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Only 43 percent of voters surveyed by the Zogby/O'Leary Poll would vote for President Obama less than a year after he was elected, or about the same level of support President Clinton won in 1992 in a three-way race with the first President Bush and former EDS executive and national political gadfly Ross Perot

Please vote. AFTER YOU HAVE VOTED, PLEASE FORWARD ON TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE. [ NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO IS OH SO ANXIOUS TO REPORT OBAMA A WINNER.] If you cannot click on the link, copy and paste and put in your search engine and the poll will come up for you to vote- http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/10/in_white_house_vs_fox_news_war.html

I just got the American Community Survey in the mail earlier this week. I was curious if any FReepers have actually filled this out or had any related dealings with the Census people. Personally, it reads as a huge invasion of privacy, and I'm leaning towards not filling it out. Other than my Constitutional requirement to participate in the Census every 10 years, I don't feel any obligation to disclose anything further. So, any help from my FRiends out there would be much appreciated.

ChristiaNet.com, the world's largest Christian portal with nine million monthly page loads, recently asked, "Is President Obama helping the economy?" "A majority of Christians seem to doubt the President's economic policies," said Bill Cooper, president of ChristiaNet. With nearly 1,500 Christians participating, 69% said that they do not believe that President Obama is helping the economy. Most in this group felt the President is actually destroying the economy by spending too much money, raising taxes and increasing the size of government. "He is killing the economy. You cannot spend your way out of debt!" said one respondent. "Raising taxes and...

ChristiaNet.com, the world's largest Christian portal with nine million monthly page loads, recently asked, "Can salvation be lost?" Bill Cooper, president of ChristiaNet, states, "I believe our focus should be on spreading the Gospel and gaining new salvations." Out of 1,200 Christians surveyed, 54% believed that Christians can not lose their salvation. Some surveyed in this group felt that, "Once you have accepted Jesus, no one can pluck you out of His hand." One poller responded, "I am kept by the power of Christ not my own works." "It is a free gift from God. There is nothing we did...

There has been a sharp decline over the past year in the percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence that global temperatures are rising, according to results of a new survey released today by The Pew Research Center for People and the Press. And fewer also see global warming as a very serious problem – 35% say that today, down from 44% in April 2008.

Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Republican voters nationwide say former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is their pick to represent the GOP in the 2012 Presidential campaign.

SNIPPET: "Dalia Mogahed, a member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, joined a representative of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) for a television interview in Great Britain on Sunday. The Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report (GMBDR) noted that Mogahed was interviewed along with Dr. Nasreen Nawaz, women's representative for HT, on the British Muslim show "Muslimah Dilemma," which airs on the Islam Channel. GMBDR described the program as "a show presented by members of Hizb ut-Tahrir" featuring Nawaz "in her capacity as spokesperson" for the group. In some ways, Mogahed's performance during the 45-minute program (which has been...

Britain is the worst place to live in Europe, according to a new survey. Despite high earnings, our quality of life is sadly lacking. We spend more on putting a roof over our heads than any of our continental neighbours, work longer hours and die earlier. Our grocery and fuel bills are higher and we get fewer holidays than other countries. Researchers compared data from ten European nations. France came top of the league, with Britain rock bottom and Ireland second from last. That probably explains why more and more people who can afford it are getting out. The weather...

Looking for romance? Head to Honolulu. But if you are single, like live music, boutique hotels and want a wild weekend, New Orleans is the city to visit. In its latest survey of America's favorite cities Travel and Leisure magazine asked readers to pick the best places for everything from the most attractive, intelligent, stylish and the friendliest people to where to find the best museums, restaurants, bars, museums and affordable hotels. "The big news this year is that New Orleans received the most number one rankings over New York," said Travel and Leisure Assistant Editor Stirling Kelso. ...The city...

WASHINGTON (AFP) – NASA next week begins the most extensive aerial survey of Earth's surface to chart the impact of global warming, with six years of flights over Antarctica to understand the frozen continent's glaciers and ice sheets. The US space agency said the massive aerial survey, part of a program dubbed Operation Ice Bridge, will get underway on October 15. ... Space officials said the plane, crew and scientists depart October 12 from NASA's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, California, and fly to Punta Arenas, Chile, where they will be based through mid-November. Some 50 scientists and support...

The public-broadcasting-insider newspaper Current passed along a survey from The Chronicle of Philanthropy on executive compensation at large nonprofits in 2008. The salaries can be higher than the current presidential salary of $400,000 (and the current congressional salary of $174,000). The list includes national executives and leaders at large stations like WNET (New York), WETA (Washington), WTTW (Chicago), and KCET (Los Angeles.)

