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Times-News Daily Poll Index
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A new poll says nearly half of parents surveyed don't intend to have their children vaccinated against the swine flu virus. Do you plan to have your child vaccinated?
No.
61%
61%
Yes.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 638
Have you ever worked with anyone who you thought was capable of mass violence?
Yes.
55%
55%
No.
45%
45%
Total Votes: 805
Two new Rasmussen polls find most Republicans saying former Alaska Gov. Sara Palin shares the values of most GOP voters and that most Republicans think their party's representatives in Congress have lost touch with GOP voters. Do you agree?
Yes.
27%
27%
No.
73%
73%
Total Votes: 2,162
According to a Gallup Poll survey, Americans say they plan to spend a little over $600 on Christmas gifts this year. That's almost exactly what they said last year. How much do you plan to spend on Christmas this year?
A little over $600.
12%
12%
More than $600.
19%
19%
Less than $600.
69%
69%
Total Votes: 887
Tenn. House Speaker Kent Williams wants to be reinstated to the Republican Party. Williams was elected speaker over Jason Mumpower, thanks to the vote of every House Democrat and Williams' own vote. Should the GOP welcome Williams back to the fold?
Yes.
80%
80%
No.
20%
20%
Total Votes: 2,243
Forty-five percent of voters responding to a Rasmussen survey gave President Obama poor marks for his handling of the economy, the highest level of disapproval this year. Do you think President Obama is doing a poor job of handling the economy?
Yes.
37%
37%
No.
63%
63%
Total Votes: 2,371
As President Obama prepares to make a decision on U.S. military policy in Afghanistan 44% of Gallup poll respondents would like to see the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan reduced. Do you agree?
Yes.
48%
48%
No.
52%
52%
Total Votes: 763
Nearly a quarter of people across 27 countries worldwide believe free market capitalism is fatally flawed, according to a poll taken to mark 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Do you agree?
Yes.
45%
45%
No.
55%
55%
Total Votes: 889
Twenty-eight percent of adults in a nationwide poll believe that veterans of today’s conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan face more challenges when they return home than veterans of the Vietnam War. What do you think?
They face more challenges.
22%
22%
They face fewer challenges.
39%
39%
It's about the same.
38%
38%
Total Votes: 721
Do you think laws should be changed to prevent employers from eliminating jobs held by those called for National Guard duty?
No.
19%
19%
Yes.
81%
81%
Total Votes: 804
The Tennessee Vols have games remaining against Mississippi, Vanderbilt and Kentucky. How many of these games do you think UT will win?
Zero
24%
24%
1
24%
24%
2
25%
25%
3
27%
27%
Total Votes: 549
Residents of Maine this week rejected same sex marriage, dealing a setback to gay rights advocates who hoped the state would be the first to approve such unions by popular vote. Did Maine voters make the right decision?
Yes.
40%
40%
No.
60%
60%
Total Votes: 2,569
On Thursday the AARP and AMA endorsed the Democratic health plan while thousands of protesters led by GOP officials and Tea Party activists went to the U.S. Capitol to protest the bill. Do you think the Democratic plan should be approved?
No.
34%
34%
Yes.
66%
66%
Total Votes: 2,305
The White House is minimizing the meaning of GOP off-year election victories Tuesday, saying the results did not reflect on President Obama. What do you think?
It signals the end for President Obama.
37%
37%
It means little for President Obama.
63%
63%
Total Votes: 1,264
A new CNN poll finds 37 percent of Americans think "things are going well in the country." That's the highest level in two years, just before the recession began. What is your overall feeling?
Things are going very well
34%
34%
Things are going fairly well
28%
28%
Things are pretty bad
20%
20%
Things are very bad
18%
18%
Total Votes: 1,579
Do you think health care professionals involved with direct patient care should be required to take the H1N1 vaccine?
Yes
46%
46%
No
54%
54%
Total Votes: 919
For the first time in school history, and following months of speculation and rumor, the University of Tennessee wore black football jerseys on Saturday night. Did you like the look?
Yes
46%
46%
No
54%
54%
Total Votes: 1,356
Third party candidates are shaking up two major races in New York and New Jersey. Some observers interpret the success of those candidacies as a warning shot fired at both major parties by angry voters. Are you happy with the current two party system?
Yes.
61%
61%
No.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 1,398
A Gallup poll shows 51 percent of Americans currently approve of Barack Obama's performance as president so far, while 43 percent disapprove. What's your opinion?
Approve
68%
68%
Disapprove
32%
32%
Total Votes: 3,372
Ridgefields Country Club owes more than $200,000 in back taxes to the IRS, and the matter is currently in litigation to resolve payment of the funds. Do you think the city of Kingsport should provide Ridgefields with financial backing?
Yes
3%
3%
No
97%
97%
Total Votes: 2,705
Many schools are replacing the word "Halloween" with “Fall Festival” because of negative connotations some see in the long-standing holiday name. Is this a good idea?
Yes.
24%
24%
No.
76%
76%
Total Votes: 929
If the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats passes what do you think will happen?
It will increase costs.
23%
23%
It will reduce the quality.
20%
20%
It will reduce the costs.
16%
16%
It will lead to better care.
40%
40%
Total Votes: 1,809
Rasmussen Reports says 49% of voters say passing no health care reform bill this year would be better than passing the plan currently working its way through Congress, but 39% disagree. What do you think?
No bill this year.
46%
46%
Pass it this year.
54%
54%
Total Votes: 2,572
Do you think President Obama is taking too much time in considering military officials' request for more troops in Afghanistan?
Yes.
46%
46%
No.
54%
54%
Total Votes: 1,199
Do you think laws should be changed so health insurance companies are subject to anti-trust regulations intended to prevent private firms from working together in ways to limit competition?
Yes.
87%
87%
No.
13%
13%
Total Votes: 821
The Treasury Dept. is expected to order companies that received huge government bailouts last year to slash the base salaries of their top executives by an average of 90 percent and cut their total compensation in half. Is this a good idea?
Yes.
72%
72%
No.
28%
28%
Total Votes: 851
If you were selecting a person for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination out of this group of likely contenders, whom would you choose?
Mike Huckabee
38%
38%
Mitt Romney
20%
20%
Sarah Palin
42%
42%
Total Votes: 1,456
How much confidence do you have in the U.S. banking system?
Full confidence.
12%
12%
Some confidence.
32%
32%
Little confidence.
31%
31%
No confidence.
25%
25%
Total Votes: 899
Do you think pet owners should be allowed to deduct up to $3,500 for qualified pet-care expenses.
No.
40%
40%
Yes.
60%
60%
Total Votes: 1,565
Tenn. state lawmakers last week grilled representatives from police departments over the growing use of red light cameras. Do you think the state should put more restrictions on the use of such devices?
Yes.
47%
47%
No.
53%
53%
Total Votes: 1,358
A Rasmussen poll shows that 39% of respondents agree with the statement that “health care costs will never come down until the American people change their behavior and take better care of themselves.” What do you think?
