In the midterm elections just two years ago, voters punished Democrats for the crime of passing universal health care by voting to give Republicans control of the House. Now, a new Wall St. Journal/NBC poll finds that these same voters appear to be changing their minds again:
55 percent of respondents — including 35 percent of [...]

1 in 3

Number of registered Republican voters in Florida who say they are still making up their minds who to vote for in less than a week. Their candidates have one more “debate,” as the press conference/Greek chorus/American Idol/Survivor T.V. contests are called, before the Florida primary. Another 64% of Florida Republicans said they have made their choice and will stick with it.

11%

Americans who approve of how members of Congress are handling their jobs. The figure surpasses the previous low of 14%, set in August after the debt ceiling “debate,” which resulted in America’s credit rating being reduced to from AAA to AA+.

66%

Believe there is “strong conflict” between the rich and poor in America. In 2009, the amount was 47%. The previously most cited source of conflict — between immigrants and the native-born — fell to 62%.

The latest polling out of Iowa suggests that Ron Paul is in the lead, Mitt Romney is in second place and that any one of four losers could “win” third place. Here is analysis from Nate Silver:
One or more of the three who do not “win” third place in Iowa will likely drop out sometime [...]

51%

Of American adults are married, a record low. The numbers are even lower among young people. In 1960, nearly 60% of adults age 18 to 29 were married. Today, the amount is 20%. The Pew Research study doesn’t count same-sex marriage, but includes a “family” category for gay couples raising children.

Not all Republicans are comfortable in tin foil tricorn hats, according to a recent CNN poll. In fact about half don’t consider themselves active tea party supporters.
…roughly half (49 percent) of Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP say they support the tea party movement or are active members, with roughly half (51 percent) [...]

Over the past week or so, there has been considerable coverage of the results of new study on the tea party that tracked the rise of the “movement” from 2006.
The tea party is really nothing more than the same racist social conservatives who have been seeking dominion over American politics since the Reagan era.
The [...]

A second national poll released after the tea party threatened to force the United States into default during the debt-ceiling negotiations finds voters holding an unfavorable view of the GOP tea party in particular.
The tea party’s favorability declined from six percentage points, from 37 percent in July to 31 percent now
On Aug. 5, a [...]

83%

Combined percentages of respondents to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll who said Republicans have either produced “not much change either way” (60 percent) or the “wrong kind of change” (23 percent). Just 13 percent — roughly the number of Americans who self-identify as supporters of the tea party — said Republicans had brought the right kind of change. (Source: MSNBC’s “Hardball” July 1, 2011)