Transatlantic Trends Survey 2009    2008 Bush Approval 2009 Obama Approval GERMANY 12 92 ITALY 27 91 NETHERLANDS 18 90 PORTUGAL 20 90 FRANCE 11 88 SPAIN 11 85 UNITED KINGDOM 17 82 BULGARIA 22 72 SLOVAKIA 19 71 ROMANIA 44 58 UNITED STATES 37 57 POLAND 44 55 [data taken from the report]  see more:  http://www.transatlantictrends.org/trends/2009/docs/2009_English_Key.pdf 

They just announced this poll on the noon 'news' broadcast. The question irritated me so I'd like to see a LARGE no vote (not that way NOW). Choice Votes Percentage of 822 Votes Yes 487 59% No 335 41%

Survey finds one in six consumers act on spam by Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service About one in six consumers have at some time acted on a spam message, affirming the economic incentive for spammers to keep churning out millions of obnoxious pitches per day, according to a new survey.Due to be released Wednesday, the survey was sponsored by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG), an industrywide security think tank composed of service providers and network operators dedicated to fighting spam and malicious software.Eight hundred consumers in the U.S. and Canada were asked about their computer security practices habits...

This survey is for my vegan STEP-SON.

PARIS (Reuters Life!) – French tourists are the worst in the world, coming across as bad at foreign languages, tight-fisted and arrogant, according to a survey of 4,500 hotel owners across the world. They finish in last place in the survey carried out for internet travel agency Expedia by polling company TNS Infratest, which said French holidaymakers don't speak local languages and are seen as impolite.

As the source of media spectacle and late-night jokes, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has provided considerable distraction for the nation as his marital infidelity was made public. Despite the intrigue, character still counts among Americans. The majority of Americans say he should resign, and they also disapprove of his adulterous behavior, according to new opinion polls.

Only four months into the Obama administration and total Democratic rule, and the American people already are beginning to realize what incompetent demagogues Democrats actually are. While we still have a long way to go, that nevertheless has to be some kind of record. Things are changing quickly. Soon we'll be hunting Democrats down with dogs. Only five days ago a new poll revealed that Obama's approval numbers had plummeted to an overall rate of zero. Then, just a couple of days ago, we learned that conservatives had swept out liberals across the European Union as people rejected the weight...

It’s close to the margin of error I mind you. However, best case scenario is that Obama has done nothing to make hostile nations like us. Worst case scenario is that he’s actually pissed them off more. It’s bad enough that he continues to anger most of our allies, most notably Israel, but to accomplish nothing with our enemies is in a league of its own.

Republicans are Happier Than DemocratsMen are happier than women, older people are happier than the middle-aged, and Republicans are happier than Democrats. This according to the latest PEW survey as reported by Robert Roy Britt in Live Science. How can this be, with the GOP in disarray? I think it is because conservatives are better able to separate real life from politics and pop culture. We don't derive our identity from movements and causes. Conservatives also tend to be realists, understanding that mankind is irreparably flawed. World peace will never happen and ending poverty is a pipe dream. We are...

Americans overall and American Catholics in particular hold Pope Benedict XVI in high regard, according to a Marist College poll conducted in partnership with the Knights of Columbus. Sixty percent of Americans reported they have either a favorable or very favorable impression of the pontiff while 76 percent of Catholics hold the same view, the telephone poll of 2,078 people found. At the same time, 20 percent of Americans and 11 percent of Catholics told interviewers they have an unfavorable or very unfavorable view of Pope Benedict. The results of the poll were released May 19. It was conducted March...

The schism between Republicans and conservatives is growing. The party loses members, but conservative numbers stay steady - for five years.

Embattled House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has approval ratings nearly as low as Newt Gingrich when he was the primary lightning rod in Congress, a new poll says. The CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released this afternoon found that the approval of how Pelosi is doing her job as speaker has dropped from 51 percent in January to 46 percent in March to 39 percent now.

Is Christianity Dying in America? Only, perhaps, at the hands of political entanglement. Jon Meacham, following Newsweek's tabloid trash journalistic standards, has completely botched an article on Christianity in America. He slants his report on the latest American Religious Indentification Survey to make is seem as if Christianity is dead in America. He was obviously in over his head, so I won't spend too much time on his pathetic effort. I'll only point out the grossest stupidities. Atheism isn't Overtaking Christianity The survey report concludes that self-identification confusion among deists, atheists, and agnostics clouds the true numbers, but that perhaps...

(IsraelNN.com) A survey conducted by the Boston Review in its May/June issue shows that nearly 25% of American non-Jews blame “the Jews” a moderate amount or more for the financial crisis. Furthermore, a total of 38.4% of the non-Jews in the U.S. attribute at least some level of blame to the group. Possibly most significant of all were the subconscious anti-Semitic tendencies revealed based on the way the questions were phrased to different groups.

