http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/pushpoll/ en-us Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:15:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2978129/posts Americans support a wide range of new measures to combat gun violence, including majority support for background checks, an assault weapons ban, and placing armed police in schools according to a pair of new polls released Monday. The surveys, preformed by Pew Research and the Washington Post/ABC News, both find that Americans generally support a broad array of efforts in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn. elementary school shooting that left 20 children and 6 school employees dead. Among the most popular proposal in either survey was closing the so-called "gun show" loophole, which allows the private sale of guns... Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2978129/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:15:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2856338/posts A new poll released on the eve of Rick Santorum’s first campaign visit to Alabama shows the former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania leading in the state Republican Party presidential primary. The statewide poll conducted by Alabama State University’s Center for Leadership and Public Policy showed 22.7 percent of likely Republican voters supported Santorum, who is scheduled to make campaign appearances Thursday in Huntsville and Mobile. Former Massachussetts Gov. Mitt Romney trailed Santorum with 18.7 percent, followed by Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House from neighboring Georgia, with 13.8 percent. The telephone poll of 470 likely GOP voters showed... al.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2856338/posts#comment Thu, 8 Mar 2012 15:54:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2791769/posts Businessman Herman Cain has risen to the top of a national poll of Republican primary voters, upending the GOP field yet again this cycle. Cain has the support of 30 percent of Republicans in the Public Policy Polling survey, trailed by Mitt Romney at 22 percent, Newt Gingrich at 15 percent, and Rick Perry at 14 percent. Cain is also the second choice of 24 percent of those polled — the highest of any candidate. In a two-person race, Romney would lead Perry 48-38, Cain would lead Romney 48-36, and Cain would destroy Perry 55-27. The poll was conducted before... Business Insider http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2791769/posts#comment Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:37:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2594271/posts A new poll shows California voters strongly support proposals to allow the Bush tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans to expire -- and overwhelmingly favor policies that allow the middle class to keep more of their earnings instead. The statewide poll was taken by the Democratic polling firm of Greenberg Quinlan and Rosner for the SEIU. Hardly non-partisan, but Greenberg is well-respected; and the poll has good news for Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer -- in the middle of a tough re-election battle with Republican Carly Fiorina -- as she backs an end the tax cuts to the rich. The... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2594271/posts#comment Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:17:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2564033/posts I was just called by Voter Roll Call about the upcoming elections. The questions ONLY pertained to corporations and their influence in elections. It was an automated voice and they asked questions with corresponding numbers for the answer. 1 Are you a registered voter? 2 How likely are you to vote? 3 Do corporations have too much influence in elections? 4 Do lobbyists have too much influence in Washington? 5 Which statement is true? a)I am more likely to vote for someone that listens to lobbyists? b) I am more likely to vote for someone that doesn't listen to lobbyists.... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2564033/posts#comment Tue, 3 Aug 2010 21:33:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2539563/posts A new poll shows Gov. Rick Perry and Democratic challenger Bill White are tied in the race for Texas governor.Public Policy Polling polled the race 4 months ago, in that poll, former Houston Mayor Bill White was trailing behind Perry 48-42. The new poll now shows that White is tied with Perry 43-43.According to the poll only 36% of voters in the state like the job that Perry is doing while 49% disapprove.White is better known and like than most challengers, 37% of voters have a favorable opinion of him, 25% unfavorable.In most states, in this Republican election year, not... ConnectAmarillo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2539563/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:05:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2455701/posts The Polling Contradiction In the latest NEWSWEEK Poll, the majority of Americans are opposed to President Obama's health-care reform plan—until they learn the details. Plus, a look at very unhappy mood of the electorate. By Sarah Kliff Feb 19, 2010 As Democrats struggle to salvage health-care-reform legislation, a new NEWSWEEK Poll shows that while a majority of Americans say they oppose Obama's plan, a majority actually support the key features of the legislation. The findings support the notion that Democrats have not done a good job of selling the package and that opponents have been successful in framing the debate.... Newsweek http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2455701/posts#comment Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:50:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2424028/posts I received this e-mail from a Massachusetts resident and businesswoman (and I verified her identity through publicly available sources), regarding a phone call she received last night: I got an odd call last night that presented as a survey on the Kennedy election. I was willing to participate in the survey but was left with a bad feeling when it was over. Today I am hoping to let a few people know. I saw your blog. They identified themselves as McGrath [sic - see below] from Denver but I was unable to find anything on Google. The questions were obnoxious;... Legal Insurrection http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2424028/posts#comment Fri, 8 Jan 2010 18:56:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313401/posts Survey finds likely voters connect reducing global warming and promoting clean energy to new American jobs UTICA, New York - A majority of likely voters - 71% - favors the American Clean Energy and Security Act recently passed by the House of Representatives, and two-thirds (67%) believe Congress is either doing the right amount (22%) or should be doing more (45%) to address global warming, new Zogby International telephone poll shows.  