Interesting Poll by PPP 5/11/2016

[Fla Dem]

Not directly having anything to do with the elections, but a good snapshot of where people are on the issues. What truly amazes me is the results on the question regarding the unemployment rate (Q2). The unemployment rate has dropped from 7.9% when President Obama took office in 2008 to 5% in January 2016.

This article may explain it:

The Fix
Washington Post
By Janell Ross November 20, 2015

How come 53 percent of Republicans think the unemployment rate has risen under Obama?

>>>snip<<<
"So why do so many Americans believe that things are so bad? What we have here is, it seems, one of two things:

1) A situation where people's personal economic circumstances remain either so bad or so reduced from what they were in the run up to the Great Recession that they continue to view the economy through irrationally grim glasses.

2) They are hearing from both sides of the political spectrum — in the person of one Donald Trump and one Bernie Sanders — that the official data is either not to be believed and things have never, ever been worse or things just aren't as good as they seem."
More>>

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/20/the-amount-of-misinformation-about-our-economy-is-amazing/

National Survey Results
Public Policy Polling
May 11, 2016

Q1 Do you approve or disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance?
Approve 49%
Disapprove 48%
Not sure 3%

Q2 Do you think the unemployment rate has increased or decreased since Barack Obama became President?
43% The unemployment rate has increased since Barack Obama became President
49% The unemployment rate has decreased since Barack Obama became President
9% Not sure

Q3 Do you think the stock market has gone up or down since Barack Obama became President?
52% The stock market has gone up since Barack Obama became President
32% The stock market has gone down since Barack Obama became President
16% Not sure

Q4 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Congress is doing?
Approve 9%
Disapprove 84%
Not sure 8%

Q5 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Mitch McConnell is doing as Senate Majority Leader?
Approve 11%
Disapprove 66%
Not sure 23%

Q6 Do you approve or disapprove of the job Paul Ryan is doing as Speaker of the House?
Approve 30%
Disapprove 48%
Not sure 21%

Q7 Generally speaking if there was an election for Congress today, would you vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate from your district?
Democrat 46%
Republican 41%
Not sure 13%

Q8 If a candidate for the Senate in your state supported Donald Trump for President, would that make you more or less likely to vote for that Senator this year, or does it not make a difference either way?
More likely 26%
Less likely 45%
Doesn't make a difference either way 25%
Not sure 3%

Q9 Do you support or oppose requiring a criminal background check of every person who wants to buy a firearm?
83% Support a criminal background check for everyone who wants to buy a firearm
12% Oppose a criminal background check for everyone who wants to buy a firearm
Not sure 5%

Q10 As you may know, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, or E-P-A, has announced a plan to address climate change by placing limits on the amount of carbon pollution from power plants. Would you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose this plan?
Strongly favor 46%
Somewhat favor 22%
Somewhat oppose 12%
Strongly oppose 14%
Not sure 6%

Q11 The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25-which of the following would you support most increasing it to $15 an hour, increasing it to $12 an hour, increasing it to $10 an hour, keeping it at $7.25 an hour, or eliminating the federal minimum wage altogether?
26% Most support increasing the federal minimum wage to $15.00 per hour
23% Most support increasing the federal minimum wage to $12.00 per hour
29% Most support increasing the federal minimum wage to $10.00 per hour
10% Most support keeping the federal minimum wage at $7.25 per hour
10% Most support eliminating the federal minimum wage altogether
3% Not sure

Q12 Do you support or oppose the Affordable Care Act?
Support 42%
Oppose 42%
Not sure 16%

Q13 Would you support or oppose the United States sending a human mission to Mars?
Support a human mission to Mars 39%
Oppose a human mission to Mars 39%
Not sure 21%

Q14 In the last presidential election, did you vote for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 49%
Mitt Romney 40%
Someone else / Don't remember 11%

Q15 Would you describe yourself as very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative, or very conservative?
Very liberal 14%
Somewhat liberal 21%
Moderate 29%
Somewhat conservative 21%
Very conservative 15%

Q16 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman 53%
Man 47%

Q17 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican, press 2. If you are an independent or identify with another party, press 3.
Democrat 43%
Republican 36%
21% Independent / Other

Q18 If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2. If African American, press 3. If other, press 4.
Hispanic 10%
White 70%
African American 12%
Other 8%

Q19 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to 45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are older than 65, press 4.
18 to 29 11%
30 to 45 25%
46 to 65 42%
Older than 65 21%

Q20 Mode
Phone 80%
Internet 20%

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2015/PPP_Release_National_51116.pdf

[TwilightZone]

1. I love the "how come Republicans are morons" questions (unemployment, etc)

Because they're Facebook memes in human form?

[TwilightZone]

2. General Congressional votes

Q7 Generally speaking if there was an election for Congress today, would you vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate from your district?

Democrat 46%
Republican 41%

I'm hoping that Trump's coattails drag the GOP numbers down by the time November rolls around. That being said, I'll take a 5% lead.

Edit:
Q17 - party ID
Democrat 43%
Republican 36%
21% Independent

There's the 5%. Darn.

[TeamPooka]

3. Fox News. Propaganda works. nt

[charlyvi]

4. How can you not remember who you voted for?

Q14 In the last presidential election, did you vote for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?
Barack Obama 49%
Mitt Romney 40%
Someone else / Don't remember 11%


LOL

[SunSeeker]

5. Wow. Mind boggling isn't it?

[SunSeeker]

6. Yep. There's a lot of collateral damage from Sanders' quixotic quest for the nomination. nt