A survey conducted by the Boston Review shows that nearly 25% of American non-Jews blame “the Jews” a moderate amount or more for the financial crisis. Furthermore, a total of 38.4% of the non-Jews in the U.S. attribute at least some level of blame to the group. Possibly most significant of all were the...

   Dear Fellow Republican, When running to become your new Republican National Committee Chairman, I campaigned on a need for responsible change for our Party.Not a change of our core values, but real change of how we go about listening to our supporters, how we communicate our message to all Americans and how we organize and win elections.While I'm excited about the challenges and opportunities we face, I have no illusions. I am fully aware of the hard work ahead and obstacles we must overcome to start winning elections again.But this isn't about me -- I can't do this...

Over 67% of Texans say they support Governor Rick Perry's decision to reject part of the money allocated to Texas under the Federal Economic Stabilization Act, according to a new survey by the Tower Institute

Palin also holds a one point advantage over Mitt Romney with independents, and only trails him in only one category: Democrats. It is my opinion that Palin is much more likely to attract working class Democrats in the future than Romney. However, the Politico story covering the poll completely distorts the results to cast Palin in a negative light (I'm shocked!): Palin attracted the highest percentage of those who did not trust her at all to identify the right solutions, topping Pelosi 33 percent to 32 percent The problem with Politico's statement above is that those findings do not appear...

Which Political Party Best Represents Your Views? Take this Short Survey. You Maybe Surprised. Click the option which comes closest to your own views for each of the 10 issues listed. http://www.nolanchart.com/survey.php

If you haven't done it yet, join in and take the Republican Leadership Survey. Who is your first choice as a nominee in 2012? Who's your second choice? Who do you belive is the leader of the Republican Party? Who should be? How should congressional Republicans respond to Obama and the Democrat's agenda? Just say "no" to everything? Or push conservative solutions despite being outnumbered? These are just some of the questions addressed in the Conservative Outpost "Republican Leadership Survey". Click here and take the survey today. Then drop by the Republican section of our forum and share your thoughts...

Progressive Power Surge by: Heather Latham, April 06, 2009 The American public opinion has changed from conservative to progressive, according to a study put out by the Center for American Progress (CAP). The study included a survey of forty statements—twenty characterized as “conservative” and another twenty “progressive.” Participants were to rank how much they agreed with each statement. The range of responses was from zero to ten, with zero being strongly disagree, five neutral, and ten strongly agree. John Halpin, CAP Senior Fellow and co-Director of the Progressive Studies Program at CAP, explained this study at a recent event there....

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Thursday selected Robert M. Groves to be the next census director, turning to a survey researcher who has clashed with Republicans over the use of statistical sampling to lead the high-stakes head count. The White House announced Obama's intention to nominate Groves, a former Census Bureau associate director of statistical design from 1990-92. If confirmed by the Senate, Groves will take the helm less than a year before the census, which has been beset by partisan bickering and will be used to apportion House seats and allocate billions in federal dollars.

MOAA Poll How much of the bonus money that has been paid to AIG executives should be returned? *199 Responses All of it 60% None of it 31% Unsure 4% Half of it 2% Some of it 1%

March 17, 2009 Michael Steele Chairman, RNC Dear Mr Steele, I’ve just received your second request for contributions. It will receive the same response as the first. - I will contribute when you and the RNC demonstrate that you share my values - I will contribute when you and the RNC stop endorsing “establishment” candidates and assuming my vote for the lesser of two evils - I will contribute when the RNC supports conservatives rather than media-endorsed celebrities - I will contribute when the RNC shows support for its own party platform - I will contribute when Republicans in Congress...

PART I: DOMESTIC & SOCIAL ISSUES 1. A recent national poll reported that nearly 25% of Americans want the government to pass more socialism. Do you agree or disagree? • Agree • Disagree • Undecided 2. Which do you believe creates more jobs for the American economy: Government Programs and Spending or the American Free Enterprise System? • Government Programs & Spending • American Free Enterprise System 3. The Obama Administration has proposed spending as much as $1.5 trillion to bail out the banking industry. Do you agree or disagree with this proposal? • Agree • Disagree • Undecided 4....

Nearly nine in 10 Americans say it is "not at all" acceptable to cheat on your taxes - a sticky issue for an Obama administration that has nominated two Cabinet officials with tax troubles.

My middle school son has a project due which requires a survey about gun ownership. He has a survey up here: Survey MonkeyThere are only 3 or 4 questions. You have to have a legit email address in case the teacher checks the link, but you can certainly use a fake name. If you have a throwaway email and would like to help him out we would greatly appreciate it. He needs a dozen or so more responses and has run out of people to ask,

While Catholics and Protestants both fall under the broad umbrella of Christianity, they practice their faith in different ways. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of regular churchgoers found that 25% of Evangelical Christians read the Bible on a daily basis along with 20% of other Protestants. Just seven percent (7%) of Catholics do the same. At the other extreme, 44% of Catholics rarely or never read the Bible along with only seven percent (7%) of Evangelical Christians and 13% of other Protestants. Consider the divergence among the faiths in other areas, too. (All the figures that follow are based...

