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Poll Shows Republicans Want 2 Candidates To Drop Out

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 03.27.2012

Most Republicans want Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul to drop out, according to a CNN/ORC International poll released Tuesday. Sixty percent of Republic...

Jon Ward

Mitt Romney Takes Iowa Lead In New CNN Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 12.28.2011

CLINTON, Iowa -- A new poll of Iowa voters shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney surging to the lead in the Hawkeye State as former House Speake...

Traditional Voting Fails; Alternative Works

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 01.07.2012

Leo W. Gerard

Saturday was "move your money" day. Wall Street banks won't tell how many customers they lost. But depositors, more than 78,000 of whom pledged to make the move, made their point. They voted differently. They voted with their feet and their wallets. And they won.

Are Republicans in Love with Romney, or Is He Just a Good Bet?

David C. Wilson | Posted 12.20.2011

David C. Wilson

While former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has been a staple in GOP presidential campaigns for at least the past five years he has yet to sway a majority of Republican that he's the "one for them."

Jordan Howard

Voters Don't Like Either Party

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 11.28.2011

WASHINGTON -- For politicians of both parties, the hits keep coming. Two new polls this week provide more evidence that, heading into the 2012 electi...

Jordan Howard

Bad News For John Boehner

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 10.10.2011

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) approval numbers have dropped significantly since taking on his leadership position at the beginni...

Mark Blumenthal

Debt Deal Polls: Leaders Behaving 'Like Spoiled Children'

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 10.02.2011

WASHINGTON -- The first set of instant reaction polls on the debt deal announced by President Obama Sunday night show net opposition to the agreement....

Mark Blumenthal

Do CNN Polls Miss Young Adults?

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 07.11.2011

WASHINGTON -- A fledgling advocacy organization attacked CNN pollsters in April, but the transgression they alleged did not pan out. Still, the detail...

Republicans Continue to Alienate Voters: This Time on the Environment

Margie Omero | Posted 06.18.2011

Margie Omero

Americans do not want to see weakened protection of environment. Republicans -- once again -- risk overplaying their hands by showing such enthusiasm for unpopular positions.

Mark Blumenthal

Obama's Rising Approval: Is Tucson Responsible?

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has received consistently-good news from recent polls showing modest but consistent improvement in his job-approv...

More Say they Like Bush than Obama Grates to No End

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The CNN poll in October that found that almost as many people said they liked George W. Bush as President Obama seemed like it was either a case of so...

US-Generic Ballot: 52% Republican , 42% Democrat (CNN 10/27-30)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

CNN / Opinion Research Corporation 10/27-30/10; 542 likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews CNN release National 2010 Cong...

Could George Bush Beat Obama?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Talk about a page from Ripley's Believe it or Not. A new CNN poll now claims that the one-time universally battered, bruised, hectored and in virtual disgrace George W. Bush is almost as popular as President Obama.

Is It Possible to Be Against Same-Sex Marriage Without Being Homophobic?

Carlos A. Ball | Posted 05.25.2011

Carlos A. Ball

Without factual support, it is becoming less and less tenable for opponents of same-sex marriage to argue that their positions are not influenced by a dislike of gay people and their intimate relationships.

Sam Stein

Only 50% Of GOP Supports Extending Bush Tax Cuts For Wealthy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Only half of all Republicans and self-identified conservatives favor extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, a new public opinion poll shows. Few...

The Cordoba House and the Limits of Public Opinion

Asher Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Asher Smith

According to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll, 70 percent of Americans oppose construction of the planned Cordoba House two blocks away from Ground Zero. Who cares?

A Footnote to History

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Peyronnin

If Obama is unable to overcome the political machinations of Washington, if he is unable to get America on a course to more jobs and a brighter future, if he is unable to bring change, he may very well become a footnote to history.

Independent Voters Are Shifting Away

RealClearPolitics | Salena Zito | Posted 05.25.2011

A poll of opinion polls shows Americans' attitudes are changing rapidly. They are less and less thrilled about the country's direction and Congress, ...

Sam Stein

GOP Favorability Rating The Worst Since Clinton Impeachment

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Here are some additional public polling numbers likely to comfort Democrats concerned about the 2010 elections. A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporatio...

For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers

J. Bradley Jansen | Posted 05.25.2011

J. Bradley Jansen

The documentary For Liberty beautifully shows us what Markos Mousitlas called the only true people-powered campaign in 2008: Ron Paul's campaign.

Sam Stein

Palin's Popularity Plummets, Dems Continue To Whack Away

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's standing among the American public has plummeted in recent weeks, as the potential 2012 presidential candidate ha...

Sam Stein

Poll: Twenty Percent Of Americans Support Torturing Terrorist Suspects

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

A CNN poll released on Wednesday revealed that roughly 20 percent of the public said the interrogation techniques used by the Bush administration cons...

Sam Stein

Cheney Vs. Obama: Americans Overwhelmingly Disagree With Former VP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Dick Cheney finds himself, once more, on the wrong side of polling data. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll asked respondents whether they agree...

McCain On Defense In Four Bush States

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

New polls suggest that John McCain is on defense in four of five states that President Bush won in the last election. CNN/Time Magazine/Opinion Resea...

CNN Poll: Black Support Shifts Toward Obama

New York Times | Marjorie Connelly | Posted 05.25.2011

A new national poll released Friday by CNN suggests Senator Barack Obama's victory in Iowa and other events in recent months have encouraged more blac...