rasmussenreports.com - 1/29/2009
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Public support for the economic recovery plan crafted by President Obama and congressional Democrats has slipped a bit over the past week. At the same time, expectations that the plan will quickly become law have increased. Forty-two percent (42%) of the nation’s likely voters now support the ...
online.wsj.com - 1/28/2009
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"N ever let a serious crisis go to
waste. What I mean by that is it's an...
opportunity to do things you couldn't do before." So said White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in November, and Democrats in Congress are certainly taking his advice to heart. ...
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rasmussenreports.com - 2/4/2009
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Support for the economic recovery plan working its
way through Congress has fallen again this week. For...
the first time, a plurality of voters nationwide oppose the $800-billion-plus plan. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found ...
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rasmussenreports.com - 2/4/2009
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Fifty percent (50%) of U.S. voters say the
final economic recovery plan that emerges from Congress is...
at least somewhat likely to make things worse rather than better, but 39% say such an outcome is not likely ( see crosstabs ). Twenty-seven percent ...
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Poll: Support Dropping for "Stimulus" Plan
Club for Growth —
... A new Rasmussen Reports poll out this morning shows public support for the so-called stimulus bill dropping to 42%, with 39% opposed. Last week, Rasmussen found 45% in favor and 34% opposed. ...
Public Support For Dem Stimulus Bill Slipping
QandO —
Rasmussen reports that fewer people back the Democratic stimulus bill that passed in the House yesterday than did the week before: ...
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