Daily Opinion Poll Archive
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Do you support President Obama’s $50-billion job creation proposal rebuilding the transportation infrastructure?
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Internet Results No:  Yes:  Total Votes: 674 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 1,018 |
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
In spite of the threat of elevated violence aimed at Americans, do you think the Church’s pastor should carry out his planned Quran burning?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 611 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 827 |
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Do you agree with Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke that regulators must be ready to shut down the largest monetary institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 438 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 360 |
Monday, September 06, 2010
Based on what you know of the Tea Party movement, would you likely support a Tea Party candidate for President?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 537 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 1,272 |
Sunday, September 05, 2010
Do you support…or oppose same-sex marriage?
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Internet Results Oppose: Support: Undecided:  Total Votes: 427 |
Phone Results Support: Undecided: Total Votes: 1,672 |
Saturday, September 04, 2010
Do you think the four-game suspension of Roethlisberger is sufficient?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 354 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 576 |
Friday, September 03, 2010
If the election was scheduled for today, which party’s candidates would likely get your vote…
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Internet Results Republicans: Democrats: Undecided: Total Votes: 679 |
Phone Results Democrats: Undecided: Total Votes: 921 |
Thursday, September 02, 2010
As the pre-season wraps up, how do you predict the Steelers will finish the 2010-2011 season?
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Internet Results Not make the Playoffs: Eliminated in Playoffs: Play in Super Bowl XLV: Total Votes: 455 |
Phone Results Play in Super Bowl XLV: Eliminated in Playoffs: Total Votes: 240 |
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
If the election was scheduled for today, which of these candidates would likely get your vote…
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Internet Results Pat Toomey (R): Joe Sestak (D): Undecided: Total Votes: 674 |
Phone Results Joe Sestak (D): Undecided: Total Votes: 1,160 |
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Do you think the Senate should pass, as a top priority, the aid package providing loans and tax breaks for the nation’s small businesses?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 459 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 460 |
Monday, August 30, 2010
Do you think these early revenue figures indicate that bringing table games to Pennsylvania was a good idea?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 437 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 198 |
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, do you think the U.S. government is better prepared to handle a major national disaster?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 297 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 295 |
Saturday, August 28, 2010
From what you’ve seen and or heard about its renovation, are you interested in visiting the new Market Square?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 317 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 303 |
Friday, August 27, 2010
Are you, as the governor contends, willing to pay more taxes for road and bridge repairs, and mass transit?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 1,046 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 1,043 |
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Do you support County Councilman Gastgeb’s proposal to allow non-violent county jail inmates to perform manual labor in parks and on county roads?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 502 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 578 |
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Do you think local police should be able to use radar devices to stop speeding motorists?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 554 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 590 |
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Do you agree with Dr. Wecht that Pennsylvania should join 14 other U.S. States and Washington D.C. and legalize medical marijuana?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 629 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 610 |
Monday, August 23, 2010
Do you think the city should sell drilling right under its parks?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 540 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 512 |
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Do you believe Arena Football has a good chance of being successful in Pittsburgh, this time around?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 266 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 193 |
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Do you agree with Vice President Biden that Democrats will likely retain control of both houses of Congress after the November elections?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 462 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 937 |
Friday, August 20, 2010
In retrospect, do you think the U.S.’s 7 and a half year combat involvement in Iraq was worth it?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 607 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 748 |
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Do you think it is unrealistic to expect noticeable economic improvements in the first 18 months of President Obama’s term?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 580 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 627 |
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Do you think Mayor Blomberg’s endorsement of Joe Sestak will have a positive…or negative impact on your decision when casting your vote in November for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat?
