Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Brought to the U.S.
|
Tried in Another County
|
Unsure
|
CNN/ ORC
|
11/15/09
|
60%
|
37%
|
3%
|
CNN/
ORC: And regardless of which court system you
think he should be tried in, if you had to choose, would you rather see Khalid
Sheik Mohammed brought to the U.S. to stand trial or would you rather see him
tried in a U.S. facility in another country?
In what type of Court should terrorist involved in September
11th be tried?
Polling
Firm
|
Date
|
Federal
Court in the U.S.
|
Military
Tribunal
|
Unsure
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
47%
|
48%
|
3%
|
ABC/ Wash Post: Would you rather have suspect accused of
involvement in the September 11 terrorist attacks put on trial in the federal
court system in the United States, or in a military tribunal set up for that
purpose?
Health Care
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Obama
|
Reps
|
Neither
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
50%
|
37%
|
10%
|
Approval rating on
handling health care for
|
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Approve
|
Disapprove
|
Und
|
Obama
|
|
11/15/09
|
44%
|
48%
|
8%
|
Dems in Cong.
|
CBS
|
11/15/09
|
30%
|
59%
|
11%
|
Reps in Cong.
|
CBS
|
11/15/09
|
23%
|
62%
|
15%
|
House passed Healthcare
Reform Bill
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Total Favor
|
Total Oppose
|
Oppose: Not Liberal Enough
|
Oppose: Too Liberal
|
Oppose Other Reasons
|
Unsure
|
CNN/ORC
|
11/15/09
|
46%
|
49%
|
34%
|
10%
|
3%
|
8%
|
CNN/ ORC: As you may know, the U.S. House of
Representatives recently passed a bill that would make major changes in the
country's health care system. Based on what you have heard or read about that
bill, do you generally favor it or generally oppose it? If oppose: Do you oppose that bill because you think
its approach toward health care is too liberal, or because you think its
approach toward health care is not liberal enough?
Support for Health Care
Reform Proposals
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Support/ Favor
|
Oppose
|
DK Enough/ Neither/ No opinion
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
48%
|
49%
|
-
|
AP-GfK
|
11/9/09
|
39%
|
45%
|
17%
|
ABC/ Wash Post: Overall, given what you know about them,
would you say you support or oppose the proposed changes to the health care
system being developed by Congress and the Obama administration? AP-GfK: In general, do you support, oppose or
neither support nor oppose the health care reform plans being discussed in Congress?
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Support/ Favor/ Include
|
Oppose/ Don't Include
|
CBS
|
11/15/09
|
61%
|
28%
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
53%
|
43%
|
CNN/ORC
|
11/1/09
|
55%
|
44%
|
CBS: Would you favor or oppose the government
offering some people who are uninsured the choice of a government-administered
health insurance plan - also known as a 'public option' - that would compete
with private health insurance plans? ABC/ Wash Post: Would you support or oppose having the
government create a new health insurance plan to compete with private health
insurance plans? CNN/ORC: Now thinking specifically about the
health insurance plans available to most Americans, would you favor or oppose
creating a public health insurance option administered by the federal
government that would compete with plans offered by private health insurance
companies?
Should Congress pass a healthcare bill with the public
option
Polling
Firm
|
Date
|
Pass bill with public option
|
Pass bill w/o public option
|
Don't pass any bill
|
Unsure
|
CBS
|
11/15/09
|
51%
|
16%
|
26%
|
7%
|
CBS: Which
of the following comes closest to your view about the proposed changes to the
health care system now under consideration in Congress? (1) Congress should
pass a health care bill that includes a government-administered health insurance
plan also called a public option. (2) Congress should pass a health care bill
that does not include government-administered health insurance plan also called
a public option, Or, (3) Congress should not pass any health care bill.
Party Comparisons
Which political party,
the Democrats or the Republicans, do you think ?
|
Polling
Firm
|
Date
|
Dems
|
Reps
|
Neither
|
Better represents your own personal values
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
49%
|
39%
|
9%
|
Is more concerned with the needs of people like you
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
51%
|
36%
|
9%
|
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Dems
|
Reps
|
Neither
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
47%
|
31%
|
17%
|
ABC/ Wash Post: Overall,
which party - the Democrats or the Republicans - do you trust to do a better
job in coping with the main problems the nation faces over the next few years?
