3/11/13-3/17/13 Pollster Open Thread

3/11/13-3/17/13 Pollster Open Thread

This open thread is to review this week's polling, look ahead toward future elections or whatever else you want to talk about. The thread will remain open until the end of the week.

Below, a roundup of some of the polling on last week's biggest issues:

Sequestration
Most feel sequester will personally affect them (CBS)
Most Back Cuts Overall – But Not to the Military (ABC/Post)
Spending cut showdown threatens Obama's second-term agenda (Ipsos/Reuters [toplines])
Sequester Survey Finds Most Would Spare Military Members From Cuts (HuffPost/YouGov)
As Sequestration Starts, Americans Unsure of Consequences (Gallup)

Drones
Drone Poll Finds Opposition To Use Against American Citizens In U.S., Even To Stop A Terrorist Attack (HuffPost/YouGov)
Majority supports use of drones (Fox)

Other National Topics
Political partisanship mirrors public (USA Today/Bipartisan Policy Center)
Support For Gun Laws Has Political Benefits, Poll Finds (HuffPost/YouGov)
Asian-Americans Solidly Prefer Democrats (Gallup)
In U.S., 71% Back Raising Minimum Wage (Gallup)
Most in U.S. Back Funding for Sexual Violence Victims (Gallup)
Majority for building Keystone XL Pipeline (Fox)
Americans Split On Same-Sex Marriage (Fox)
American Catholics Support Same-Sex Marriage (Quinnipiac)
Most Americans Face Financial Hardship Due to High Fuel Prices (Angus Reid)
First Lady Michelle Obama Perceived as Positively Influencing Presidential Policies (Harris)

State/Local Topics
CO: Gun Control Politically Dangerous for Democrats (POS)
CT: Connecticut Voters Back Most Gun Measures 2-1 Or More (Quinnipiac)
NC: Voter ID Favored (Civitas)

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