I agree.
49%
49%
I disagree.
51%
51%
Total Votes: 1,181
North Carolina is about to become the second state to penalize state employees for being obese. Do you think government workers who are overweight should pay more for their health insurance?
Yes.
34%
34%
No.
33%
33%
All obese workers should pay more.
33%
33%
Total Votes: 1,772
The Gallup Poll's first look at 2009 Christmas spending intentions finds Americans, on average, planning to spend $740 on gifts this year. That's down somewhat from the $801 recorded at this time a year ago. How much will you spend?
$800, or more.
18%
18%
Between $750 and $800.
5%
5%
Less than $750.
77%
77%
Total Votes: 852
President Obama says U.S. children need to spend more time in school to make them more competitive with students from other countries. What do you think?
I agree.
58%
58%
I disagree.
42%
42%
Total Votes: 1,422
Some Americans are skeptical of the motivation behind the awarding of the Nobel Prizes to President Obama. A Rasmussen survey finds 58% of American adults now believe politics plays a role in the awarding of the prize. Do you agree?
No.
51%
51%
Yes.
49%
49%
Total Votes: 1,581
The Tennessee Vols soundly defeated Georgia by a score of 45-19, thanks in part to a strong performance by quarterback Jonathan Crompton. Do you think Crompton will be able to sustain that level of play for the rest of the season?
Yes.
53%
53%
No.
47%
47%
Total Votes: 1,145
The number of U.S. voters in Rasmussen polls who say American society is generally fair and decent is decreasing. What do you think?
It's fair.
61%
61%
It's unfair.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 1,029
The health care reform plan working its way through the U.S. Senate now includes a proposal requiring young and healthy Americans to either buy health insurance or pay a $750 annual penalty for not having it. Do you agree with this?
Yes.
60%
60%
No.
40%
40%
Total Votes: 1,637
Do you think the NE Tennessee economy will be stronger next year than it is now?
Yes.
56%
56%
No.
44%
44%
Total Votes: 1,040
According to Rasmussen Reports 55% of likely voters blame former President George Bush for the nation’s current economic problems. 37% blame President Obama's policies. What do you think?
It's Bush's fault.
54%
54%
It's Obama's fault.
46%
46%
Total Votes: 1,215
Do you think your children will be better off than you are?
Yes.
33%
33%
No.
67%
67%
Total Votes: 860
Kingsport leaders are considering splitting $48,000 between the Downtown Kingsport Association and the new Downtown Business Association -- money that previously would have gone solely to the DKA. What should the city do?
Fund both groups.
18%
18%
Fund the DKA.
14%
14%
Fund the DBA.
3%
3%
Fund neither of them.
65%
65%
Total Votes: 648
A national survey commissioned by the University of Michigan found only 40 percent of parents surveyed in August said they intend to have their children immunized against swine flu. Will your child take the shot?
Yes.
55%
55%
No.
45%
45%
Total Votes: 793
Do you think legislation should be posted online in final form and available for everyone to read before Congress votes on it?
Yes.
96%
96%
No.
4%
4%
Total Votes: 951
Typically only about 45 percent of health care workers take advantage of voluntary flu vaccine. But some are protesting a new public health mandate that they take the seasonal and swine flu shots. What do you think?
It's about public safety, take the shot.
41%
41%
There should be no such requirement.
59%
59%
Total Votes: 729
According to the Gallup Poll most Americans, 65%, expect the economy to improve over the next year. Twenty-three percent expect the U.S. to still be in a recession, and 12% expect conditions to get worse than they are now. What do you think?
Full recovery.
38%
38%
Partial recovery.
30%
30%
Still in recession.
16%
16%
Worse than now.
16%
16%
Total Votes: 1,614
President Obama says kids need longer school days, shorter summer vacations to be competitive. Do you agree?
Yes.
38%
38%
No.
62%
62%
Total Votes: 1,018
Would you support a possible merger of the University of Tennessee system and the Tennessee Board of Regents system?
Yes.
42%
42%
No.
58%
58%
Total Votes: 430
While much of the focus of President Obama has been on health care reform, the economy is still an issue on his plate. Currently, 60% of Harris poll respondents rate his performance as negative while 40% rate his job as positive. What's your opinion?
Positive.
31%
31%
Negative.
69%
69%
Total Votes: 1,333
Seventy-five percent of adults say Americans are becoming ruder and less civilized, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Do you agree?
No.
8%
8%
Yes.
92%
92%
Total Votes: 966
Despite frequent GOP complaints about the vitriol leveled at President Bush, most respondents to a national survey say the level of anger is higher now and neither party has answers. Do you agree?
No.
27%
27%
Yes.
73%
73%
Total Votes: 761
A new Rasmussen national survey finds that 31% of voters agree with President Obama's decision to stop the anti-missile shield in Eastern Europe, but 38% disagree. Thirty-two percent are not sure what’s best to do. What's your opinion?
Agree.
26%
26%
Disagree.
64%
64%
Not sure.
9%
9%
Total Votes: 804
Gen. Stanley McChrystal says the situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating and that without additional resources, the U.S.-led coalition could lose the war. Should more troops be sent?
No, pull out now.
51%
51%
Yes.
49%
49%
Total Votes: 881
Officials in Scott and Lee counties are at odds over a plan to reintroduce elk to Southwest Virginia. Would you like to see an elk population established in the region?
Yes.
62%
62%
No.
38%
38%
Total Votes: 78
Do you think the city of Kingsport should buy the State Theater building on Broad Street?
Yes.
43%
43%
No.
57%
57%
Total Votes: 622
Do you think abortion coverage should be prohibited in any government-subsidized health care plan?
Yes.
74%
74%
No.
26%
26%
Total Votes: 1,174
For nearly one-out-of-three voters (32%), Jimmy Carter is the living ex-president who has done the best job since leaving the White House, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Do you agree?
Yes.
43%
43%
No.
57%
57%
Total Votes: 1,097
Public assessment of the accuracy of news stories is now at its lowest level in more than two decades of Pew Research surveys, and views of media bias and independence now match previous lows. Which medium do you find the most accurate and fair?
Local newspapers
21%
21%
National newspapers
6%
6%
Local TV
29%
29%
National TV
10%
10%
Internet
34%
34%
Total Votes: 740
A survey of 2,130 U.S. doctors by the New England Journal of Medicine found that most favored both public and private options in health care reform. What do you think?
We need both.
58%
58%
No public option.
42%
42%
Total Votes: 811
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll shows 48% of voters favor health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats and 48% are opposed. What's you opinion?
I support it.
58%
58%
I oppose it.
42%
42%
Total Votes: 2,750
Kingsport is poised to build an aquatic center at a cost of almost $14 million. Do you think the city and its consultants solicited enough public input about the project?
Yes.
50%
50%
No.
42%
42%
I don't know.
8%
8%
Total Votes: 1,266
A Rasmussen poll says 78% of the respondents think every American should be allowed to purchase the same health insurance plan available to members of Congress. What do you think?
Yes.
