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Voters Want Spending Cuts and Budget Reforms Tied to Debt Limit Increase

Posted on April 26, 2011 | Polling Analysis

President Obama’s request that Congress pass another increase in the federal debt limit and his argument that it should be a "clean" debt ceiling increase without preconditions limiting spending meets with overwhelming opposition from voters clearly frustrated by mounting federal debt. 

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Voters to Congress: Cut Federal Spending Now

Posted on March 9, 2011 | Polling Analysis

Most registered voters support efforts to cut federal spending now. They want those cuts to begin in this fiscal year and not wait until the next. 

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Independents Look For Tangible Results After State of the Union

Posted on January 27, 2011 | Focus Group

Voters had a mostly positive view of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, but his dial test approval tended to drop among Independents when he proposed additional Federal spending.

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Fiscal Issues Remain the Dominant Concern of Voters; Independents Prefer Conservative Policy Approaches on Spending, Energy, Education, and Health Care

Posted on January 20, 2011 | Polling Analysis

Independent voters, who drove the Republican wave in the 2010 election, continue to prefer conservative over liberal policies on fiscal issues, energy, education, and health care.

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Independents Remain Steady in Support for Republican Plans to Repeal Health Care Reform Law

Posted on January 18, 2011 | Polling Analysis

A plurality of registered voters (49 to 44 percent) supports Republican plans to repeal and replace the health care reform bill, including a majority of Independents (54 to 36 percent support). While overall intensity is balanced (37 percent strongly support and 34 percent strongly oppose), Independents are more intense in their preference for

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Post-Election Poll Highlights: Independents Propel Republican Victories in 2010

Posted on November 9, 2010 | Polling Analysis

The 2010 mid-term election was a stunning rebuke to the Obama Administration and Democrats in Congress. Much of that rebuke was driven by Independents, who comprised 28 percent of the electorate and supported Republican congressional candidates by the overwhelming margin of 56 to 38 percent. 

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