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Internet Results No Impact: Negative: Positive: Total Votes: 576 |
Phone Results No Impact: Positive: Total Votes: 590 |
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Would you support abolishing the office of Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 486 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 563 |
Monday, August 16, 2010
Do you think this spending and additional personnel will be an effective deterrent to illegal immigration and drug trafficking?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 456 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 405 |
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Do you think toys should be banned from kid’s meals unless they meet tougher nutritional standards and include fruits and vegetables?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 347 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 1,139 |
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Do you think Joe Paterno deserves to be nominated for the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 318 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 680 |
Friday, August 13, 2010
Given these new changes, do you support Mayor Ravenstahl’s plan to privatize public parking in the city for the 12 downtown garages and its nearly 9,000 metered parking spaces?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 414 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 305 |
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Do you think the authorities acted correctly criminally charging JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater, who now faces the possibility of up to 7 years in jail?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 555 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 627 |
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Do you think the proposed 1.4 percent federal employee pay raise, sought by President Obama should be cancelled?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 669 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 1,134 |
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Do you support the U.S. sale of less-advanced F-15 jets to Saudi Arabia?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 478 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 513 |
Monday, August 09, 2010
Do you believe the US is headed for a possible double-dip recession?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 556 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 556 |
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Do you support or oppose the proposal to construct an Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero in Manhattan?
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Internet Results Oppose: Support: Total Votes: 444 |
Phone Results Support: Total Votes: 1,627 |
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Do you think the Government should grant permission for BP or another oil company to resume drilling at the same site as the leak?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 315 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 468 |
Friday, August 06, 2010
Would you support denying automatic citizenship to children…born in the United States…whose parents are illegal immigrants?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 661 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 1,464 |
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Do you agree with Alan Greenspan that extending tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans-without offsetting cost elsewhere-would be disastrous for the economy?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 623 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 660 |
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Do you agree with Senators McCain and Coburn that the Port Authority's North Shore Connector stimulates little but the federal deficit?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 567 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 835 |
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
What grade would you give Barack Obama’s performance as president thus far…
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Internet Results Failing: Passing: Incomplete: Total Votes: 2,523 |
Phone Results Passing: Incomplete: Total Votes: 1,692 |
Monday, August 02, 2010
Do you think the President should have attended the Boy Scout’s 100th birthday observance?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 636 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 1,194 |
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Do you think a criminal investigation into the gravesite misidentification problems at Arlington National Cemetery should be opened?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 225 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 296 |
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Under the circumstances, do you think it would be in the nation’s best interest if Representative Rangel voluntarily resigned to avoid a possible lengthy trial before the November midterm election?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 317 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 745 |
Friday, July 30, 2010
Do you think Massey Energy should reopen the Upper Big Branch mine while the investigation into the deadly explosion at the mine continues?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 395 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 127 |
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Do you support the judge’s ruling which blocks the most controversial parts of Arizona’s immigration law, scheduled to go into effect today?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 648 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 1,248 |
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Had you been surveyed, would you respond that you are…
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Internet Results Less Optimistic: More Optimistic: Total Votes: 570 |
Phone Results More Optimistic: Total Votes: 477 |
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
When searching for news and information updates, which source will you most likely turn to first?
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Internet Results The Internet: Traditional Radio/TV/Print: Mobile Digital Services: Total Votes: 472 |
Phone Results The Internet: Mobile Digital Services: Total Votes: 488 |
Monday, July 26, 2010
With the election 14 weeks off… which of these two candidates will likely get your vote?
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Internet Results Pat Toomey: Joe Sestak: Total Votes: 548 |
Phone Results Joe Sestak: Total Votes: 1,232 |
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Do you support or oppose plans to build a Mosque near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan?
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Internet Results Oppose: Support: Total Votes: 410 |
Phone Results Support: Total Votes: 1,710 |
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Under the circumstances, do you think a temporary moratorium on Marcellus Shale drilling is needed?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 363 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 441 |
Friday, July 23, 2010
Do you think the governor should transfer highway and bridge dollars to the Port Authority, if state lawmakers don’t come across with new funding for transit?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 510 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 670 |
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Do you agree with Judge Donna Jo McDaniel’s decision that State Senator Jane Orie and her sister Janine should stand trial on felony theft of services charges?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 578 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 744 |
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Do you support the approval of Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1350 that provides for the medical use of marijuana?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 577 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 863 |
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Do you support using table game revenues to partially subsidize the Carnegie Library system?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 546 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 473 |
Monday, July 19, 2010
With the state’s possible $850 million budget deficit, do you think the Arlen Specter Library and John P. Murtha Center of Public Policy projects should be set aside for the time being?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 783 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 1,238 |
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Do you support, or oppose extending unemployment benefits?
