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What the CBO Isn't Telling Congress: Climate Change Threatens Million of Jobs

Brendan Smith | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Polls, Politics, Green Jobs, Environment, Climate Change, Climate Crisis, Waxman-Markey Climate Bill, Congressional Budget Office, Green Politics, Global Warming, Green News

How many epidemics and Katrinas will it take to expose the myth that the U.S. economy is somehow exempt from the threats of climate change?

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The Elections You May Not Have Noticed

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, President, Leadership, Elections, Demagogue, Campaign, Endorsement, Chattering Class, Sarah Palin, Republican, Third Party, Conservative, Marriage, Washington, Talk Show Hosts, Social Movements, Class, Rejection, Money, Mayor Bloomberg, Politics, Washington DC, Referendum, Election, Role of Government, Rush Limbaugh, Democrats, Domestic Partnership, Vote, Wall Street, Gay Marriage, Candidate, Glenn Beck, D.C., Partisan, Politics News

I think as people continue to see so much of politics as usual in this town -- partisan bickering and big money buying votes -- they are increasingly likely to vote against whatever represents the old politics for them.

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How Many Polls Does It Take to Screw Up an Election?

Jarrett Murphy | Posted 11.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Polls, Campaign 2009, Mayoral Race, Bill Thompson, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Public Opinion Polls, New York News

Eighty-million dollars or more can win a mayoral race, apparently, but it can't beat the spread.

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One Year After Election Day 2008: Still A Center-Left Nation

Bill Scher | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Progressive, Liberal, Obama, Majority, One Year Later, Politics News

The combined percentage of voters of who deem Obama's agenda "just about right" or "not liberal enough" is 58% -- roughly parallel to Obama's overall approval rating of 54%. That's the center-left governing majority.

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Nebraska Voters Favor Public Option, Want Ben Nelson To Back It

Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

If Ben Nelson decides to filibuster a Democratic health care bill that includes a public insurance option, he should expect to lose support among Nebr...

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How Important Are These Off-Year Races?

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Mcdonnell, 2010 Elections, Corzine, 2010 Election, Christie, John Corzine, Obama, Incumbent, Creigh Deeds, Approval Ratings, Virginia, Rnc, White House, New Jersey, Governors Races, Analysis, Bill Owens, Incumbents, Chris Christie, Third Party Candidates, Doug Hoffman, Scozzafava, Dede Scozzafava, 2009 Elections, Elections, Governors Race, Independents, Mid-Term Elections, Gubernatorial, Dnc, Deeds, Politics News

At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...

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Obama Should Tear Up Matthew Hoh's Afghan War Resignation Letter

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.27.2009 | World

Read More: Pentagon, Polls, Matthew Hoh, Afghanistan War, Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson, Bush, Truman, President Obama, World News

Matthew Hoh told Obama exactly what he needs to hear about Afghanistan: that the war is a failed, flawed, no-win war. That it's a sinkhole for billions of tax dollars and a death trap for US troops.

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Dick Cheney's Job Approval Rating: Why Does Anyone Care?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Polls, Approval Ratings, Joe Scarborough, Twitter, Polling, Glenn Greenwald, Dick Cheney, Media News

Might I take a moment to remind everyone that Cheney currently does not have a job? So why should I, or anyone, care about his approval rating? Nancy Pelosi, by contrast, is serving in a non-imaginary capacity.

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The American People: Smarter Than They Look on TV

Eric Lotke | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Polls, Investments, Public Opinion, Deficit, Economy, Business News

If we ask the right questions or push in the right direction, the American people might come with us. Long range investments. It's work but we can get there.

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Brownback's Approval Rating Tanks (Again!) in September

Mike Nellis | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Kansas Republicans, Kansas, Sam Brownback, Kansas Democrats, Politics News

Kansas Democrats have an incredible opportunity to both retain the Governor's office and provide a clear, stable alternative to Senator Brownback's brand of extremism.

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Obama Poll Watch: Obama Halts His Slide

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Obama Polls, President Obama, Monthly Polls, Obamapollwatch, Trendline, Reform, Poll, Obama, Disapproval, Charts, Bush, Approval Ratings, Polling, Data, Opinion Polls, Health Care, Obama Approval, Obama Poll Watch, Graph, Trend, Daily Polls, Chart, George HW Bush, Undecided, Approval Rating, Barack Obama, Job Approval, Realclearpolitics, Obama Poll Numbers, Opinion Poll, Chris Weigant, Poll of Polls, Health Care Reform, Graphs, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare, Pollster, Politics News

This month, the news for Obama fans is not bad. It's not get-up-and-cheer good, either, but it's a lot better than the news has been for the past two months.

