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11.11.2009 4:05 pm

Poll warns incumbents not to get too comfy in Congress

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — When New Jersey and Virginia voters elected non-incumbent Republicans in last week’s gubernatorial races, the GOP trumpeted the results as a turning tide.

A new poll by the Pew Research Center — a non-partisan, Washington-based think tank — suggests that Republicans might…

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10.23.2009 2:46 pm

Pollsters agree on pitfalls of health reform surveys

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — The front page of the Washington Post this week featured a headline declaring that a “clear majority” now favors the so-called “public option” involved with health-care reform.

Opponents of the public option quickly attacked the survey’s findings, faulting pollsters for not…

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09.03.2009 5:51 pm

Poll: Congress ratings plummet, Dems’ advantage gone

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — How low can it go?

By “it,” we mean the favorability rating of Congress, which has sunk to its lowest level since 1985, according to a Pew Research Center survey of more than 2,000  adults released this afternoon.

The numbers reflect a precipitous…

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08.19.2009 12:23 pm

Polls: Obama numbers sinking on health care

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WASHINGTON — So what happened to the message maestro?

Polls since last night showing a nation distinctly dubious about health-care reform speak to the stern challenge ahead not just for President Barack Obama but for a divided Democratic Party.

According to an…

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06.05.2009 1:36 pm

Gen Next poll: More optimism, less booze and cigarettes

Post-Dispatch Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON — Call them naive, dreamers or just young, Americans under 30 are seeing the worst and best of times in the country now.

According to a new study released today from the Pew Research Center, young people are especially hindered…

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