Poll finds broad bipartisan support for tax package

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"About seven in 10 Americans back the tax deal negotiated last week by President Obama and congressional Republicans, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.

The high bipartisan support for the package masks more tepid public approval for some of the main components of the agreement that comes before a key Senate vote this afternoon.

A slender 11 percent of those polled back all four of the deal's primary tax provisions: an across-the-board extension of Bush-era tax cuts, additional jobless benefits, a payroll tax holiday and a $5 million threshold for inheritance taxes. Just 38 percent support even two of the components.

But put all four items together, and 69 percent of all Americans support the package. Large majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents alike favor the agreement, which has drawn stiff opposition from some Democrats in the House. In the poll, 69 percent of liberal Democrats support the agreement, which Obama has called a framework for legislation."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/13/AR2010121302373.html?hpid=topnews

Thank you. I don't know how I missed that one.

:thumbsup: :hi:

"But put all four items together..."

They had to do that in order to get the high approval number for the package. Look at the whole article and the full breakdown and it pretty much blows that whole bi-partisam/high suppport conclusion out of the water.

Needs little explanation.

Meredith Chaiken 32, Democrat
Since graduating from Cornell University in 1998 with a degree in labor economics, Meredith Chaiken has been involved in numerous key Democratic races, including serving as John Kerry's deputy New Hampshire political director and developing critical GOTV models for Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm in 2006. She's currently a senior analyst at the Mellman Group in D.C., a firm that specializes in Democratic polling and general strategy. "I would say that I relish the analytical role I have now, but also draw on my campaign experience constantly-what it means to run a walk list, how hard it is for volunteers to knock on strangers' doors," she says. "It is important to me to be able to understand the constraints of both polling and running campaigns and to communicate effectively in both worlds."

http://www.chrisrussellconsulting.com/news/index.php?ID=45

Can you say "propaganda? boys and girls" I knew you could. :eyes:

Poll: 49% Support Tax Deal
Source: USA Today Gallup Poll

WASHINGTON — Americans are inclined to support the tax-cut deal negotiated by President Obama and congressional Republicans, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, but the compromise hasn't boosted optimism about the prospects for bipartisan action to address the nation's problems.
Even as leaders in both parties predict the package will pass Congress, the public apparently views the process that reached it with some skepticism.

Forty-nine percent of those surveyed support passage of the deal — a plurality but not quite a majority — while a third oppose it and nearly one in five say they're not sure.

By an overwhelming 51%-20%, they say the handling of the tax issue has made them more pessimistic rather than more optimistic about the ability of the government to address the biggest problems facing the country


http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-12-13-poll-tax-cut-deal_N.htm?csp=34news


Which to believe?? :shrug: