Read more poll numbers stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27405/poll-numbers.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:05:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74723/women-refuse-to-cut-back-on-mammograms-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn overwhelming majority of American women intend to ignore the recommendation that they get fewer mammograms, with most wildly overestimating their risk of breast cancer. In a new poll, 84% of women aged 35 to 49 say they still intend to get routine mammograms before age 50, in keeping with...http://www.newser.com/story/74723/women-refuse-to-cut-back-on-mammograms-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:30:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74503/far-right-challenger-a-threat-to-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEveryone’s favorite maverick could be unseated in 2010 by a hard-line conservative talk show host who's mulling a bid, a new Rasmussen poll suggests. John McCain leads potential primary opponent JD Hayworth, a local radio host and former House member, by a razor-thin 2%, which is within the poll’s 4%...http://www.newser.com/story/74503/far-right-challenger-a-threat-to-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 10:09:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74116/public-doesnt-want-to-pay-for-health-care-fix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are enthusiastic about health care reform, but only as long as it doesn't drive up the price of their own premiums, a new AP poll finds. Whenever questions were framed broadly, voters seemed to support Democrats’ plans, but when asked about specific trade-offs they balked. A whopping 82%, for...http://www.newser.com/story/74116/public-doesnt-want-to-pay-for-health-care-fix.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 10:17:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73294/blame-weak-candidates-not-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe numbers are in, now it's time to make sense of them. Nate Silver breaks down last night's election results: Don’t blame Obama; Creigh Deeds and Jon Corzine were probably just weak candidates. In New Jersey, 57% of voters approved of Obama, but 27% of those supporters voted Republican anyway....http://www.newser.com/story/73294/blame-weak-candidates-not-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 8:36:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72762/is-biden-really-less-popular-than-cheney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest Gallup numbers look bad for Joe Biden. His approval rating has sunk to 42%, which seems to put him way below the 55% Al Gore averaged in his first year, and way, way below the 65% Cheney averaged in his. Say it ain’t so! “OK, it ain’t so,...http://www.newser.com/story/72762/is-biden-really-less-popular-than-cheney.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:47:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72743/public-backs-afghan-troop-surge-47-43.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPublic support for a troop surge in Afghanistan is surging, too, according to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll . Support for a troop increase edged out opposition 47% to 43%, after trailing opposition 44% to 51% last month. But 58% also support waiting until after the runoff election to make...http://www.newser.com/story/72743/public-backs-afghan-troop-surge-47-43.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 11:21:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72228/you-betcha-palin-wont-run.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTom Schaller is so sure that Sarah Palin won’t run in 2012, and wouldn’t be nominated if she did, that he’s made a bet on it with fellow FiveThirtyEight.com writer Nate Silver. Schaller’s argument, in a nutshell, is that short of winning the presidency or at least the nomination,...http://www.newser.com/story/72228/you-betcha-palin-wont-run.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:38:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72214/public-thinks-obamas-clueless-on-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen it comes to the Afghan war, Barack Obama is between a rock and a hard place politically. Only 45% of the public approves of his handling of it, down 10 percentage points from last month, according to a new Washington Post -ABC News poll, and a whopping 63% don’t...http://www.newser.com/story/72214/public-thinks-obamas-clueless-on-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 8:17:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72055/unemployment-hasnt-helped-sarah-palin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPolitical professionals largely applauded Sarah Palin’s flight from office, saying it would give her time to lie low, hone her message, and build her brand. But so far the disappearing act hasn’t helped with voters. A new Gallup poll found Palin’s favorable rating at 40%, its lowest since her national...http://www.newser.com/story/72055/unemployment-hasnt-helped-sarah-palin.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 13:55:50 CDT