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Upper-Income Spending Plummets as Higher Taxes Loom1119_spending

The post-election focus on the fiscal cliff has implications not only for the long-term economic outlook, but also for the immediate future. There is no better illustration of the real world impact of current policy debates than the way self-reported … Continue reading

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Gallup: 67% of Dems Say Govt Should Do More!fdlyns-9z0or4ghsryewvq

Only a few times in Gallup’s 20-year history of asking this question has a higher percentage of Americans said the government should do more to solve the nation’s problems than said the government is doing too much. Two of these … Continue reading

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Convention Potential: Past poll bounces ranged from -1 to +16 pointsyaoaaune40y4l9cv9fb5eg

U.S. presidential candidates historically have seen a median increase of five percentage points in their support in preference polls among registered voters after their party’s nominating convention. The average is slightly higher, six points, due to the record 16-point increase … Continue reading

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Obama Slaughtered in Latest Gallup Pollobama_notbad

Three months before the election, President Barack Obama gets good marks from Americans for his handling of terrorism, fair marks for education and foreign affairs, but poor marks on immigration and three big economic issues: the federal budget deficit, creating … Continue reading

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Democratic Voting Enthusiasm Down Sharply From 2004, 2008yguwfvhgfuin8q32r3zzfa

Democrats are significantly less likely now (39%) than they were in the summers of 2004 and 2008 to say they are “more enthusiastic about voting than usual” in the coming presidential election. Republicans are more enthusiastic now than in 2008, … Continue reading

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GALLUP: Obama’s Base is Cracking983645

Gallup Daily tracking indicates Barack Obama is receiving less support in the 2012 presidential election from some of the white subgroups that gave him the strongest support in 2008. These include non-Hispanic white registered voters who are 18 to 29 … Continue reading

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Gingrich’s Lead Over Romney Among Republicans Collapsesqovwd0lp5ueg0j0x0dopta

After enjoying 14- to 15-percentage-point leads over Mitt Romney in early December, Newt Gingrich is now statistically tied with Romney in national Republican preferences for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination: 26% for Gingrich vs. 24% for Romney. This follows a … Continue reading

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Obama Disapprove At All-Time Highpoll

Gallup tracks daily the percentage of Americans who approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. Results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,500 national adults; Margin of error is ±3 percentage points.

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GALLUP: Perry Opens Double Digit Lead Over RomneyPerryRomney

Shortly after announcing his official candidacy, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has emerged as rank-and-file Republicans’ current favorite for their party’s 2012 presidential nomination. Twenty-nine percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents nationwide say they are most likely to support Perry, with … Continue reading

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Obama in Close Race Against Romney, Perry, Bachmann, Paulpoll

President Barack Obama is closely matched against each of four possible Republican opponents when registered voters are asked whom they would support if the 2012 presidential election were held today. Mitt Romney leads Obama by two percentage points, 48% to … Continue reading

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