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American Pulse(TM): The More People Learn, the Less They Like the Healthcare Reform
38% Say Global Warming Legislation Can Wait Given State of Economy, Over 40% Say Obama's Afghanistan Strategy Won't Work
| Source: BIGresearch
COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - December 8, 2009) - President Obama and elected officials in
Washington are busy this Holiday season -- from overhauling healthcare,
global warming legislation to waging a war in Afghanistan; it's enough to
make your head spin. But even with the holidays in full swing, Americans
are paying attention. According to the latest American Pulse™ Survey of
over 6,000 people, 56.2% say the more they hear about the proposed
healthcare bill, the less they like it. On the other hand, 18.5% like it
more.
Regarding global warming, the majority (52.3%) believe it's a threat to
humanity. And while 43.4% say it needs to be addressed by Congress now,
37.6% of Americans think it can wait given the state of the economy.
It appears that 'Climategate' has had an effect on Americans' opinions of
climate change. Since the email scandal broke, an additional 9.1% have
become skeptical of the global warming theory as a result of the gaffe at
the East Anglia Climate Research Unit (31.2% say they were always
skeptical). On the other hand, 45.7% still think the international
community needs to address global warming and 14% don't know.
On to yet another hot topic in Washington: Afghanistan. 40.9% of Americans
say President Obama's strategy for Afghanistan will not work. 44.1% aren't
sure while 15% say it will. A possible reason people think that the troop
surge won't work could be that they feel troops don't have enough time to
get the job done. 54.2% say the U.S. cannot win the war in the 18-month
timeline President Obama outlined. 31.8% don't know if it will work and 14%
say it will.
For full complimentary report (including results by political party, age,
gender and income): http://americanpulse.bigresearch.com.
About American Pulse™
The American Pulse™ Survey includes over 5,000 participants and is
collected online by BIGresearch every month exclusively utilizing Survey
Sampling International's (SSI) U.S. panel covering topics such as politics,
pop culture and the economy. With a sampling error of +/- 1.4%, the survey
provides accurate insights into how Americans really feel about issues they
currently face. http://www.bigresearch.com
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