Newsweek poll: Congressional priorities

[ProSense]

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 19-20, 2006. Nationwide.

"As I read you some things the Democrats might do over the next two years if they take control of Congress, please tell me if you think each should be one of their TOP priorities, a lower priority, or should not be done at all. . . ." N=1,000 adults, MoE ± 3
..................................................One of Top Priorities...A Lower Priority...Not Done at All...Unsure
Allowing the government
to negotiate directly with
pharmaceutical companies to
lower drug prices for seniors....................74%....................18%....................6%.............2%
(any priority = 92%)

Increasing the minimum wage.................68%....................21%....................9%.............2%
(any priority = 89%)

Investigating charges of
impropriety or wrong-doing by
members of Congress.............................62%....................27%....................7%.............4%

Investigating government
contracts in Iraq.....................................58%....................29%....................8%.............5%
(any priority = 87%)

New rules to limit the
influence of lobbyists...............................52%....................29%....................9%.............10%
(any priority = 81%)

Enacting all the recommendations
of the 9/11 commission...........................52%....................30%....................7%.............11%
(any priority = 82%)

Investigating questions about
the decision to go to war with Iraq............52%....................25%....................19%.............4%
(any priority = 77%)

Broadening the kinds of stem
cell research that can receive
federal funding........................................44%....................31%....................19%.............6%
(any priority = 75%)

Rolling back some of the
Bush tax cuts..........................................38%....................28%....................28%.............6%
(any priority = 66%)

Impeaching George W. Bush.....................28%....................23%....................44%.............5%
(any priority = 51%)

[Greeby]

1. If Democrats do all the investigating that is wanted further up the poll

Then those impeachment numbers are gonna rise

[ProSense]

2. Exactly! n/t

[JTFrog]

3. anthing is better than

the current congress's top priority of....

building a fence =/ too pitiful for flashbacks of the wall....but the feeling is still there

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15073405/

It all comes down to a fence
A year and a half of debate and wrangling over proposals for a major immigration overhaul yield a long border barrier.


By DENA BUNIS --
The Orange County Register
Sept. 30
WASHINGTON - After 18 months of hearings, writing and rewriting of legislation, lobbying, citizens patrolling the borders and hundreds of thousands of people marching in the streets, the debate over the nation's immigration policy has produced - a fence. Sometime in the next few days President Bush is likely to sign the bill the Senate passed Friday authorizing 700 miles of fencing along the border with Mexico.

(i don't have enough posts to start my own thread or would have posted this elsewhere as well...)

[Homer Wells]

5. I really think that fence proposal will quietly fade away

after the election is over. The funding will dry up, Bush will say he never said anything about a fence, Tony Snow will say that the American public did not understand the nuances * used about building a fence, and they will move on to the next crisis of the day.
I mean, really, a 700 mile fence along 2000 mile border!? Talk about a Maginot Line of our own manufacture.
The French were ridiculed about that in the 1940's, and this would be the same thing, were it to actually be constructed.

[newyawker99]

6. Hi JTFrog!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[maine_raptor]

4. I think this poll "finds" Bush's Base.

Look at the "Not Done at All" numbers for the last 4 questions.

Now considering that some number of respondents would be against impeachment simply because it would be "messy", that number would be skewed higher that the other three.

So by this poll, I would put Bush's base at between 19 and 28%.

Very interesting.

Thanks for the post.

[Homer Wells]

7. Clinton's impeachment was "quite messy", but

the Repukes were slobbering all over themselves to make sure he got both barrels, and that just for sexual indiscretions.

What Incurious George has done to our country, our rights, our worldwide respect, and to the thousands of soldiers who died for his crap, seems a bit more serious than a BJ in the White House.

I say, ITMFA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:grr: :nuke: