Gallup - 66% Of Americans Support the Tax/Unemployment Compromise

[stevenleser]

Interesting stuff.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/145109/Americans-Support-Major-Elements-Tax-Compromise.aspx

PRINCETON, NJ -- Two major elements included in the tax agreement reached Monday between President Barack Obama and Republican leaders in Congress meet with broad public support. Two-thirds of Americans (66%) favor extending the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for all Americans for two years, and an identical number support extending unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed.



According to Gallup polling conducted Dec. 3-6, the slight majority of Democrats, as well as most independents and Republicans, would vote for a two-year extension of the tax cuts passed in 2001 and 2003.

This differs slightly from a November Gallup poll giving Americans three options for extending the Bush tax cuts. That poll found 40% in favor of extending the tax cuts for all Americans, 44% in favor of extending them with limits on tax breaks for the wealthy, and 13% in favor of letting the tax breaks expire altogether. Nevertheless, the results of the new question suggest that, while the compromise position on taxes may not be their ideal, most Americans would support congressional passage of it.

[Deep13]

1. It's still going to screw us.

Half of Americans are sympathetic to Creationist arguments. They're still wrong.

[readmoreoften]

2. +1

[RKP5637]

8. +1000 +++ n/t

[DenverDad]

29. +1

[DJ13]

3. That poll is biased, since it lumped all the tax cuts into one

It didnt break out all tax cuts below $250,000 from those for the upper class.

It was designed to give a positive result.

[doc03]

10. Amen n/t

[cottonseed]

32. It's designed to poll the "compromise". Which is the lump.

It's not a conspiracy to give a positive result.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

38. Nailed it, DJ13

[readmoreoften]

4. Creationism in schools and anti-gay legislation both have majority support in both parties.

It doesn't mean they're good ideas.

Fail.

[lame54]

5. Another Obama failing...

He had nearly 2 years to educate the public as to how the Bush tax cuts( which he should have renamed the grab bag for the rich) is sooo directly linked to the failing economy.

[Scurrilous]

6. This can't be right.

DU has spoken. It was a BAD move. A cave!

:cry: :hug: :cry: :hug: :cry: :hug:

[otohara]

7. Flip Flop America

When all is said and done....

cha ching - money trumps fiscal responsibility.

fracking - money & natural gas trumps health

offshore drilling -money & oil trumps the environment

[RKP5637]

16. Is this ever true in USA, Inc. Money = Power and Control. The rest of

us really don't count in the NEW USA. Many citizens are just sludge to deal with ...

[Lorien]

9. Wow, they surveyed 1006 adults!!

no doubt a "random" sampling in rural Georgia, Kansas, Indiana and Alabama-and perhaps a gated community or two. :eyes:

[Bigmack]

11. 66% supported the Iraq War at the beginning, too....

and the last polls I saw said that now, 66% think it wasn't worth it.

This country has a lot of dumbshits who can't look ahead to consequences.

[RKP5637]

22. I'm not sure if dumbshits even covers it anymore. The dumbshit level in this

country has moved so high.

[DURHAM D]

12. Well Gallup got the results they were looking for.

They framed and pushed it well.

drivel drivel drivel

[originalpckelly]

13. If you put the unemployment thing in there, yes, but without it?

Probably not. If you could get these people their tax cuts and their unemployment benefits, I doubt the support for the rich tax cuts would be way under 50%.

[stevenleser]

28. No, they asked the questions seperately. Even a majority of Democrats supported the tax cuts

for all.

[TwilightGardener]

14. I think this is because non-political folks hear "compromise" and think

that's a positive thing. Here, of course, it's an automatic negative.

[krabigirl]

15. So tired of polls..why the eff should I care?

[DainBramaged]

17. 66% of Americans need to take math over

:eyes:

[Liberalynn]

23. Agreed

[phleshdef]

18. Right or wrong, Obama's poll numbers will probably soar if this deal goes through.

[bigtree]

20. we won't care about that. It's just a meaningless poll

. . . unless it agrees with your position.

[stevenleser]

25. Yes, I think it says more about the current sway of opinion on GD/GDP vs the rest of the country

We're starting to become the left version of Freeperville. No candidate that Freeperville currently approves of could win a general election or a statewide election in a blue state or purple state.

I think GD/GDP is there right now. There is no one that would pass the test here that would win statewide elections in red or purple states or has a chance at winning a general election.

My mentor's favorite saying is that if you are not uncomfortable with some of the people in your tent, your tent is not big enough. Freeperville zots out anyone that tests their comfort zone and it looks like most people who aren't members of the hate Obama crowd are being pushed out of these forums.

[apocalypsehow]

26. +1. n/t.

[Scurrilous]

36. Ouch.

:D

[thereismore]

19. Looks like a perfect triangulation. If you look at R's and D's. nt

[bigtree]

21. that's what some writers were bloviating about today

. . .the effect of the compromise on the President's support among self-identified independents.

[thereismore]

24. ...and half of the democrats be fucked. God I hate this. nt

[bigtree]

27. I don't actually see where 'half of the Democrats' feel 'fucked'

. . .or are 'fucked'.

[thereismore]

30. 48% Dems are not happy with the tax cut extension. That's what I mean by "half".

And I am in that half.

[stevenleser]

33. The poll doesnt say that 48% were not happy.

If you read through all of the data provided, you see that the not in favor or negative number of that question is not provided when broken out by party, but where it is provided, the numbers do not total 100%, meaning that people are given the option of neither, or other. The chance is pretty good that a number less than 48% were unhappy, but we dont know for sure either way.

[mmonk]

31. So what? It's not about what they have been told to think,

but what will help their well being.

[bigtree]

34. maybe they thought the compromise would do that

Why is there an assumption that these folks are less informed or less able to hold and relate a responsible opinion? I find the suggestion that they've been coerced or brainwashed in some way highly offensive. I'm thinking of what the response here would be if the poll had agreed with the prevailing opinion at DU.

[Pisces]

35. This board is not the entire voting base. Obama is doing what is right for people

that are hurting.

[Forkboy]

37. How many supported the war in Iraq?

[stevenleser]

39. kick for the Wednesday evening crowd

:kick: