National Polling Summary

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June 19, 2009
Anzalone Liszt Research
National Polling Summary

Welcome to the Anzalone Liszt Research National Polling Summary, a quick look at national public polls detailing key political environment measures as well as attitudes of voters on the pressing issues of the week. We hope that this summary will be helpful to you and your clients.

Health care reform is the hot issue and voters are often contradictory on this complex topic. While people are highly satisfied with their own health insurance, they are increasingly dissatisfied with the healthcare system. While people want to help those who are uninsured, they are even more concerned with getting their own healthcare costs down. Add in taxes to fund healthcare reform and things get even fuzzier. The growing budget deficit is also taking on a bigger concern for voters and it will be interesting in how it plays into the political dynamics of healthcare.

Enjoy, John Anzalone

Health Care

Satisfaction with Health Insurance System

Polling Firm	Date	Satisfied	Dissatisfied
Dem Corps	6/15/09	37%	58%
Dem Corps	1993	33%	64%

Satisfaction with Own Health Insurance

Polling Firm	Date	Satisfied	Dissatisfied
Dem Corps	6/15/09	72%	24%
Dem Corps	1993	75%	22%

After hearing a series of statements and critiques about Obama's health care plan

Polling Firm	Date	Favor	Oppose
Dem Corps	6/15/09	51%	44%

Dem Corps: After hearing everything about Obama's plan, do you favor or oppose this proposal to change the health care system?

Taking on Health Care Reform

Polling Firm	Date	Cannot Afford Right Now	More Important	Unsure
Kaiser Health Tracking	6/8/09	35%	61%	4%
Kaiser Health Tracking	4/8/09	37%	59%	4%
Kaiser Health Tracking	2/12/09	34%	62%	4%
Kaiser Health Tracking	12/14/09	37%	61%	2%

Kaiser Health Tracking: Which comes closer to describing your own views? Given the serious economic problems facing the country we cannot afford to take on health care reform right now, OR it is more important than ever to take on health care reform now?

Diageo/ Hotline: Enacting a major overhaul of The U.S. health care system

Demographic	Date	Support
Total	6/7/09	62%
Republicans	6/7/09	35%
Independents	6/7/09	64%
Democrats	6/7/09	87%
65+	6/7/09	56%
$100k+	6/7/09	58%

Government involvement in Health care to reduce costs

Polling Firm	Date	Favor	Oppose	Unsure
CNN/ORC	5/15/09	69%	29%	1%
CNN/ORC	2/19/09	72%	27%	1%

CNN/ORC: In general, would you favor or oppose a program that would increase the federal government's influence over the country's health care system in an attempt to lower costs and provide health care coverage to more Americans?

A plan that raises taxes and insures all vs. Keep taxes where they are and don't cover all

Polling Firm	Date	Raises Taxes, Insures All	Doesn't Raise Taxes, Doesn't Insure All	Neither
CNN/ORC	5/15/09	47%	47%	4%

CNN/ORC: Would you prefer a health care reform plan that raises taxes in order to provide health insurance to all Americans, or a plan that does not provide health insurance to all Americans but keeps taxes at current levels?

Health care costs v. Providing Health insurance for all

Polling Firm	Date	Keeping costs down/ Controlling Costs	Providing insurance/ Expanding Coverage	Unsure
Diageo/ Hotline	6/7/09	49%	35%	-
Ipsos/ McClatchy	5/3/09	51%	42%	8%
CBS/ NY Times	4/5/09	40%	54%	6%

Ipsos/McClatch: On the topic of federal health care reform, some say that controlling costs should be the main emphasis. Others say that expanding coverage so that all Americans will have insurance should be the main emphasis. Which of these comes closest to your own personal opinion? CBS/Times: If you had to say, which do you think is a more serious problem right now: keeping health care costs down for average Americans, OR providing health insurance for Americans who do not have any insurance?