Party Self Identification
Polling
Firm
|
Date
|
Dems
|
Reps
|
Ind/Und
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
35%
|
21%
|
40%
|
AP-GfK
|
11/9/09
|
35%
|
21%
|
43%
|
2010 Congressional Generic Ballot
Polling
Firm
|
Date
|
Dems
|
Reps
|
Und/
Other
|
CNN/ ORC
|
11/15/09
|
49%
|
42%
|
-
|
Pew
|
11/8/09
|
47%
|
42%
|
11%
|
President Obama
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Positive/ Approve
|
Negative/ Disapprove
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
56%
|
42%
|
CNN/ ORC
|
11/15/09
|
55%
|
42%
|
Gallup
|
11/15/09
|
53%
|
38%
|
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Favorable
|
Unfavorable
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
61%
|
38%
|
Daily Kos/ Research
2000
|
11/5/09
|
55%
|
38%
|
Afghanistan
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Support/ Favor/ Should
|
Oppose/ Should Not
|
AP-GfK
|
11/9/09
|
43%
|
54%
|
NBC/ WSJ
|
10/25/09
|
47%
|
43%
|
AP-GfK: Would you favor or oppose sending more
troops to Afghanistan? NBC/ WSJ: Would you strongly support, somewhat
support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose increasing troop levels in
Afghanistan?
President Obama's Job Rating on Afghanistan
Polling
Firm
|
Date
|
Approve
|
Disapprove
|
Und/
Neutral
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
45%
|
48%
|
6%
|
CBS
|
11/15/09
|
38%
|
43%
|
-
|
AP-GfK
|
11/9/09
|
42%
|
48%
|
10%
|
Polling
Firm
|
Date
|
Obama
|
Reps
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
52%
|
37%
|
President Obama's Job Rating on the Economy
Polling
Firm
|
Date
|
Approve
|
Disapprove
|
AP-GfK
|
11/9/09
|
46%
|
49%
|
CNN/ ORC
|
11/1/09
|
46%
|
54%
|
US Bureau of Labor
Statistics Unemployment Rate
Date
|
Rate
|
Oct. 2009
|
10.2%
|
Sept. 2009
|
9.8%
|
August 2009
|
9.7%
|
Oct. 2008
|
6.6%
|
The Conference Board
Consumer Confidence Index
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
|
CB
|
Oct.
|
47.7
|
CB
|
Sept.
|
53.1
|
CB
|
August
|
54.1
|
The Parties and Congress
Polling
Firm
|
Election Year
|
Date
|
Yes
|
No
|
Pew
|
2010
|
11/8/09
|
52%
|
29%
|
Pew
|
2006
|
Sep. 2005
|
57%
|
25%
|
Pew
|
2002
|
June 2002
|
58%
|
23%
|
Want to see their Representative Re-elected by party
Polling
Firm
|
Election Year
|
Date
|
Dem
|
Rep
|
Ind
|
Pew
|
2010
|
11/8/09
|
64%
|
50%
|
42%
|
Pew
|
2006
|
Sep. 2005
|
53%
|
70%
|
49%
|
Pew
|
2002
|
June 2002
|
59%
|
65%
|
49%
|
Enthusiasm about voting
Polling
Firm
|
Planning on voting
|
Date
|
Very
enthusiastic
|
S'what
enthusiastic
|
Not too/ at all enthusiastic
|
Pew
|
Republican
|
11/8/09
|
58%
|
28%
|
13%
|
Pew
|
Democratic
|
11/8/09
|
42%
|
37%
|
17%
|
Congressional Job Rating
|
Polling
Firm
|
Date
|
Approve
|
Disapprove
|
Unsure
|
Congress
|
CBS
|
11/15/09
|
26%
|
60%
|
14%
|
Dems
|
CNN/ OPR
|
10/18/09
|
38%
|
59%
|
2%
|
Reps
|
CNN/ OPR
|
10/18/09
|
33%
|
66%
|
1%
|
Polling Firm
|
Date
|
Right Direction
|
Wrong Direction
|
No
Opinion/ Mixed
|
ABC/ Wash Post
|
11/15/09
|
44%
|
55%
|
2%
|
AP-GfK
|
11/9/09
|
38%
|
56%
|
6%
|
|