Just 28% believe that Congress is doing too much.Respondents were read the following statement regarding the American Clean Energy and Security Act: "The House of Representatives recently passed the... Zogby.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313401/posts#comment Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:24:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236524/posts Just read an AP report: the percentage of Americans that think the country is on the right track rose to 48% in March as compared to 40% in February. In light of the unemployment rising, the debacle in foreign affairs etc, I found it unlikely. So I looked into the details of the poll. 73% of the Democrats polled thought we were on the right track 17% of Independents 10% of Republicans That made it even more suspicious as to how those numbers could result in a 48% overall right track vote. So digging deeper, it turns out 36% of... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236524/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:11:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235552/posts Two states have legalized same-sex marriage in the past two weeks, but when it comes to public opinion, supporters of gay marriage are still a minority. That minority is on an upward trajectory though and Scott Barclay, political scientist at the State University of New York at Albany, explains why: newspapers. In the last two weeks, two states have legalized same-sex marriage. First, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that a law banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Then Vermont became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage through its legislature. When it comes to public opinion, supporters of gay marriage are... On the media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235552/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:12:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088840/posts Just got a 'push poll' call from some group promoting Colorado Amendment 47 (& 2 other amendments, which I do not remember). Classic stuff - do you support your firefighters (I've got three in my family), or evil out of State corporations? When I asked, upfront, who the caller worked for, I did not get an intelligable answer. Based on my lefty Democrat neighbor's yard signs, and what I remember about 47, it's typical misleading Democrat push polling. If you live in Colorado, be prepared... telephone: 303-484-3449 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2088840/posts#comment Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:38:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084250/posts Jewish voters have been receiving telephone calls from figures claiming to be pollsters yet trying to dissuade them from supporting Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in the upcoming election. The callers introduce themselves as poll-takers who are gathering data for a public opinion survey and subsequently ask their interlocutors loaded questions whose tone infers that Obama holds anti-Israel views and is thus unworthy of Jewish votes. The calls, which have been reported of late in Florida and Pennsylvania, were brought to public attention by the Jewish Council for Education, a pro-Obama organization that has worked to drum up support for... ha'aretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084250/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:03:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061789/posts FLASH: RASMUSSEN Poll release at Noon Eastern: 47% Favor Fairness Doctrine for Radio, TV... 31% Want Government Requirement for Bloggers to Abide by Guidelines... Drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2061789/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:13:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050614/posts I did a search, and it's been 4 years since this quiz was posted. I though it would be fun to see where everybody scores! While the quiz certainly has its flaws (what in the world does that fact that I recognize that astrology is superstitious nonsense have to do with my politics?) it at least puts politics on an X-Y axis instead of a simple left-right line. What's more, my score does seem pretty dead on: Economic Left/Right +8.5, Social Libertarian/Authoritarian -0.56. What are your numbers? Political Compass http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2050614/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:31:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043008/posts Soldiers stood directly behind Raddatz as she queried GI’s walking past. She asked 60 GI’s who they planned to vote for in November. 54 said John McCain, 4 for Obama, and 2 for Hillary. When the story ran, they didn't even mention the 54 that chose McCain. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043008/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:18:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042516/posts This is the website for a radio station out of Columbia, SC. If this link: http://www.wnok.com/pages/personality_kelly.html doesn't work, go to www.wnok.com and look for the section titled "Nash Trash". This is a test one of the cohosts put together so you can see where your views are compared to the candidates. The test is about half-way down the page, mind you there are other stories on this page about Hollywood gossip, but the test is kind of interesting. WNOK radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042516/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:14:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955010/posts Common Sense Issues was formed in 2007. They promised to make 1 million phone calls in support of Mike Huckabee. The main problem is that Common Sense Issues is a 501(c) 4. This allows two things. One, a person is not limited by the Federal limits of donations to a campaign. They can give large sums of money (I’m not personally opposed to this, but everyone should be playing by the same rules). Two, Common Sense Issues does not have to disclose its donors. However, a 501 (c) 4 is not allowed to promote a certain candidate, they can only... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1955010/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:14:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954735/posts Ah, the joys of the primary season. South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has been asked to prosecute pro-Mike Huckabee push polling now underway in the state. State law bans such automated calls. McMaster is a major John McCain supporter in the state, but the prime target of the calls -- at the moment -- seems to be Fred Thompson. In a call partially recorded last night by one South Carolina resident and sent to McMaster, Thompson's record on abortion and taxes was attacked. This mirrors similar recent efforts in Michigan against Mitt Romney, where the same firm placed calls... Reason magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954735/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:33:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947933/posts Remember the push poll around Thanksgiving that "asked" voters in New Hampshire if they had awareness of some aspects of the Mormon religion? Both Mitt Romney and John McCain filed complaints with the state Attorney General for violations of New Hampshire's laws against push-polling. At the time, no one would 'fess up to hiring Western Wats to conduct the attack. Now the AG has found the next-level cutout, and it wants witnesses who can show where it leads: Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying who employed Moore-Information of Portland, Oregon to conduct a poll... Captain's Quarters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1947933/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jan 2008 23:00:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935078/posts It's a good thing Romney has The Speech to dominate much of the campaign talk this week, because the rest of the news is pretty bad for him. First there's word that the company that did his lawn continued to employ illegal immigrants, even after the brouhaha last year. "After this same issue arose last year, I gave the company a second chance with very specific conditions," Romney said in the statement. "They were instructed to make sure people working for the company were of legal status. We personally met with the company in order to inform them about the... NRO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935078/posts#comment Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:59:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934283/posts A newly-formed group claiming to support Mike Huckabee hit the phones of Iowa Republicans tonight with an automated push-poll attacking Huckabee's GOP opponents and praising the former Arkansas governor. Officials representing the Iowa campaigns of Fred Thompson, John McCain and Rudy Giuliani all said that their supporters contacted them to complain about the calls. A spokesman for Romney's campaign said they had gotten reports of calls, but did not know of anything negative being said about their candidate. For each target, the pattern was the same -- a recorded message using voice recognition technology asked the recipient if they would... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1934283/posts#comment Tue, 4 Dec 2007 03:18:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928854/posts I thought that I was going to have a nice quiet Thanksgiving. Perhaps not. Erick Erickson at Redstate (disclosure I too contribute to Redstate) has uncovered some more information on the Mitt Romney phone scandal. Leon Wolf, another Redstate contributor who today endorsed Mitt Romney, also pointed out that this happened previously (described then) when Leon was on the Brownback campaign. The basic facts are that a Romney staffer, Marshan Roth contacted the Salt Lake Tribune, identified herself as "leaning towards Romney", and told her story: Marshan Roth, of Fairfield, Iowa, got a call on Wednesday night. It started out... eyeon08.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928854/posts#comment Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:07:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906818/posts Rudolph W. Giuliani leads the race for the GOP presidential nomination, with Republican voters describing him as the field's strongest leader and most electable candidate in the 2008 general election, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll. But the Republican contest remains unsettled just three months before the first votes will be cast, and in comparison with fellow New York politician Hillary Rodham Clinton, Giuliani is a far less solid front-runner. He has double the support of his nearest rival, but a majority of those who support him do so only "somewhat." At the same time, his advantages on key... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906818/posts#comment Fri, 5 Oct 2007 03:30:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885860/posts I am talking about the fact that, according to this poll, there are far more self-identified conservatives in America than self-identified liberals – even among a sampling that included far more Democrats than Republicans! Please, read the raw data for yourself. First, I want you to try to imagine the book-publishing trade industry selecting Ann Coulter to be its president. I know, I know. It could never happen. It could never happen despite the fact Ann Coulter sells more political books than almost anyone on the American scene. But it could never happen because, despite her tremendous success as a... Worldnetdaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885860/posts#comment Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:32:12 GMT