97%
97%
No.
3%
3%
Total Votes: 1,295
Whatever the public may think about proposals for health care reform, they blame many different parties for the problems with the system we have now. Who do you think should shoulder the blame?
Health insurance firms
44%
44%
Pharmaceutical industry
11%
11%
Congress
33%
33%
Doctors
4%
4%
Hospitals
8%
8%
Total Votes: 887
Did you watch President Obama's speech on health care reform that he delivered to Congress Wednesday night?
Yes.
39%
39%
No.
61%
61%
Total Votes: 238
White House official suggest the GOP overplayed its hand by sparking the controversy over President Obama's Tuesday speech urging kids to say in school. What do you think?
It was the right reaction.
45%
45%
It was political overkill.
55%
55%
Total Votes: 834
Both Ron Ramsey and Zack Wamp are vowing to defend Tennessee from the federal government if elected governor. What concerns you the most?
Securing a better economy.
42%
42%
Health care cost reform.
24%
24%
States' rights.
20%
20%
The war in Afghanistan.
3%
3%
The battle against abortion.
11%
11%
Total Votes: 799
Both Ron Ramsey and Zack Wamp are vowing to defend Tennessee from the federal government if elected governor. What concerns you the most?
Securing a better economy.
0%
0%
Health care cost reform.
0%
0%
States' rights.
0%
0%
Total Votes: 0
House Speaker Kent Williams says an effort to reinstate him into the Tenn. Republican Party is “progressing,” but e-mails from state GOP Executive Committee members indicate they are deeply divided. Should the GOP reinstate Williams?
Yes
73%
73%
No
27%
27%
Total Votes: 1,856
The military’s anticipated request for more troops to combat the insurgency in Afghanistan has divided senior advisers to President Obama. What do you think the U.S. should do?
Get the job done.
51%
51%
Get out now.
49%
49%
Total Votes: 1,202
Some talk radio hosts are urging parents keep their kids out of school next Tuesday when President Obama makes an address to students on taking responsibility for their success in school. What do you think?
Keep them out of school.
41%
41%
Send them to school.
59%
59%
Total Votes: 1,089
Do you plan to get a flu shot this year?
Yes.
59%
59%
No.
35%
35%
Undecided.
6%
6%
Total Votes: 301
Englewood, N.J., Mayor Michael Wildes is trying to keep Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi from staying at a 5-acre estate when he visits the United Nations in September. Do you think Gadhafi should be allowed to stay at the estate?
Yes
17%
17%
No
74%
74%
I don't know
9%
9%
Total Votes: 1,167
How many games do you think the Tennessee Vols will win this football season?
0-3
19%
19%
4-6
37%
37%
7-9
33%
33%
10 or more
11%
11%
Total Votes: 1,265
A study commissioned by the Pentagon and the Veterans Affairs Department recommends moving toward a tobacco-free military. Do you support the idea?
Yes.
35%
35%
No.
65%
65%
Total Votes: 699
Do you think the Justice Department should investigate the treatment and possible torture of terrorists by the CIA during the Bush administration?
No.
41%
41%
Yes.
59%
59%
Total Votes: 2,281
Would you favor a government that offers fewer services and imposes lower taxes over one that provides more services with higher taxes?
Lower taxes, fewer services.
49%
49%
More services, higher taxes.
38%
38%
About like it is now.
12%
12%
Total Votes: 1,196
When Congress convenes after its August recess do you think it will be:
More partisan.
45%
45%
More bipartisan.
55%
55%
Total Votes: 1,098
If you could mandate a course for Congress and the president, which would you choose?
Lowering health care costs.
39%
39%
Reducing the deficit.
61%
61%
Total Votes: 969
A NY blogger was forced by a court order to reveal her identity after a defamation suit. Should bloggers ever be allowed to remain anonymous?
Yes.
46%
46%
No.
54%
54%
Total Votes: 1,010
Do you think the city should sell the old Highway Patrol building and .9 acre of J. Fred Johnson Park so a drugstore can be built on the site?
Yes.
52%
52%
No.
45%
45%
I don't know.
3%
3%
Total Votes: 2,121
Do you think Republican leaders are engaged in an orchestrated effort to kill health care reform to repeat the 1994 mid-term takeover of Congress, which followed the defeat of President Clinton's reform plan?
Yes.
60%
60%
No.
40%
40%
Total Votes: 1,487
A Rasmussen survey found that 28% of the respondents said they or a family member had been denied insurance due to a pre-existing condition. Have you or a family member been denied insurance due to a pre-existing condition?
No.
56%
56%
Yes.
44%
44%
Total Votes: 674
Which leader do you hold most responsible for the United States' economic problems?
President Bush.
62%
62%
President Obama.
38%
38%
Total Votes: 1,972
President Obama chastised the defense industry and Congress for wasting tax dollars “with doctrine and weapons better suited to fight the Soviets on the plains of Europe than insurgents in ... Afghanistan.” Do you agree with his assessment?
Yes
52%
52%
No
48%
48%
Total Votes: 1,116
An Associated Press review of swine flu planning suggests there are nearly 3 million students in districts where officials want to offer the vaccine once federal officials begin shipping it in mid-October. Will you have your child vaccinated if offered?
Yes
43%
43%
No
34%
34%
Unsure
23%
23%
Total Votes: 547
Media magnate Rupert Murdock says his news organization, which owns the Times of London, the New York Post, Wall Street Journal and other papers, will soon begin charging for news content online. Will you pay?
Yes.
57%
57%
No.
43%
43%
Total Votes: 2,103
Who do you trust to handle health care issues in Congress?
Republicans.
23%
23%
Democrats.
31%
31%
Neither.
47%
47%
Total Votes: 1,659
How have the raucous protests at town-hall-style meetings affected your opinion about health care reform?
Made my support stronger.
61%
61%
Made my opposition stronger.
21%
21%
Increased my doubts about it.
9%
9%
Soured me on the political process.
9%
9%
Total Votes: 1,838
Which form of government do you think is most representative and most helpful to the public?
City government.
11%
11%
County government.
49%
49%
State government.
20%
20%
Federal government.
20%
20%
Total Votes: 2,141
Now that Paula Abdul has quit American Idol, will the program be better or worse?
Better.
12%
12%
Worse.
20%
20%
About the same.
11%
11%
Who cares?
57%
57%
Total Votes: 1,273
Do you approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing?
No.
47%
47%
Yes.
53%
53%
Total Votes: 2,071
State Sen. Ron Ramsey of Blountville is seeking the GOP gubernatorial nomination. How would you rate his chances?
Excellent
11%
11%
Good
11%
11%
Average
7%
7%
Fair
12%
12%
Poor
60%
60%
Total Votes: 1,858
Do you think the rancorous town hall meetings for Democratic members of Congress are a sign of grassroots voter anger over health care reform or a tactic designed to grab headlines and stop communication?
Voter anger.
49%
49%
Political tactic.
