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Blame and the Beer Summit

With tonight’s Beer Summit on tap, two new polls touch on the Gates/Crowley issue – with a difference in results worth exploring. An NBC/WSJ poll (Friday-Monday) finds more Americans saying the Cambridge incident was more Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s fault...

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July 30, 2009 in Race | Permalink | User Comments (8)

Most Oppose Terror Probe, with Sharp Partisan Rift

Most Americans now oppose an Obama administration investigation into the treatment of terrorism suspects during the Bush presidency, with an increasing partisan rift – a cautionary note for the probe Attorney General Eric Holder’s said to be considering. Fifty-four percent...

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July 29, 2009 in National Security/Terrorism | Permalink | User Comments (16)

Biden's Approval: Like Obama's - Only Weaker

Joe Biden’s predilection for wandering off the reservation in his public pronouncements hasn’t done much to harm overall his job performance rating, quite similar to the boss’. But in strength of sentiment Biden lags considerably – particularly in his own...

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July 27, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Racial Discrimination: Obama, Gates and the Police

African-Americans long have reported unequal treatment in society at large and in the criminal justice system specifically – the latter echoing President Obama’s comments last night on the Henry Louis Gates Jr. incident in Cambridge, Mass. Most broadly, as recently...

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July 23, 2009 in Race | Permalink | User Comments (24)

Obama and the Health Care Hurdles

When President Obama lays it on the line tonight with a primetime news conference pushing health care reform, part of his message may be to invoke, as politicians do, the will of the people. We got a preview yesterday; in...

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July 22, 2009 in Health Care | Permalink | User Comments (22)

Sotomayor Holds the Center... and a Bit More

The following guest post was written by Giovanni Russonello, Polling Unit intern. Sonia Sotomayor has emerged from her Senate confirmation hearings with majority public support for her nomination to the Supreme Court, holding the political center and even keeping some...

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July 21, 2009 in Supreme Court | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Thumbs Up for Apollo 11; Current Efforts, Less So

Americans are as supportive as ever of the moon landing 40 years ago tomorrow – but far less persuaded of the value of today’s space program overall. Seventy percent in this ABC News/Washington Post poll say the lunar landing was...

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July 19, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (2)

The Other Moon Walk

The moon landing 40 years ago Monday has gained popularity with the distance of time, with initial objections about its cost giving way to a broader endorsement of the value of the space program. But price sensitivity remains high, a...

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July 15, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (5)

Two Emmy Nominations for ABC News Poll in Iraq

ABC News reports based on the network’s exclusive public opinion polling in Iraq received two Emmy award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences today, for “Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast” and “Outstanding Continuing Coverage...

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July 14, 2009 in Polling Awards | Permalink | User Comments (1)

Groves Nomination: On the Move?

Roll Call reports this morning that the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, D-Nev., has scheduled a vote Monday to attempt to break the two-month Republican hold on the nomination of Robert M. Groves to head the U.S. Census Bureau. Roll...

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July 10, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (0)