The Economy

Confidence in Obama has right set of goals and policies to improve the economy

Polling Firm	Date	Confident	Somewhat	Not at all
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	46%	24%	29%

Satisfaction with the economy

Polling Firm	Date	Satisfied	Dissatisfied
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	12%	87%
NBC/ WSJ	4/09	18%	82%
NBC/ WSJ	2/09	7%	92%

NBC/ WSJ: How satisfied are you with the state of the U.S. economy today-are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the state of the economy?

Should the Government worry about stimulating the economy or cutting defitis

Polling Firm	Date	Stimulating economy/ Boosting the economy	Deficit reduction/ Keeping the budget deficit down
CBS/ NY Times	6/16/09	41%	52%
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	35%	58%

NBC/ WSJ: Which of the following two statements comes closer to your point of view? The President and the Congress should worry more about boosting the economy even though it may mean larger budget deficits now and in the future. OR, The President and the Congress should worry more about keeping the budget deficit down, even though it may mean it will take longer for the economy to recover.

Does Obama have a plan for dealing with the deficit?

Polling Firm	Date	Yes	No
CBS/ NY Times	6/16/09	30%	60%

Did Obama inherit or cause the current economic conditions

Polling Firm	Date	Inherited	Obama's policies responsible	Some of both
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	72%	14%	10%

NBC/ WSJ: When you think about the current economic conditions do you feel that this is a situation that Barack Obama has inherited or is this a situation his policies are mostly responsible for?

Which group is most responsible for the federal budget deficit?

Polling Firm	Date	Bush admin	Dems in Congress	Reps in Congress	Obama admin
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	46%	21%	7%	6%

NBC/ WSJ: Which ONE of the following groups do you feel is most responsible for the federal budget dficit?

Are the Government actions to stabilize the economy working?

Polling Firm	Date	Govt. Actions Working	Govt. Actions Failing	Too Soon to Tell	DK
Fox	6/10/09	46%	39%	12%	3%
Fox	3/2/09	38%	44%	14%	4%

Fox: Since last fall, the federal government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars to stabilize the nation's economy. Which of the following statements do you think best describes the actions the government has taken? 1. Government actions are basically working and without them things could have been a lot worse 2. Government actions are basically failing and without them things would be the same as they are today or even better 3. Too soon to tell 4. Don't Know

US Bureau of Labor Statistics Unemployment Rate

Date	Rate
May 2009	9.4%
April 2009	8.9%
Jan 2009	7.6%
May 2008	5.5%

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index

Polling Firm	Date
CB	May	54.9
CB	April	40.8

The Conference Board Expectations Index

Polling Firm	Date
CB	May	72.3

The Nation's Economy

Polling Firm	Date	Getting Better	Getting Worse	Staying the Same
Gallup	6/17/09	33%	60%	-
CBS/ NY Times	6/16/09	27%	25%	46%
FOX	6/10/09	40%	23%	-
USA Today/ Gallup	5/31/09	38%	57%	-

Direction of Economy

Polling Firm	Date	Right Track	Wrong Track	Unsure
Pew	5/24/09	53%	39%	8%
Pew	3/30/09	50%	39%	11%
Pew	2/23/09	47%	34%	19%
Pew	1/19/09	31%	48%	21%

Issues in the News

Virginia Governor's Race

Polling Firm	Date	Deeds	McDonnell	Und
Anzalone Liszt Research	6/14/09	42%	38%	20%

Government Ownership of GM

Polling Firm	Date	Right approach	Wrong approach
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	40%	55%

NBC/ WSJ: As you may know, GM has recently gone into bankruptcy. When it emerges from bankruptcy, the federal government will temporarily own sixty percent of the company. Which of the following statements comes closer to your point of view about this? This is the right approach,, because without government involvement GM would have shut down operations, costing more jobs making the recession worse. OR, This is the wrong approach, because it sets a bad example of the government getting too involved in the management of private companies, which goes against free market principles.

