51
69
59
51
50
71
63
55
48
45
66
58
67
84
45
54
69
DEMOGRAPHICS
A.
B.
PARTY IDENTIFICATION
a.
Do you consider yourself a Democrat, a Republican, an Independent or none of these?
IF DEMOCRAT ASK Qb. IF REPUBLICAN ASK Qc. IF INDEP. / NONE ASK Qd.
b.
Do you lean strongly or only moderately toward the Democratic Party?
c.
Do you lean strongly or only
toward the Republican Party?
d.
Do your beliefs tend to lean more toward the Democrats or the Republicans?
Strongly Democrat
Moderately Democrat
Lean Democrat
Strongly Republican
Moderately Republican
Lean Republican
Independent (No lean)
Initial Democrats
Total Democrats
Initial Republicans
Total Republicans
C.
78
21
1
All
23
8
15
14
10
14
15
32
47
24
38
To what extent, if at all, do you personally identify with the ideals of the Tea Party movement?
Identify with them strongly
Identify with them
Identify with them a little
Do not identify with them at all
(DK/NS)
TOTAL: Identify at least a little
D.
RV only
24
9
14
17
11
14
12
33
47
28
42
9
12
30
42
6
52
To what extent, if at all, do you personally identify with the ideals of the Occupy Wall Street or We Are The
99% movement?
Identify with them strongly
Identify with them
Identify with them a little
Do not identify with them at all
(DK/NS)
TOTAL: Identify at least a little
9
8
27
48
7
45