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Scott McInnis Denies Ties To Polls That Show Him Ahead In Gubernatorial Race

The Denver Post | Lynn Bartels | Posted 09.25.2009 | Denver

Read More: Sean Duffy, Josh Penry, Scott McInnis, Colorado, Polls, Colorado Policy Center, 2010 Elections, Denver News

A new group headed by Republican operative Sean Tonner released a poll Thursday that should make gubernatorial candidate Scott McInnis happy. The pol...

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Colorado Policy Center Poll: More Than Half Of Coloradans Believe TABOR Should Be Repealed

Denver Business Journal | Posted 09.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Polls, Scott McInnis, Colorado, Michael Bennet, Tabor, Taxpayers' Bill of Rights, Bill Ritter, Colorado Policy Center, Denver, Denver News

Nearly half of Colorado voters think the state is off on the wrong track, although those in the Denver area are more positive, according to a new poll...

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Those Bobblehead Polls on Health Care

David Moore | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Health Care Reform, Media, President Obama, Health Care, Politics News

Most of the public is confused about the health care debate, and a substantial segment doesn't know much about specific proposals. When they answer the questions in the polls, they respond in an almost random fashion.

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Nate Silver: Health Care Is Hazardous To Poll Numbers For Grassley, Other Senators

fivethirtyeight.com | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Congress, Health Care Debate, 2010 Elections, Gang of Six, Health Care Negotiations, Health Care Polls, Elections, Nate Silver, Olympia Snow, fivethirtyeight.com, Chuck Grassley, Mike Enzi, Health Care Reform, Max Baucus, Health Care, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News

One of the things about the so-called Gang of Six -- the group of Senators to which Max Baucus issued an exclusive invitation to participate in health...

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The Right Shoves Obama Even More Rightward

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Van Jones, Rightwing, Taxpayer March, Conservatives, Henry Louis Gates, President Obama, Yosi Sargeant, Gop, Racism, Democrats, Townhalls, Politics News

The Right isn't just dominating the political debate. It has driven Obama -- not to the center; he was never really anywhere else politically -- but to the right of center on some issues.

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Investor's Business Daily Publishes Ludicrous Poll Claiming 45% Of Doctors Would Quit Over Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Health Care Reform, Polls, fivethirtyeight.com, Polling, Media News

Hey, kids! Have you heard the one about the poll that indicates that 65% of doctors are against health care reform, and that 45% of doctors hate it s...

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Maine Campaign Heats Up; "No on 1" Fights Back

Paul Hogarth | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Maine Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Question One, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Polls, Television, California, Same Sex Marriage, Maine, Politics News

Polls show gay marriage losing narrowly in Maine, but a new TV ad with Maine's 2005 Teacher of the Year may help turn the tide.

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Poll: Support For Afghan War At All-Time Low

CNN Politics | Paul Steinhauser | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Geoff Morrell, US Military, Robert Gates, American Public, Pakistan, President Obama, 9/11, Afghanistan War, Al Qaeda, Politics News

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Support for the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey r...

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Californians Don't Trust State Government: Poll

LA Times | Cathleen Decker | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dianne Feinstein, Polls, California Budget Deficit, Barbara Boxer, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Politics News

Public Policy Institute survey finds two-thirds expect bad economic times in the next year, and half fear job loss. But the survey also uncovers stron...

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Instant Reaction Polls: A Pre-Speech Primer

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 09.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Instant Reaction Polls, Obama Health Care Speech, Polling, Polls, Pollsters, Obama Health Care, Obama on Health Care, Politics News

The odds are good that after Obama's health care address, at least two television networks will release results from "instant reaction" surveys. Odds are almost as good that pundits will misread those surveys.

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President Obama will Pay Lip Service to the Public Option in his Congress Speech, and Scrap it Later

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Approval Ratings, Lbj, Health Care Reform Bill, Senate Finance Committee, Red Dog Democrats, Public Option, President Obama, Health Care Reform, Gop, Medicare, Max Baucus, Politics News

The mixed signal from Obama and the flat rejection by Baucus is simply the latest in the long line of neon bright warnings that the public option will go when it's crunch time.

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Dear Britain: "Get Out of Afghanistan, So We Can Get Out"

Robert Naiman | Posted 10.22.2009 | World

Read More: Polls, Britain, Afghanistan, Labour Party, Afghanistan War, World News

Like the majority of Britons, the majority of Americans oppose the war in Afghanistan.

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Obama Poll Watch [August 2009] -- Obama's Base Support Erodes

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

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The news for Obama fans continues to be bad this month. There may be a faint glimmer of a spark of hope in the numbers -- but that's about all I can promise here, sorry about that.

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Public Opinion and Health Care: Fearmongering on the Right

David Moore | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Health Care Reform, Polls, Right Wing Pundits, David Brooks, Media News

When forced to express an opinion specifically about Obama's plan, most poll respondents will. But if permitted, they will also admit that they really don't know much about it.

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