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Internet Results Oppose: Support: Total Votes: 1,167 |
Phone Results Oppose: Total Votes: 1,090 |
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Do you believe the Transportation Department should compel US airlines to disclose the extra fees that are charged in advance?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 901 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 327 |
Friday, July 16, 2010
Which party do you think will control the House after the November elections?
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Internet Results Republicans: Democrats; Total Votes: 661 |
Phone Results Democrats; Total Votes: 745 |
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Do you support this “Red Light Camera” initiative?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 297 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 798 |
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
In your opinion, which potential Republican candidate has the best chance of winning the 2012 presidential election…
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Internet Results Anothe Candidate: AnotheR Candidate: Newt Gingrich: Sarah Palin:  Total Votes: 505 |
Phone Results Newt Gingrich: AnotheR Candidate: Total Votes: 567 |
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Are you in favor of PennDOT selling advertisement on its electronic highway message boards?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 460 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 438 |
Monday, July 12, 2010
Would you support hiking cigarette taxes and imposing a tax on smokeless tobacco in an effort to reduce the number of teen smokers?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 660 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 544 |
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Did you watch any of the ESPN program “The Decision” on Thursday night?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 332 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 401 |
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Do you think table games are a beneficial addition at the Pittsburgh area casinos?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 373 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 351 |
Friday, July 09, 2010
Who do you trust more to solve, resolve, and enforce immigration laws…the individual states or Congress?
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Internet Results The States: Congress: Total Votes: 679 |
Phone Results Congress: Total Votes: 1,432 |
Thursday, July 08, 2010
Do you support increasing the state’s debt ceiling by 600 million dollars to fund these projects?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 692 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 936 |
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Do you think the Gaming control Board should approve or disapprove applications to permit gambling in the Gettysburg battlefield area?
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Internet Results Disapprove: Approve: Total Votes: 482 |
Phone Results Approve: Total Votes: 665 |
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Are you satisfied with the new state budget?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 700 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 430 |
Monday, July 05, 2010
Are you concerned that the government’s failure to rein in the federal deficit will adversely affect America’s long-term security?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 2,206 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 1,020 |
Sunday, July 04, 2010
Do you think America’s political leadership in 2010 is as committed to the principles of the Declaration of Independence as their forefathers were in 1776?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 499 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 884 |
Saturday, July 03, 2010
Do you agree with President Obama’s cautious optimism regarding the U.S. Economy?
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Internet Results No: Yes: N Total Votes: 1,803 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 537 |
Friday, July 02, 2010
Under the circumstances, do you think the proposed public parking rate increase are appropriate?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 416 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 225 |
Thursday, July 01, 2010
What do you think will be the late West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd’s most enduring legacy?