51%
51%
Total Votes: 1,513
Which do you think is the biggest threat to economic recovery: Consumers not increasing spending, businesses not adding to inventories rehiring laid-off workers?
Consumers.
35%
35%
Businesses.
65%
65%
Total Votes: 734
Do you think inmates should be required to help pay for the costs of their incarceration if they are financially able to do so?
Yes.
92%
92%
No.
8%
8%
Total Votes: 402
Pew Research Center says most Americans rate the nation's health care as no better than average when compared with health care in other industrialized countries. Here are the numbers: What do you think?
Best in the world.
28%
28%
Above average.
29%
29%
Average.
29%
29%
Below average.
14%
14%
Total Votes: 989
Do you think the U.S. Senate should approve a House bill for additional funds that would keep the Cash for Clunkers Program alive?
No.
47%
47%
Yes.
53%
53%
Total Votes: 1,460
The share of online adults who watch videos on video-sharing sites has nearly doubled since 2006. Audiences for YouTube and Google Video continue outpacing the adoption rates of many other Web activities. Do you watch online video?
Yes,
44%
44%
No.
31%
31%
Only when someone sends me a link.
26%
26%
Total Votes: 756
How much money do you plan to spend on back-to-school supplies this year?
About the same as last year.
13%
13%
More than last year.
8%
8%
Less than last year.
19%
19%
I don't have to buy school supplies.
60%
60%
Total Votes: 643
According to Rasmussen Reports nearly one-out-of-two (49%) of the respondents in a national survey of U.S. voters now say the nation’s best days are in the past. Do you agree?
No.
37%
37%
Yes.
63%
63%
Total Votes: 1,395
Do you think the United States is headed in the right direction?
Yes.
45%
45%
No.
55%
55%
Total Votes: 1,562
Do you think marijuana should be legalized and taxed like tobacco products?
Yes.
54%
54%
No.
46%
46%
Total Votes: 1,367
Rasmussen Reports says its polling shows that most Americans - 54% - still blame President George W. Bush for the nation’s economic woes, but 39% say the policies of President Barack Obama are to blame. Which is right?
It's Bush's fault.
62%
62%
It's Obama's fault.
38%
38%
Total Votes: 1,900
Michael Vick was reinstated with conditions by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday, and he could participate in regular-season games as early as October. Do you think Goodell should have allowed Vick back in the NFL now?
Yes
46%
46%
No
54%
54%
Total Votes: 408
It has been proposed that U.S. astronauts return to the moon within the next decade. What should the United States' next move be concerning space exploration?
Return to the moon
39%
39%
Skip the moon, go to Mars
15%
15%
Go for both
17%
17%
Scrap all space exploration
29%
29%
Total Votes: 1,194
President Obama's attempt to overhaul the nation's health care system appears to be in trouble -- at least for the moment. Do you think Congress will pass health care reform legislation this year?
Yes.
57%
57%
No.
43%
43%
Total Votes: 1,379
Unemployment rates continued increasing in NE Tenn. during June. How safe do you think your job is?
Very safe.
16%
16%
Somewhat safe.
27%
27%
At risk.
21%
21%
At great risk.
18%
18%
I lost my job.
18%
18%
Total Votes: 1,288
What do you consider the most reliable source of news?
National TV.
21%
21%
Local TV.
22%
22%
National newspapers.
6%
6%
Local newspapers.
16%
16%
The Internet.
36%
36%
Total Votes: 840
A new Gallup Poll shows 32% of Americans reporting that their recently depressed spending habits will become a "new normal" in the years ahead. Does that fit how you plan to handle your finances?
No.
54%
54%
Yes.
46%
46%
Total Votes: 1,421
What kind of shape do you think the Tri-Cities economy will be in for the rest of the year?
Better.
31%
31%
Worse.
32%
32%
About the same as it is now.
37%
37%
Total Votes: 1,166
According to Rasmussen Reports, poll respondents say that given a choice between health care reform and a tax hike or no health care reform and no tax hike, 47% would prefer to avoid the tax hike and do without reform. Do you agree?
No.
47%
47%
Yes.
53%
53%
Total Votes: 1,231
Fun Fest activities concluded on Saturday. How many events did you attend?
None
68%
68%
1-3
26%
26%
4-6
5%
5%
7-10
1%
1%
More than 10
1%
1%
Total Votes: 406
Forty years ago, mankind first landed on the moon as Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface. Do you think the U.S. should pick up the pace of its current space exploration efforts?
Yes.
54%
54%
No.
41%
41%
I don't know.
5%
5%
Total Votes: 851
The U.S. is struggling with a $1.7 trillion budget deficit and fighting two wars against low-tech guerillas who have no aircraft. But Congress wants to keep building more copies of a jet designed for Cold War aerial battles. Should the F-22 be scrapped?
Yes.
42%
42%
No.
58%
58%
Total Votes: 1,144
Twenty-nine percent of a Rasmussen poll respondents say the value of their home will go down in the next year; 20% believe the value will go up in that same period, and 49% expect their home’s value to stay about the same. What do you think?
Up during next year.
15%
15%
Down during next year.
34%
34%
Stay the same.
51%
51%
Total Votes: 832
A new Rasmussen poll found that 43% of the respondents would rather work for a unionized employer. Do you agree?
No.
52%
52%
Yes.
48%
48%
Total Votes: 1,151
Forty-nine percent of voters polled by Rasmussen somewhat oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, while 46% somewhat favor it. What's your opinion?
Support it.
19%
19%
Somewhat support it.
10%
10%
Oppose it.
67%
67%
Somewhat oppose it.
3%
3%
Total Votes: 1,019
Do you support using cameras to identify drivers who speed and run red lights?
No.
58%
58%
Yes.
42%
42%
Total Votes: 1,238
Confirmation hearings for Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, are scheduled to begin Monday. Do you think Sotomayor should serve on the nation's highest court?
Yes.
25%
25%
No.
68%
68%
I don't know.
7%
7%
Total Votes: 1,005
AIG executives are reluctant to begin paying bonuses next week without the cover of a government OK. Do you think AIG, which was at the center of the financial meltdown and recipient of taxpayer bailouts, should pay the bonuses?
No.
90%
90%
Yes.
10%
10%
Total Votes: 1,166
ETSU college of medicine officials say they feel threatened by a proposed King College medical school. Do you think such a school would be good or bad for the Tri-Cities?
Good.
76%
76%
Bad.
24%
24%
Total Votes: 1,034
Which type ad do you find most useful in helping you decided what product and services to buy?
TV ads
34%
34%
Internet ads
23%
23%
Radio ads
4%
4%
Newspaper ads
30%
30%
Magazine ads
9%
9%
Total Votes: 570
Thirty-six percent of respondents to a current Rasmussen poll say road rage is increasing in the United States. Is that what you see locally?
No.
31%
31%
Yes.
69%
69%
Total Votes: 849
Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was found shot to death over the weekend. He was reportedly having an affair with the woman who was found dead with him. Do you think the Titans should honor McNair in some way this season?
Yes
49%
49%
No
51%
51%
Total Votes: 215
Background Do you think the Kingsport BMA should ban guns from city parks?
Yes.
40%
40%
No.
60%
60%
Total Votes: 2,195
Some political observers are speculating that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin resigned in order to lay the groundwork for a presidential bid in 2012. Would you consider voting for her?
Definitely.
42%
42%
Maybe.
17%
17%
No way.
41%
41%
Total Votes: 1,048
Some conservative pundits argue that economic improvement reports are a media effort to disguise a worsening situation. Do you think the economy will improve this year or are we in for a longer recession?
Improvement this year.
27%
27%
Next year, maybe.
73%
73%
Total Votes: 1,360
Would you be willing to have your health benefits taxed if it meant more people in the United States gained access to insurance?
Yes
19%
19%
No
81%
81%
Total Votes: 1,340
For what will you remember Michael Jackson most?
Music/talent
33%
33%
Scandals
18%
18%
Changing appearance
15%
15%
He left no impact on me
34%
34%
Total Votes: 1,248
Do you think South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who took a secret trip to visit his lover in Argentina, should resign?
Yes.
61%
61%
No.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 925
Do you think gambling on the Internet should be legalized?
No.
0%
0%
Yes.
0%
0%
Total Votes: 0
Do you think the shootings of a Kansas abortion doctor and guard at the U.S. Holocaust Museum are signs that hate is growing in America?
No.
44%
44%
Yes.
56%
56%
Total Votes: 1,083
The Zogby Poll says most people don't believe CEO and CFO's statements about the financial outlook of their companies are credible because they are reluctant to detail the real problems facing their companies. Do you agree?
No.
9%
9%
Yes.
91%
91%
Total Votes: 633
Tenn. lawmakers rewrote state guns laws, moved closer to passing a constitutional amendment on abortion but left immigration, higher education reform and other issues unresolved. Are you satisfied with their efforts?
No.
82%
82%
Yes.
18%
18%
Total Votes: 723
Which do you think is more important: Volunteer work for church and community organizations, or getting involved in politics and political campaigns.
Volunteering
89%
89%
Political participation
11%
11%
Total Votes: 833
New rules for combat and bombing raids in Afghanistan may complicate the battlefield for U.S. forces, but officials say the changes are crucial to reducing civilian deaths that have been undermining the war effort. Are you in favor of the new regulations?
Yes
41%
41%
No
59%
59%
Total Votes: 223
If President Obama gets his way, consumers who take out mortgages would automatically get a plain loan — such as a traditional 30-year fixed-rate mortgage — unless they opted for a riskier variety. Do you think this is a good idea?
Yes
47%
47%
No
41%
41%
I don't know
12%
12%
Total Votes: 1,155
Which is your favorite Fun Fest activity?
Breakfast with the Balloons
16%
16%
Concerts
15%
15%
Fireworks
40%
40%
Taste of Tri-Cities
24%
24%
Treasure Trackers
4%
4%
Total Votes: 543
Thirty-eight percent of the likely voters surveyed this week by Rasmussen Reports say the United States is heading in the right direction. Do you agree?
No.
67%
67%
Yes.
33%
33%
Total Votes: 1,509
Do you think it important for the United States develop better relations with the Muslim world?
No.
61%
61%
Yes.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 851
Do you think it's inappropriate for comedians like David Letterman to joke about the children of public figures?
No.
31%
31%
Yes.
69%
69%
Total Votes: 1,454
Do you think the addition of a public sector insurance option would help reduce the cost of health care?
No.
73%
73%
Yes.
27%
27%
Total Votes: 728
Congress' "Cash for Clunkers" plan is supposed to encourage buying new, more fuel-efficient cars. It would offer owners up to $4,500 to turn in their old vehicle and use the money for an energy-saving replacement. Is this a good idea?
No.
59%
59%
Yes.
41%
41%
Total Votes: 796
Kingsport's Fun Fest is just around the corner. How many events do you plan to attend this year?
Zero
70%
70%
1-3
18%
18%
4-6
3%
3%
7-10
0%
0%
As many as I can.
9%
9%
Total Votes: 745
Gov. Bredesen says Tennessee can't afford to spend $200 million to keep the Spring Hill GM plant open. Do you agree with the governor?
Yes.
72%
72%
No.
28%
28%
Total Votes: 693
President Obama says health care overhaul will cost "money up front" when "we don't have a lot of extra money to spend," but he added that reform is crucial for the country's economic future. Should we spend the money?
Yes.
35%
35%
No.
65%
65%
Total Votes: 1,192
Some economists say that the Great Depression was extended because the government recovery plans didn't go far enough. Today almost half of a poll's respondents say the rest of the $787-billion stimulus plan should be canceled. Do you agree?
Yes
77%
77%
No
23%
23%
Total Votes: 1,007
Who do you think is the primary person speaking for the Republican Party?
Rush Limbaugh
24%
24%
Dick Cheney
8%
8%
Sen. John McCain
3%
3%
Newt Gingrich
18%
18%
No one
47%
47%
Total Votes: 764
Which of these two Republicans has the brightest future in politics?
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich .
16%
16%
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
44%
44%
Neither.
40%
40%
Total Votes: 1,122
Do you think Iran should be required to stop developing its nuclear capabilities before a meeting between the presidents of Iran and the U.S. is allowed?
No.
24%
24%
Yes.
76%
76%
Total Votes: 38
President Obama wants Congress to consider taxing the wealthy instead of workers to pay for a health-care overhaul. Does this sound like a good idea to you?
No.
52%
52%
Yes.
48%
48%
Total Votes: 1,294
Bill O'Reilly claims the far left is exploiting the shooting death of George Tiller, the late-term abortion doctor from Kansas. Do you agree?
Yes
69%
69%
No
31%
31%
Total Votes: 745
If you could attend one major sporting event, which one would you choose?
Super Bowl
40%
40%
World Series
17%
17%
NCAA Final Four
15%
15%
NBA Finals
1%
1%
Daytona 500
27%
27%
Total Votes: 852
The Tennessee General Assembly voted Thursday to override Gov. Phil Bredesen's veto of a bill to allow handguns to be carried in businesses that serve alcohol. Do you agree with the override?
Yes.
52%
52%
No.
48%
48%
Total Votes: 1,276
New Hampshire became the sixth in the U.S. to allow same-sex marriage on Wednesday. Do you think the movement will continue until it includes all states?
Yes.
37%
37%
No.
63%
63%
Total Votes: 981
Do you think the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year has helped the economy?
No.
74%
74%
Yes.
26%
26%
Total Votes: 1,401
With the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a late-term abortion doctor, supporters of abortion rights are questioning whether there is a connection between his death and the rhetoric of the anti-abortion movement. Do you think there's a connection?
No.
51%
51%
Yes.
49%
49%
Total Votes: 917
Everyone is anxious to know which way the economy is heading. The U.S. GDP has contracted more sharply than expected, but there's reason to believe things may be bottoming out since consumer spending has increased. What's your prediction?
No recovery in sight.
