Big Partisan Divide in Views of Economic News
Republicans are 45 points more likely than Democrats to say recent economic news has been mostly bad
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Republicans are 45 points more likely than Democrats to say recent economic news has been mostly bad
With GOP support for the safety net dropping, the gap between the parties over whether the government should take care of those who cannot care for themselves stands at 35 points
In a pre-election poll, there was a 43 percentage point gap between Obama voters saying that taxes should be raised on the wealthy and the number of Romney supporters who agreed.
About six-in-ten disagree with the idea that “we should make every possible effort to improve the position of blacks and other minorities, even if it means giving them preferential treatment.”
More than eight-in-ten Republicans (84%) say the nation should impose tighter restrictions on immigration, compared with about six-in-ten Democrats (58%). The gap is 26 percentage points.
Support for gay marriage among Democrats stands at 65%, up 15 points since 2008.
About six-in-ten agree that they are concerned about the government becoming too involved in health care. That’s up 13 points since 2009.
A majority (54%) of Americans say they are more concerned that the U.S. will take too long to act in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program than are concerned it will act too quickly.
Nearly eight-in-ten (77%) Democrats believe there is solid evidence of global warming compared to 43% of Republicans.
Going into the first of three presidential debates on Oct. 3, the number of registered voters who regard Barack Obama favorably is 10 points higher than it is for Mitt Romney.
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