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1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?
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TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as
President?
APPROVE.......
High Low
Dec 16 Jul 14 May 13 Apr 8 Mar 2 May 4 Dec 16
2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2010
Approve 44 46 46 45 49 66 44
Disapprove 43 49 48 49 46 29 43
DK/NA 13 5 6 6 4 5 13
2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bob Casey Jr. is handling his job as United
States Senator?
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TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Bob Casey Jr. is handling his job as
United States Senator?
APPROVE.......
High Low
Dec 16 Jul 13 May 13 Apr 8 Mar 2 May 28 Dec 16
2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010
Approve 39 48 47 48 53 56 39
Disapprove 29 29 30 30 29 21 29
DK/NA 32 23 23 22 18 23 32
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4. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, do you think you would vote
for Barack Obama the Democratic candidate, or the Republican candidate?
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5. Do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does
not deserve to be reelected?
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6. If the 2012 election for United States Senator were being held today, do you think you
would vote for Bob Casey Jr. the Democratic candidate, or the Republican candidate?
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7. Do you feel that Bob Casey Jr. deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does
not deserve to be reelected?
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8. Do you think Barack Obama is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
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9. Do you think Bob Casey Jr. is too liberal, too conservative, or about right?
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10. Do you think Bob Casey Jr. generally shares the views of Barack Obama on major issues
or not?
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22. Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan
now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now?
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TREND: Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan
now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now?
Dec 16 Jul 14
2010 2010
Right thing 38 48
Shld not be invl 56 45
DK/NA 6 7
23. Do you think Congress should try to repeal the new health care law, or should they
let it stand?
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DK/NA 9 4 16 9 10 12 11
24. As you may know, President Obama reached agreement with Republican leaders in
Congress on a broad tax package that would extend the Bush-era income tax cuts for two
years, reduce worker payroll taxes for one year, and continue unemployment benefits for
an additional 13 months. Do you approve or disapprove of this plan?
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25. (If disapprove q24) Do you disapprove of the deal mainly because the tax cuts
increase the federal deficit or mainly because tax cuts should not go to the wealthy?