44%
44%
Slow steady recovery.
56%
56%
Total Votes: 811
President Obama expressed confidence Saturday that efforts to scuttle Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court will fail despite intensified scrutiny of her judicial career. Do you agree?
No.
55%
55%
Yes.
45%
45%
Total Votes: 711
According to national polls, 18% of respondents favor a national sales tax to raise additional money for the government. And Rasmussen Reports found that 68% oppose such a tax. What do you think?
It's a bad idea.
88%
88%
It's a good idea.
12%
12%
Total Votes: 704
Doubt about GM and Chrysler combined with the recession is behind a growing demand for new cars. If you were going to buy a new car in the near future where would you look first?
GM
19%
19%
Ford
28%
28%
Chrylser
7%
7%
Toyota
22%
22%
Other
24%
24%
Total Votes: 1,235
As the economy struggles to climb out of recession, banks are extending some of their more profitable - and controversial - credit card practices to checking accounts. It has sparked more calls for major banking reform from some in Congress. Do you agree?
Yes.
65%
65%
No.
35%
35%
Total Votes: 808
Rasmussen Reports says nearly 4-out-of-5 voters in a recent poll said their elected representatives’ refusal to control government spending is a bigger problem than voter resistance to tax hikes. Do you agree?
Yes.
92%
92%
No.
8%
8%
Total Votes: 765
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has defended his Republican credentials and fired back at Rush Limbaugh and former Vice President Dick Cheney, saying the party had to expand beyond its conservative base. Is Powell right?
Yes.
62%
62%
No.
38%
38%
Total Votes: 1,587
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Saturday night Kent Williams "betrayed every Republican in this state" by voting for himself as Tennessee House Speaker. Do you agree?
Yes
28%
28%
No
72%
72%
Total Votes: 1,719
Americans launch the summer travel season this Memorial Day weekend with half saying they don't plan to travel much and another quarter determined to spend less on vacations amid the recession. Does this match your plans?
No.
54%
54%
Yes.
46%
46%
Total Votes: 1,308
President Obama says his anti-terror policies will better protect the U.S., but ex-Vice President Dick Cheney says the nation was safer under the Bush administration. Who do you think is right?
Obama
55%
55%
Cheney
36%
36%
Neither, it's politics
9%
9%
Total Votes: 2,411
Radio host Mike Gallagher says Americans should rise up and speak out against the likes of Comedy Central's Jon Stewart, who has been critical of conservatives, because they're a danger to the U.S. Which is most damaging to the nation?
Mike Gallagher
31%
31%
Jon Stewart
37%
37%
They're both windbags
32%
32%
Total Votes: 728
A new national poll suggests that favorable opinions of the former vice president Dick Cheney are on the rise. But the survey indicates that a majority of Americans still have an unfavorable opinion of Cheney. How would you rate him?
Favorable.
46%
46%
Unfavorable.
54%
54%
Total Votes: 793
Rasumssen reports that 41% of likely U.S. voters who participated in one of its national polls think the United States should legalize and tax marijuana to help solve the nation’s fiscal problems. Do you agree with them?
No.
45%
45%
Yes.
55%
55%
Total Votes: 1,208
Sullivan County commissioners rejected a proposal Monday that would have frozen property taxes for some elderly residents. Do you think rejecting the proposal was the right decision?
Yes
31%
31%
No
66%
66%
I don't know
4%
4%
Total Votes: 1,644
Robin Smith, chairwoman of the Tennessee Republican Party, has announced that she will resign at the end of the month. What effect do you think she has had on the party?
Helped
26%
26%
Hurt
30%
30%
No difference
44%
44%
Total Votes: 731
Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed a bill into law that will ban reading or sending cellular phone text messages while driving. Do you agree with the law?
Yes. It will eliminate accidents.
90%
90%
No. It's not fair.
10%
10%
Total Votes: 1,407
Several state have and others are considering sovereignty resolutions suggesting Uncle Sam 'cease and desist' from interfering in their business. Do you think the federal government has become too involved in state matters?
Yes
62%
62%
No
38%
38%
Total Votes: 1,465
President Obama says he will try to block release of photos showing U.S. troops abusing prisoners, because they would "further inflame anti-American opinion" and endanger U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. is this the right decision?
Yes.
77%
77%
No.
23%
23%
Total Votes: 1,335
Sixty-five percent of adults polled by Rasmussen expect daily papers to be gone within the next 10 years. Do you agree?
Yes.
61%
61%
No.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 1,243
How would you identify yourself on the political spectrum?
Republican.
34%
34%
Democrat.
46%
46%
Independent.
20%
20%
Total Votes: 1,630
Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday continued his verbal attack against President Obama, saying the country is more vulnerable to a potential terrorist attack since the Obama administration took power. Do you believe that?
No.
53%
53%
Yes.
47%
47%
Total Votes: 3,707
A Tennessee man whose wife and daughter were killed in a tornado said he would like to push for legislation that would require new houses, and eventually all homes, to have storm shelters. Do you think homes should be required to have storm shelters?
Yes
34%
34%
No
66%
66%
Total Votes: 668
Some reports have indicated quarterback Brett Favre will sign with the Minnesota Vikings if he does not need major surgery on his shoulder. Do you think Favre should come out of retirement again and play for the Vikings?
Yes, please come back
15%
15%
No, not him again
48%
48%
Brett who?
37%
37%
Total Votes: 798
Do you think it's a good idea to allow Tennessee handgun carry permit holders to bring their guns into businesses that serve alcohol?
No.
38%
38%
Yes.
57%
57%
I don't care one way or the other.
5%
5%
Total Votes: 2,661
Thirty-eight percent of likely voters in a current Rasmussen survey believe the United States is heading in the right direction, representing the highest level of optimism since the fall of 2004. Do you agree?
No.
53%
53%
Yes.
47%
47%
Total Votes: 1,374
Do you think the United Auto Workers union and the federal government will do a good job running Chrysler and General Motors?
No.
69%
69%
Yes.
31%
31%
Total Votes: 1,472
President Obama wants to curb offshore tax havens and corporate tax breaks to collect billions of dollars more from multinational companies and wealthy individuals. Do you agree with the plan?
Yes.
76%
76%
No.
24%
24%
Total Votes: 949
A proposal to make thousands more Tennessee students eligible for charter schools is picking up momentum in the Legislature. Are you in favor of making more students eligible for charter schools?
Yes
56%
56%
No
44%
44%
Total Votes: 950
Some Tenn. House Democrats claim Republican lawmakers are spending too much time on bills involving guns and abortion as well as floor recognition ceremonies. Do you agree?
Yes.
40%
40%
No.
60%
60%
Total Votes: 742
The House has approved a bill to restrict credit card practices and eliminate sudden increases in interest rates and late fees. Do you think this is a good idea, or should Congress leave the credit card industry alone?
It needs regulation.
90%
90%
Leave it alone.
10%
10%
Total Votes: 1,239
How would you rate your personal concern about the threat of swine flu?
Very concerned.
17%
17%
Concerned.