Not exactly a shocker given that Obama first accused the troops of indiscriminate bombing of villages and then voted to cut off funding to them in the middle of a war. Harry Reid told the troops they lost the war; Jack Murtha slanderously accused them of cold-blooded murder; and John Kerry accused them of going into homes of Iraqis in the dead of night and terrorizing women and children. For the Democrats, you reap what you sow. From The Chicago Sun-Times. When asked how they feel about President-elect Barack Obama as commander in chief, six out of 10 active-duty service...

ARE YOU A FORMER TOBACCO USER??? 7th Grade Science Fair SURVEY 1. How old are you currently? 2. How many years have you smoked or chewed tobacco? 3. How old were you when you started smoking or chewing? 4. How long (mo./yrs.) have you been free from tobacco use? 5. Who/What influenced you to start smoking or chewing tobacco? 6. Are you currently using tobacco product(s) regularly? How often? 7. Have you tried to QUIT using tobacco products? How many attempts? 8. How many cigarettes or cans of chewing tobacco do/did you use per day? 9. Does anyone in your...

Polls closed early? More votes disqualified than counted for either side? Individuals casting multiple votes? No independent, anti-fraud auditing? Yes -- to all of the above. And, at the final result, by a 39-vote margin Columbia University students decided to renew the ban on ROTC classes at the Ivy League school. In an episode reminiscent of the referenda conducted by Joe Stalin in the USSR’s heyday, Columbia University surveyed its students from Monday, November 24 until Monday, December 1 to gauge interest for the return of the Navy’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) to campus. Students currently have no option...

A friend of mine on a popular social networking site just posted an interesting message. She says that prior to posting she had just completed an Web survey on commercials about how to survive a nuclear explosion. The survey covered basic emergency preparedness information, including information about a "ready kit". According to her, the people taking the survey did not say who they were. The wording of the questions was typical ("Did this commercial give you useful information? Did this commercial seem believable?", etc.). As part of the survey, she was also shown storyboard animation representing the eventual live-action commercial....

If you do take random surveys, would you be willing to take a few minutes to answer some brief questions for a couple of college students? My two young'uns are doing research papers as part of an English composition class and are a bit short on the number of responses required. So if you're bored and looking for something to do, I would appreciate you taking these two short surveys:Large Hadron Super Collider8-Bit MusicRumor is that there will be a secret prize for one lucky respondent. Uh, yeah. Anyway, thanks for helping out.

Supporter Survey (page 1 of 4) Your hard work and passion have defined this movement for change. Now you can shape the next phase of our extraordinary effort by sharing your campaign experience and ideas about the future. Take a few minutes to complete this short survey (4 pages). There are a few questions about you, your work with the campaign, and your interactions with this organization. At the end, you will also have an opportunity to share any thoughts you have that aren't covered by the questions:

The majority of youths in the world say they are spiritual and think religion and spirituality are both positive, according to an extensive, first-of-its-kind survey. Fifty-seven percent of young people (ages 12-25) see themselves as being spiritual, reported the survey by Search Institute’s Center for Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence that was sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. The research surveyed more than 7,000 young people from a wide range of cultural and religious backgrounds, spanning 17 countries and six continents. It took two years to complete the study that offers one of the first snapshots of spiritual development...

..and now for something completely different..OK, I'm tired of all the woe is me vanities, so I'm posting a thread for fun. Who do you think are the hottest female rockers (rock, not pop), not just in appearance or voice (IMHO, vocals are key here). Have At It!

Young people in the Middle East are more religious, more optimistic and have more admiration for their political leaders than their western counterparts, a survey indicates. More than half of those surveyed in the UAE, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar said they thought their countries were going in the right direction. Two-thirds of those surveyed in the US, UK and Germany, however, thought their countries were headed the wrong way. In the survey, conducted by the public relations firm Asda’a Burson-Marsteller throughout September, 1,800 people aged 18-24 were questioned on the internet about their spending habits, who they...

AUSTIN — Early voting is big in Texas this year. Ten days into this year's 12-day early voting period, 2.7 million people in the state's 15 largest counties had cast their ballots, compared with 1.7 million who had voted at the same point four years ago. ....Democrats are turning out in bigger numbers than Republicans in Harris County, according to one analysis. Early voting historically has been dominated by Republicans. Leland Beatty, a Democratic consultant, said 42 percent of early voters had voted in Democratic primaries and 20.6 percent in Republican primaries. Republican pollster Mike Baselice said he thinks Democratic...