Same-Sex Marriage

Polling Firm	Date	Legal/ Support	Civil Unions	No Legal Recognition/ Illegal/ Oppose	Unsure
CBS/ NY Times	6/16/09	33%	30%	32%	5%
FOX	5/13/09	33%	33%	29%	5%
USA Today/Gallup	5/10/09	40%	-	57%	-
Quinnipiac	4/27/09	55%		38%	-

CBS/NY Times: Which comes closest to your view? Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry. OR, Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry. OR, There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship. FOX: Do you believe gays and lesbians should be allowed to get legally married, allowed a legal partnership similar to but not called marriage, or should there be no legal recognition given to gay and lesbian relationships? Gallup: Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages? Quinnipiac: Would you support or oppose a law in your state that would allow same-sex couples to get married?

Roe v. Wade

Polling Firm	Date	Yes, Overturn	No, Don't Overturn
CBS/ NY Times	6/16/09	29%	64%
CNN/ORC	5/15/09	30%	68%

CBS/ NY Times: Would you like to see the Supreme Court overturn it 1973 Roe versus Wad decision concerning abortion, or not? CNN/ORC: The 1973 Roe versus Wade decision established a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, at least in the first three months of pregnancy. Would you like to see the Supreme Court completely overturn its Roe versus Wade decision, or not?

Closing Guantanamo Bay Prison

Polling Firm	Date	Yes, should close it	No, should not close it
CBS/ NY Times	6/16/09	48%	40%
FOX	6/10/09	32%	60%
USA Today/ Gallup	5/31/09	32%	65%

FOX: Do you think the military prison at Guantanamo Bay should be closed, or not? USA Today/ Gallup: As you may know, since 2001, the United States has held people from other countries who are suspected of being terrorists in a prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Do you think the United States should - or should not - close this prison and move some of the prisoners to U.S. prisons?

President Obama's Popularity

Polling Firm	Date	Fav	Unfav	Und/ Neutral
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	60%	29%	11%
Pew	6/14/09	72%	25%	-
Fox	6/10/09	64%	30%	6%
Diageo/ Hotline	6/7/09	67%	29%	1%

Gallup Composition of Political Parties

Gallup	Date	Reps	Ind	Dems
Hispanic	5/27/09	5%	14%	11%
Black	5/27/09	2%	6%	19%
Other Race	5/27/09	4%	7%	6%
Non-Hispanic white, Conserv.	5/27/09	63%	25%	12%
Non-Hispanic white, Not Conserv.	5/27/09	26%	48%	53%

Pew Yearly Totals of Party Identification

Polling Firm	Date	Dems	Reps	Ind	Other
Pew	2009	35%	23%	36%	-
Pew	2008	36%	25%	32%	-
Pew	2007	33%	25%	34%	-
Pew	2006	33%	28%	30%	-

USA Today/ Gallup Popularity Ratings for Cheney and Pelosi

	Date	Fav	Unfav	Und/ Neutral
Cheney	5/31/09	37%	54%	-
Pelosi	5/31/09	34%	50%	-

President Obama

President Obama's Job Rating

Polling Firm	Date	Positive/ Approve	Negative/ Disapprove
CBS/ NY Times	6/16/09	63%	26%
PPP	6/16/09	52%	44%
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	56%	34%
Gallup	6/14/09	61%	31%

President Obama's Job Approval Average to May of First Year Compared to Past Three Pres.