33%
33%
Not concerned.
18%
18%
It's just media hype
32%
32%
Total Votes: 1,295
One-half of the voters in a national Rasumssen study think the high national re-election rates result from rules “rigged to benefit members of Congress.” Do you agree with that opinion?
No.
23%
23%
Yes.
77%
77%
Total Votes: 882
Seventy percent of voters in a Rasmussen study said they believe that big business and big government generally work together against the interests of investors and consumers. Do you agree with the opinion?
Yes.
61%
61%
No.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 984
Of the crashes in Sunday's restrictor-plate race at Talladega, Carl Edwards said, "We’ll race like this until we kill somebody, then (NASCAR) will change it." Is NASCAR doing enough to keep drivers and fans safe at its fastest tracks?
Yes.
32%
32%
No.
35%
35%
I don't know.
33%
33%
Total Votes: 1,191
Sullivan County Commissioner John McKamey has again introduced a resolution asking the County Commission to adopt a property tax “freeze” for the elderly. Do you support the idea?
Yes.
46%
46%
No.
54%
54%
Total Votes: 2,336
The number of people telling Gallup that they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in U.S. banks has fallen to 18%. How would you rate your confidence in banks.
A Great deal.
29%
29%
Quite a lot.
22%
22%
Not much.
22%
22%
No confidence.
26%
26%
Total Votes: 3,305
The news media and political pundits will give President Obama's "first 100 days" a lot of attention. How would you rate his first 100 days?
Outstanding.
55%
55%
Good.
9%
9%
Average.
5%
5%
Below average.
6%
6%
Disaster.
26%
26%
Total Votes: 2,628
President Obama has revived the prospect of a “Truth Commission” to investigate whether the Bush administration tortured enemy combatants. He is open to prosecuting those who authorized harsh interrogations. Is this a good idea?
Yes.
55%
55%
No.
45%
45%
Total Votes: 1,806
City officials say there is no new money to meet the Kingsport school system's request for additional funds unless taxes are raised or city services are cut. What should the city do?
Cut city services
29%
29%
Raise taxes for the schools
28%
28%
Reject the schools' request
43%
43%
Total Votes: 1,311
It may seem like everyone is “Twittering” or updating their Facebook pages, but according to the Harris Poll half of Americans (51%) do not use Twitter or have a MySpace or Facebook account. Which social network account do you use?
Facebook
19%
19%
MySpace
10%
10%
Twitter
17%
17%
All of the above
9%
9%
None of them
44%
44%
Total Votes: 1,602
The Tennessee Vols played their first Orange and White game under new coach Lane Kiffin Saturday. What kind of season are you expecting the Vols to have this year?
Excellent.
13%
13%
Good.
29%
29%
Average.
36%
36%
Dismal.
21%
21%
Total Votes: 327
Do you think climate change or global warming is caused by human activity?
No.
46%
46%
Yes.
54%
54%
Total Votes: 702
The Gallup Poll says Barack Obama's has averaged a solid 63% job approval, reaching as high as 69% in the initial days of his presidency and falling as low as 59% on a few occasions. Do you think he's doing a good job?
No.
34%
34%
Yes.
66%
66%
Total Votes: 2,259
Do you think the Kingsport BMA should increase funding of the city schools this year?
No.
27%
27%
Yes.
73%
73%
Total Votes: 1,657
Do you think President Obama's economic proposals call for too much government spending, the right amount or not enough?
Too much.
37%
37%
Not enough.
52%
52%
It's about right.
11%
11%
Total Votes: 2,103
The Obama administration lifted restrictions Monday on Cuban-Americans who want to travel and send money to their island homeland. Are you in favor of lifting the broader U.S. trade embargo?
Yes
60%
60%
No
36%
36%
I don't know
5%
5%
Total Votes: 1,769
Do you personally know anyone whose home was foreclosed on or who is facing foreclosure?
No.
76%
76%
Yes.
24%
24%
Total Votes: 1,409
Tenn. Rep. G.A. Hardaway wants to create a special legislative panel to study the “continuing effects of slavery and segregation” on African-Americans in the state. Do you support the idea?
Yes.
5%
5%
No.
95%
95%
Total Votes: 483
Shortly before President Obama took office, the public was optimistic that Republicans and Democrats would work together to solve problems. Less than 3 months later most see a return to partisan politics in Washington. Who do you blame for this?
It's the nature of politics in the U.S.
19%
19%
Conservative talk radio
69%
69%
Liberal bloggers
12%
12%
Total Votes: 2,091
Do you think your vote counts in national elections?
No.
35%
35%
Yes.
65%
65%
Total Votes: 1,326
Thirty-seven percent of a national poll's respondents agree with President Obama that in dealing with its European allies over the years, the United States has shown arrogance, been dismissive, and even derisive. What do you think?
Obama's right.
65%
65%
Obama's wrong.
31%
31%
I don't care either way.
4%
4%
Total Votes: 2,040
Consumer borrowing plunged more than expected in February as Americans cut back their use of credit cards by a record amount. How would you rate your credit card use?
More use.
39%
39%
Less use.
31%
31%
About the same.
30%
30%
Total Votes: 1,753
A Rasmussen national poll found 61% of respondents are confident that online and other news sources will make up the difference and report things people want to know about if many newspapers go out of business. Do you agree?
No.
71%
71%
Yes.
29%
29%
Total Votes: 1,732
One poll of U.S. voters nationwide shows 57% of the respondents favor a military response to eliminate North Korea’s missile launching capability. Would you support a military response?
No.
50%
50%
Yes.
50%
50%
Total Votes: 980
President Obama is halfway through his European trip, during which he has met with world leaders to discuss issues such as the economic crisis and Afghanistan. How do you rate his performance so far?
Excellent.
64%
64%
Good.
6%
6%
Average.
5%
5%
Fair.
6%
6%
Poor.
18%
18%
Total Votes: 2,154
Despite President Obama's call for federal employees to "do their part" and accept smaller-than-usual pay raises, Congress is considering raising the pay of federal employees by 2.9 percent instead of 2 percent. Should this be scaled back?
No.
51%
51%
Yes.
49%
49%
Total Votes: 2,470
The Rasmussen Report says its survey shows voter confidence that the United States is heading in the right direction increased to the highest level in more than four years. Do you agree?
No.
31%
31%
Yes.
69%
69%
Total Votes: 2,012
Do you think the use of red light cameras helps or hurts traffic safety?
Helps.
49%
49%
Hurts.
51%
51%
Total Votes: 1,358
Tennessee's GOP senators have harshly criticized President Obama for rejecting restructuring plans offered by GM and Chrysler and forcing GM's chief executive to resign. Was Obama wrong?
No.
63%
63%
Yes.
37%
37%
Total Votes: 1,250
Which of the Final Four teams will win the NCAA championship?
Connecticut
13%
13%
Michigan State
13%
13%
North Carolina
16%
16%
Villanova
13%
13%
Who cares?
