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GOP Faithful Like Palin, Romney, Huckabee in 2012

Palin leading contender among conservative Republicans

November 21, 2008

Sarah Palin (67%), Mitt Romney (62%), and Mike Huckabee (61%) receive the most favorable responses when rank-and-file Republicans are asked which of 10 different Republican leaders they would like to see run for president in 2012.More ...

Economy Runaway Winner as Most Important Problem

Most expect it will be two or more years before economy picks up

November 21, 2008

More than three in four Americans (77%) mention some aspect of the economy as the most important problem facing the country, one of the highest levels since Gallup first asked the question in 1939. Most Americans believe it will be two years or longer before the economy starts to recover.More ...

Post-Election Uptick in Consumer Confidence Short-Lived

Consumers were getting more pessimistic even before the current stock market plunge

November 20, 2008

New aggregated weekly data show that any Obama election “halo effect” on consumer confidence was short-lived at best, with the percentage of Americans rating the economy “poor” hitting a new weekly high of 61% last week.More ...

GOP Takes Another Image Hit Post-Election

Republicans favor tacking right; independents offer mixed guidance

November 20, 2008

Only 34% of Americans view the Republican Party favorably after the Nov. 4 elections, down from 40% in mid-October. At the same time, favorability toward the Democratic Party has remained steady above 50%. Rank-and-file Republicans want their party to become more conservative going forward.More ...

Most Americans Back Idea of Clinton as Secretary of State

Nearly 8 in 10 Democrats favor the possibility

November 19, 2008

A majority of Americans, 57%, are in favor of Barack Obama appointing Hillary Clinton as the secretary of state in his administration.More ...

Hiring Measure Projects Higher Jobless Claims

Weekly results have high probability of projecting unemployment claims

November 19, 2008

Employee perceptions of the job market suggest odds are better than 7 in 10 that new unemployment claims continued to surge last week, surpassing the 515,000 reported by the Labor Department a week ago.More ...

Christmas Spending Projection Drops to New Low

Projected shopping at department stores takes biggest hit

November 19, 2008

Americans’ projected average Christmas spending this year, $616, is the lowest in Gallup’s 10-year history of tracking this question in its current format, and provides further evidence of the heavy toll the current economic turmoil is taking on America’s retailers.More ...

Most Americans Closely Watching Obama’s Transition

Though not as many as followed the presidential election

November 18, 2008

Most Americans (83%) are closely tuned in to news about Barack Obama’s presidential transition. However, fewer (48%) are following the transition “very closely” than say they followed the election as intensely (68%).More ...

Americans Divided on Aid to Big Three Automakers

Slim majority would favor aid if one or more U.S. auto companies were certain to fail

November 18, 2008

A new Gallup Poll finds 47% of Americans in favor of and 49% opposed to the federal government's giving “major financial assistance to the Big Three U.S. automotive companies.” A slight majority (56%) would favor assistance if one or more of the “Big Three” were certain to fail without it.More ...

U.S. Workers Continue to See a Deteriorating Job Market

Hiring picture looking grimmer over last several months

November 17, 2008

American workers continue to report a deteriorating job situation at the companies where they work, with Gallup’s hiring measure for Nov. 14-16 showing that 26% of employees say their company is letting people go, 26% say that their company is hiring, and 43% say the hiring situation at their company has not changed.More ...

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GOP Faithful Like Palin, Romney, Huckabee in 2012

Palin leading contender among conservative Republicans

Economy Runaway Winner as Most Important Problem

Most expect it will be two or more years before economy picks up

Post-Election Uptick in Consumer Confidence Short-Lived

Consumers were getting more pessimistic even before the current stock market plunge

GOP Takes Another Image Hit Post-Election

Republicans favor tacking right; independents offer mixed guidance

Most Americans Back Idea of Clinton as Secretary of State

Nearly 8 in 10 Democrats favor the possibility

Hiring Measure Projects Higher Jobless Claims

Weekly results have high probability of projecting unemployment claims

Christmas Spending Projection Drops to New Low

Projected shopping at department stores takes biggest hit

Most Americans Closely Watching Obama’s Transition

Though not as many as followed the presidential election

Americans Divided on Aid to Big Three Automakers

Slim majority would favor aid if one or more U.S. auto companies were certain to fail

U.S. Workers Continue to See a Deteriorating Job Market

Hiring picture looking grimmer over last several months

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Majority of Americans Cutting Back on Spending

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Higher-Income Americans Turning More Pessimistic

Economic Crisis Affecting Mood as Well as Wallets

No Clamoring for Palin to Become a National Political Figure

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