CBS News
5/20-24/10; 1,054 adults. 3% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(CBS: story, oil spill story, Supreme Court story, immigration story, health care story, Democratic party story, toplines)
National
Obama Job Approval
47% Approve, 43% Disapprove (chart)
Reps: 13 / 83 (chart)
Dems: 79 / 11 (chart)
Inds: 44 / 42 (chart)
Economy: 43 / 48 (chart)
Afghanistan: 44 / 37
Health Care: 42 / 52 (chart)
State of the Country
32% Right Direction, 61% Wrong Track (chart)
Congressional Job Approval
15% Approve, 77% Disapprove (chart)
Rep from your district: 47 / 39
Favorable / Unfavorable
Republican Party: 33 / 55
Democratic Party: 37 / 54
Elena Kagan: 16 / 11
As you may know, the state of Arizona recently passed a law that gives the police the power to question someone they have already stopped, detained, or arrested about their legal status in the country. The law requires people to produce documents verifying their status if asked, Do you think this law goes too far in dealing with the issue of ILLEGAL immigration, doesn't go far enough, or is about right?
28% Too far, 17% Not far enough, 52% About right
From what you've heard or read, do you approve or disapprove of the new health care reform bill?
43% Approve, 47% Disapprove (chart)
Would you favor allowing increased drilling for oil and natural gas off the U.S. coast, or do you think the costs and risks are too great?
45% Favor, 46% Costs and risks too great
Do you approve or disapprove of the way ______ is handling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
Obama Administration: 35% Approve, 45% Disapprove
BP, the company that operated the oil rig: 18% Approve, 70% Disapprove