All responses randomized and rotated. NOTE: Due to rounding, “Totals” may not necessarily equal sums.
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ALLSTATE/
NATIONAL JOURNAL
HEARTLAND MONITOR POLL TOPLINENational Sample of 1201 ADULTS AGE 18+(Margin of Error = +/-2.8% in 95 out of 100 cases)Interviews Conducted via Telephone August 27-30, 2010Mood of the Country
1. And, to start with, do you feel that
THE COUNTRY
, in general, is headed in the rightdirection, or do you think things are seriously off on the wrong track?
Direction of Country
April 8-14, 2009
(N=602,MoE = +/- 4.0%)
July 5-12, 2009
(N=1201,MoE=+/-2.8%)
Sept 24-28, 2009
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 Jan 3-7, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 April 22-26, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
Aug 27-30, 2010
(N=1201,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 
Wrong track 42% 50% 50% 55% 54% 62%Right direction 47% 38% 38% 34% 34% 27%Neither 2% 3% 4% 4% 4% 6%Don’t Know / Refused 9% 9% 8% 6% 8% 4%2. And, overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his jobas president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat?
ObamaApproval/Disapproval
April 8-14, 2009
(N=602,MoE = +/- 4.0%)
 July 5-12, 2009
(N=1201,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 Sept 24-28, 2009
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 Jan 3-7, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 April 22-26, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 Aug 27-30, 2010
(N=1201,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 
Strongly approve 38% 32% 31% 26% 26% 25%Somewhat approve 23% 24% 21% 21% 22% 21%
TOTAL APPROVE 61% 56% 52% 47% 48% 46%
Somewhat disapprove 8% 9% 11% 13% 11% 10%Strongly disapprove 20% 27% 29% 32% 35% 39%
TOTAL DISAPPROVE 28% 36% 40% 45% 46% 49%
Don’t Know / Refused 11% 9% 8% 8% 7% 4%
 
 
 All responses randomized and rotated. NOTE: Due to rounding, “Totals” may not necessarily equal sums.
2 3. And, if the election for President in 2012 were held today, would you …?
Obama Reelect
Jan 3-7, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 April 22-26, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 ALL ADULTSAug 27-30, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 REGISTEREDVOTERSAug 27-30, 2010
(N=1116,MoE=+/-2.9%)
 
Definitely vote to re-elect Barack Obama 23% 25% 23% 23%Probably vote to re-elect Barack Obama 16% 14% 15% 16%
TOTAL RE-ELECT 39% 39% 39% 39%
Probably vote for someone else 13% 13% 14% 13%Definitely vote for someone else 37% 37% 38% 38%
TOTAL SOMEONE ELSE 50% 50% 52% 51%
Don’t Know / Refused 10% 12% 9% 14%4. If the elections for U.S. Congress were held today, would you be voting for the...?
Generic Ballot
April 22-26, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 
ALL ADULTSAug 27-30, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 REGISTEREDVOTERSAug 27-30, 2010
(N=1116,MoE=+/-2.9%)
 
Democratic Candidate 39% 39% 38%Republican Candidate 35% 34% 36%Undecided 19% 18% 17%Neither 8% 8% 8%Refused - 1% 1%5. And, in general, who do you trust more to develop solutions to the country’s economicchallenges… President Obama OR Republicans in Congress?
Trust to DevelopSolutions
April 8-14, 2009
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 July 5-12, 2009
(N=1201,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 Sept 24-28, 2009
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 Jan 3-7, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 April 22-26, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 Aug 27-30, 2010
(N=1201,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 
President Obama 55% 46% 48% 41% 39% 42%Republicans in Congress 26% 28% 27% 33% 32% 37%Both 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 3%Neither 12% 17% 16% 19% 19% 14%Don’t Know / Refused 5% 7% 6% 5% 8% 5%
 
 
 All responses randomized and rotated. NOTE: Due to rounding, “Totals” may not necessarily equal sums.
3 6. And, in your opinion, is the economic agenda being offered by Republicans in Congresssimilar to or different from the economic agenda of George W. Bush’s administration?
Congressional Republican Economic Agenda Total
Similar to Bush 45%Different From Bush 33%Don’t Know / Not Sure 21%Refused *7. As you may know, Congress will soon decide whether to keep in place the existing taxcuts enacted during President Bush’s time in office, or allow them to expire. Which comesclosest to your view about the tax cuts passed when George W. Bush was president?
Bush Tax Cuts Total
Keep all the tax cuts in place 35%Allow only the tax cuts for families making OVER $250,000 to expire, and keep theothers in place36%Allow all of the tax cuts to expire 20%Don’t Know 9%Refused 1%8. And, in your opinion did President Obama’s economic policies over the last 12 months…
Obama Economic Policies Over Last 12Months
Sept 24-28, 2009
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 Jan 3-7, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 April 22-26, 2010
(N=1200,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 Aug 27-30, 2010
(N=1201,MoE=+/-2.8%)
 
Run up a record federal deficit while failing to endthe recession or slow the record pace of joblosses.43% 46% 46% 48%Help avoid an even worse economic crisis,and are laying the foundation for our eventualeconomic recovery.43% 43% 42% 39%Don’t know/ Refused 14% 11% 11% 12%
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