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Internet Results Longevity in Public Office: Friend of West Virginia: Defender of Constitution: Total Votes: 352 |
Phone Results Longevity in Public Office: Defender of Constitution: Total Votes: 213 |
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Do you agree with West Penn Allegheny’s plan to scale back operations at West Penn Hospital because of changing market conditions?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 472 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 291 |
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Do you agree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to extend gun rights to every state and city in the nation?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 1,171 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 1,331 |
Monday, June 28, 2010
From what you’ve seen, heard or read, do you think Elena Kagan, President Obama’s nominee to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court, should be confirmed?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 1,310 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 1,059 |
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Do you think Congress should repeal the Defense of Marriage Act giving gay and lesbian couples the same rights as married couples?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 494 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 1,064 |
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Had you been surveyed, do you think the government today more likely…
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Internet Results Threatens Individual Rights: Undecided: Protects Individual Rights: Total Votes: 1,999 |
Phone Results Protects Individual Rights: Undecided: Total Votes: 1,307 |
Friday, June 25, 2010
Do you agree with the State Secretary of Labor and Industry that Congress needs to once more extend unemployment benefits?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 1,216 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 725 |
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Under the circumstances, do you think the Judge was right to block President Obama’s offshore oil drilling moratorium?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 1,222 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 982 |
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Do you agree General Stanley McChrystal should have been fired for his remarks?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 1,116 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 1,046 |
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Do you think the measure making it a misdemeanor to witness a violent crime and not report it is appropriate?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 888 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 465 |
Monday, June 21, 2010
Do you support Senator Ferlo’s call for a one-year moratorium on Marcellus Shale gas well drilling in Pennsylvania?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 715 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 652 |
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Had you been surveyed, would you favor…or oppose additional government spending…
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Internet Results Oppose: Favor: Total Votes: 1,003 |
Phone Results Favor: Total Votes: 881 |
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Do you support…or oppose increasing the NFL regular season from 16 to 18 games…
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Internet Results Oppose: Support: Total Votes: 295 |
Phone Results Support: Total Votes: 276 |
Friday, June 18, 2010
In your opinion, did the White House “shakedown” BP by urging the company to create the $20 billion compensation fund for those facing economic losses resulting from the oil spill?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 574 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 797 |
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Do you support…or oppose these “sin taxes” on soft drinks and junk food?
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Internet Results Oppose: Support: Total Votes: 601 |
Phone Results Support: Total Votes: 643 |
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Should citizenship be denied to U.S. born children of illegal immigrants?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 1,214 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 1,842 |
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Do you support the President’s call for further government spending to boost the economy?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 1,053 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 967 |
Monday, June 14, 2010
Do you agree that BP Oil should pay the salaries of those workers laid off because of the moratorium on Gulf of Mexico oil drilling?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 701 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 754 |
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Would you support doing away with the current Parkway North occupancy restrictions?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 267 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 213 |
Friday, June 11, 2010
Under the circumstance, do you think President Obama should have spoken directly to BP CEO Tony Hayward?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 887 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 559 |
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Should BP continue paying dividends to its shareholders, without knowing the full cost of cleaning the Gulf oil spill?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 1,002 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 439 |
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Do you support the government’s proposed support of the struggling newspaper industry by imposing usage taxes on cell phones, electronics, and news gathering inter websites?
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Internet Results No: Yes: Total Votes: 1,000 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 878 |
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Do you concur with White House spokesman Gibbs’ response that Helen Thomas’s comments were “offensive and reprehensible?”
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 698 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 658 |
Monday, June 07, 2010
Do you think the Mellon Arena’s demolition should be delayed until a study of possible Arena reuses is completed?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 655 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 515 |
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Do you support or oppose Israel’s attack on the pro-Palestinian aid flotilla?
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Internet Results Support: Oppose: Total Votes: 436 |
Phone Results Oppose: Total Votes: 800 |
Saturday, June 05, 2010
Do you think BP will be able to make things right again in the Gulf?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 454 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 358 |
Friday, June 04, 2010
Do you support Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig’s decision not to reverse the umpire’s admitted blown call, which denied the Tigers Armando Galarraga a perfect game?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 732 |
Phone Results Yes: Total Votes: 568 |
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Do you support the Grand Jury’s recommendations to reduce the size the state legislature’s staff, return to a part-time legislature, and impose term limits?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 352 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 1,447 |
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Do you agree that robo-calls from political candidates should be included in the “Do Not Call” list?
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Internet Results Yes: No: Total Votes: 945 |
Phone Results No: Total Votes: 975 |
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Had you been surveyed, overall, would you approve…or disapprove of his performance in this second year of his presidency?
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Internet Results Disapprove: Approve: Total Votes: 774 |
Phone Results Approve: Total Votes: 1,387 |
Yeat-To-Date Totals:
Internet: 730,412
Phone: 373,620
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