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Public Opinion Strategies (R) for Workforce Fairness Institute*
12/12-15/09; 500 registered voters, 4.4% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(WFI release)

*Workforce Fairness Institute is an interest group opposing the Employee Free Choice Act

Nevada

Job Approval / Disapproval
Pres. Obama: 45 / 50 (chart)

Favorable Ratings
Harry Reid: 42 / 54 (chart)
John Ensign: 37 / 42 (chart)
Jim Gibbons: 30 / 52 (chart)

And, do you think Harry Reid has performed his job as U.S. Senator well enough to deserve re-election, or do you think it's time to give a new person a chance to do a better job?
35% Re-elect, 62% New person

Public Opinion Strategies (R) for Workforce Fairness Institute*
12/12-15/09; 500 registered voters, 4.4% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(WFI release)

*Workforce Fairness Institute is an interest group opposing the Employee Free Choice Act

Colorado

Job Approval / Disapproval
Pres. Obama: 43 / 51 (chart)

Favorable Ratings
Michael Bennet: 26 / 23 (chart)
Mark Udall: 46 / 33 (chart)
Bill Ritter: 43 / 46 (chart)

And, do you think Michael Bennett has performed his job as U.S. Senator well enough to deserve re-election, or do you think it's time to give a new person a chance to do a better job?
20% Definitely/Probably Re-elect, 45% Definitely/Probably

CNN / Opinion Research Corporation
12/16-20/09; 1,160 adul;ts, 3% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(CNN release)

National

Do you think big financial institutions such as major banks and insurance companies do or do not have too much influence over decisions made by the Obama administration?
61% Do, 36% Do not

How would you rate the economic conditions in the country today -- as very good, somewhat good, somewhat poor, or very poor?
20% Very/Somewhat Good, 80% Very/Somewhat Poor

Now thinking about a year from now, do you expect economic conditions in this country will be -- very good, somewhat good, somewhat poor, or very poor?
58% Very/Somewhat Good, 43% Very/Somewhat Poor

Half Sample: Which do you think should be more important for the Obama administration:
40% Reducing the deficit, even if it might slow down economic recovery
57% Stimulating economic recovery, even if it might mean less deficit reduction

Half Sample: Which do you think should be more important for the Obama administration:
25% Reduce deficit even if unemployment remains high
74% Create more jobs even if it means less deficit reduction

Half Sample: In general, do you think there is too much, too little, or about the right amount of government regulation of business and industry?
50% Too much, 30% Too little, 18% About right

Half Sample: In general, do you think there is too much, too little, or about the right amount of government regulation of the stock market and financial institutions?
29% Too much, 45% Too little, 23% Right amount

In general, do you think blacks have as good a chance as white people in your community to get any kind of job for which they are qualified, or don't you think they have as good a chance?
72% Yes, good chance, 26% No, not a good chance

Pew Research Center
21/18-21/09; 1,000 adults, 4% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(Pew release)

National

Most Closely Followed Story
37% Debate over health care reform
18% Reports about the condition of the U.S. economy
14% News about Tiger Woods
11% Reports about swine flu and the vaccine
5% International meeting about climate change in Copenhagen
2% President Obama's plan to move Guantanamo detainees to a prison in Illinois

Thinking now about the issue of health care, from what you've seen and heard, do you think a health care reform bill will pass over the next year or not?
61% Will, 34% Will not

Public Policy Polling (D)
12/17-20/09; 719 likely voters, 3.7% margin of error
Mode: Automated phone
(PPP release)

Minnesota 6th Congressional District

2010 House
Bachmann (R) 55%, Clark (D) 37%
Bachmann (R) 53%, Reed (D) 37%

Favorable / Unfavorable
Tarryl Clark: 13 / 19
Maureen Reed: 7 / 11

Job Approval / Disapproval Rep. Bachmann: 53 / 41
Pres. Obama: 39 / 55
Sen. Klobuchar: 45 / 43
Al Franken: 37 / 53

Do you consider Michele Bachmann's political views to be extremist?
37% Yes, 54% No

Do you think that Michele Bachmann is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
8% Too liberal, 36% Too conservative, 56% About right

Do you think that Michele Bachmann is more focused on advocating for your district in the
US House or being a national leader in the conservative movement?
32% Advocating for district, 48% Leader in the national conservative movement