Gallup	Fav
Obama	65%
G.W. Bush	55%
Clinton	45%
G.H.W. Bush	60%

President Obama's Job Rating on the Economy

Polling Firm	Date	Positive/ Approve	Negative/ Disapprove	DK
CBS/ NY Times	6/16/09	57%	35%	8%
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	51%	38%	11%
Pew	6/14/09	52%	40%	8%
USA Today/ Gallup	5/31/09	55%	42%	3%

President Obama's Job Rating on the Deficit

Polling Firm	Date	Approve	Disapprove	DK
USA Today/ Gallup	5/31/09	46%	48%	6%

President Obama's Job Rating on Handling Health Care

Polling Firm	Date	Approve	Disapprove	DK
CBS/ NY Times	6/16/09	44%	34%	22%

President Obama's Job Rating on Controlling Federal Spending

Polling Firm	Date	Approve	Disapprove	DK
USA Today/ Gallup	5/31/09	45%	51%	4%

The Parties and Congress

Party Self Identification

Polling Firm	Date	Dems	Reps	Ind	Other
PPP	6/16/09	43%	34%	23%	-
Pew	6/14/09	34%	25%	34%	-
FOX	6/10/09	40%	33%	23%	-
ARG	5/20/09	45%	31%	21%	-

2010 Congressional Generic Ballot

Polling Firm	Date	Dems	Reps	Und/ Other	Refused
Rasmussen	6/14/09	39%	39%	22%	-
Dem Corps.	6/1/09	52%	39%	-	-
Public Opinion Strategies (R)	4/21/09	41%	37%	-	21%

Congressional Job Rating

Polling Firm	Date	Positive/Approve	Negative/Disprove	DK
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	29%	57%	14%
AP-GfK	6/1/09	38%	55%	-
FOX	5/13/09	41%	49%	10%

Congressional Democrats Job Rating

Polling Firm	Date	Pos/Approve	Neg/Disprove	DK
Pew	6/14/09	42%	45%	13%
Diageo/ Hotline	6/7/09	49%	42%	9%
Quinnipiac Uni.	6/1/09	43%	45%	11%
Daily Kos/ Research 2000	5/28/09	39%	53%	8%

Congressional Republicans Job Rating

Polling Firm	Date	Pos/Approve	Neg/Disprove	DK
Pew	6/14/09	29%	56%	15%
Diageo/ Hotline	6/7/09	38%	52%	10%
Quinnipiac Uni	6/1/09	30%	56%	15%
Daily Kos/ Research 2000	5/28/09	12%	72%	16%

United States Direction

Polling Firm	Date	Right Direction	Wrong Direction	No Opinion
CBS/ NY Times	6/16/09	44%	50%	6%
NBC/ WSJ	6/15/09	42%	46%	3%
Rasmussen	6/14/09	38%	54%	4%
Diageo/ Hotline	6/7/09	45%	43%	-

Anzalone Liszt Research Polls

Alabama Governor's Race

Polling Firm	Date	Davis	Byrne	Und
Anzalone Liszt Research	5/9/09	43%	38%	20%

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Health Care

Satisfaction with Health Insurance System

Polling Firm

Date

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

Dem Corps

6/15/09

37%

58%

Dem Corps

1993

33%

64%

Satisfaction with Own Health Insurance

Polling Firm

Date

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

Dem Corps

6/15/09

72%

24%

Dem Corps

1993

75%

22%

After hearing a series of statements and critiques about Obama's health care plan

Polling Firm

Date

Favor

Oppose

Dem Corps

6/15/09

51%

44%

Dem Corps: After hearing everything about Obama's plan, do you favor or oppose this proposal to change the health care system?

Taking on Health Care Reform

Polling Firm

Date

Cannot Afford Right Now

More Important

Unsure

Kaiser Health Tracking

6/8/09

35%

61%

4%

Kaiser Health Tracking

4/8/09

37%

59%

4%

Kaiser Health Tracking

2/12/09

34%

62%

4%

Kaiser Health Tracking

12/14/09

37%

61%

2%

Kaiser Health Tracking: Which comes closer to describing your own views? Given the serious economic problems facing the country we cannot afford to take on health care reform right now, OR it is more important than ever to take on health care reform now?

Diageo/ Hotline: Enacting a major overhaul of The U.S. health care system

Demographic

Date

Support

Total

6/7/09

62%

Republicans

6/7/09

35%

Independents

6/7/09

64%

Democrats

6/7/09

87%