46%
46%
Total Votes: 1,455
Would you volunteer to take a week off without pay to help your employer boost the company's economic situation?
No.
50%
50%
Yes.
50%
50%
Total Votes: 1,426
Do you think President Obama’s proposed $3.6 trillion budget will help or hurt the economy?
It will hurt the economy.
27%
27%
It will help the economy.
73%
73%
Total Votes: 2,137
Conservative pundits contend that President Obama's plans for more regulation the financial sector will destroy the fundamentals of capitalism. Are they right?
No.
71%
71%
Yes.
29%
29%
Total Votes: 1,808
President Obama says his budget plans and policies are aimed at easing the economic crisis and reforms in critical areas. The GOP says it's a huge increase in the size of government and dangerous spending. Who do you believe?
President Obama.
69%
69%
The GOP.
22%
22%
Neither.
9%
9%
Total Votes: 2,594
Do you support imposing a 90% tax on bonuses paid by AIG and other firms that received government bailout money?
Yes.
80%
80%
No.
20%
20%
Total Votes: 1,924
Connecticut legislators are considering making their state the first in New England to apologize for slavery and other racist policies of old. Do you think states should apologize for slavery?
Yes
39%
39%
No
58%
58%
I don't know
3%
3%
Total Votes: 1,941
President Obama has reiterated his support for embattled Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Do you think Geithner should keep his job?
Yes.
52%
52%
No.
48%
48%
Total Votes: 1,266
What make of car do you think will win Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway?
Ford.
17%
17%
Chevy.
21%
21%
Dodge.
15%
15%
Toyota.
16%
16%
I don't care.
32%
32%
Total Votes: 1,236
Gallup says its Consumer Mood Index has been making almost daily improvement on a cumulative basis since March 9. The Consumer Spending Index, however, has not shown similar increases. Is your consumer mood improving?
No.
39%
39%
Yes.
61%
61%
Total Votes: 1,874
Half the voters responding to a national poll say they are more worried that the government will do too much in reacting to the nation's economic problems rather than not enough. Do you agree?
Yes.
39%
39%
No.
61%
61%
Total Votes: 1,184
Three in four Americans want the government to take actions to block or recover the bonuses insurance giant AIG paid its executives after receiving federal bailout funds. Who do you blame for allowing the bonuses.
It's on Obama's watch.
16%
16%
It was OK'd on Bush's watch.
49%
49%
I blame AIG most.
18%
18%
All of the above.
16%
16%
Total Votes: 1,072
A new Gallup Poll finds just over half of the poll respondents favoring a new law that would make it easier for labor unions to organize workers. Do you agree such a law is a good idea?
No.
41%
41%
Yes.
59%
59%
Total Votes: 1,515
The Pew research Center says one-third of survey respondents say they'd miss reading their local newspaper if it stopped publishing. What do you think?
It would seriously damage civic life.
29%
29%
Something would replace it.
33%
33%
I see no value in the local news report.
38%
38%
Total Votes: 1,241
Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he doesn't think the Bush administration can be blamed for creating the economic woes. He says he doesn't think people care about such blame fixing. Is he right?
Yes.
40%
40%
No.
60%
60%
Total Votes: 1,387
Status updates on sites such as Facebook, Yammer, Twitter and Friendfeed are being called the 'new e-mail.' Do you use a social network to stay in touch with friends, family or business associates?
Yes.
35%
35%
No.
65%
65%
Total Votes: 607
Have you recently put off having a medical procedure to save money?
No.
51%
51%
Yes.
49%
49%
Total Votes: 1,325
One third (33%) of the respondents to a nation wide poll of registered voters now say the United States is heading in the right direction. Do you agree?
No.
61%
61%
Yes.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 1,328
Jim Clifton, Gallup's CEO, says the cost of health care is the nation's biggest problem. "It's bigger than the war and the economic meltdown because there are no fixes to it on the horizon right now." Do you agree?
No.
49%
49%
Yes.
51%
51%
Total Votes: 901
Are you in favor of President Obama abolishing Bush-era restraints on stem-cell research?
Yes
41%
41%
No
52%
52%
I don't know
7%
7%
Total Votes: 1,529
A study on American religious life found that the percentage of Christians in the nation has declined and more people say they have no religion at all. Do you consider yourself religious?
Yes
81%
81%
No
19%
19%
Total Votes: 1,189
Fifty-two percent of a Rasmussen poll's respondents say they go online every day or nearly every day, and most of those adults now find online reporting comparable to that in their local newspaper. Do you agree?
No.
37%
37%
Yes.
63%
63%
Total Votes: 1,069
Would you buy a car from automaker in bankruptcy?
No.
66%
66%
Yes.
34%
34%
Total Votes: 1,011
Rush Limbaugh has challenged President Obama to debate him on his radio show — the latest chapter of a saga that's united Democrats and thrown Republicans into disarray. Do you think the President should accept the challenge?
Yes.
47%
47%
No.
53%
53%
Total Votes: 1,415
President Obama's Treasury secretary says the administration will unveil rules to limit the ability of international firms to avoid U.S. taxes and propose laws to limit U.S. companies' ability to shelter foreign earnings. Do you agree?
No.
20%
20%
Yes.
80%
80%
Total Votes: 887
President Obama says health care reform is one of his top three priorities, but 49% of a Rasmussen poll respondents say he should wait until the economy improves before moving forward on the health care front. What do you think?
Fix in now.
42%
42%
Wait for economy to improve.
58%
58%
Total Votes: 736
Attorneys in a Knox County case have asked a judge to either bar news sites from allowing story comments or to police the comments by requiring that poster provide their identity. Do you agree?
No.
52%
52%
Yes.
48%
48%
Total Votes: 742
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would let grocery stores sell wine, as is the case in Virginia and many other states. What do you think about the proposal?
I'm in favor of it.
41%
41%
I'm opposed to it.
59%
59%
Total Votes: 2,001
President Obama's budget proposal would effectively raise income taxes and curb tax deductions on couples making more than $250,000 a year, beginning in 2011. Do you agree with this action?
No.
30%
30%
Yes.
70%
70%
Total Votes: 1,563
Supplying automakers with more taxpayer dollars to ward off bankruptcy doesn't fly with many Americans. Do you think Congress should OK an additional $21 billion in emergency loans that General Motors and Chrysler are now requesting?
No.
56%
56%
Yes.
44%
44%
Total Votes: 922
Despite the country's persistent economic problems, 30% of voters now believe America is moving in the right direction, the highest level in several years, according to a Rasmussen poll. Do you agree?
No.
55%
55%
Yes.
45%
45%
Total Votes: 1,476
Do you approve of the job President Obama is doing?
No.
37%
37%
Yes.
63%
63%
Total Votes: 1,905
According to a Gallup/USA Today Poll Americans overwhelmingly support new spending to help individuals - including creating jobs and rescuing struggling homeowners - but oppose bailouts for automakers and banks. Do you agree?
No.
51%
51%
Yes.
49%
49%
Total Votes: 1,214
A USA Today/Gallup Poll finds that 58% of people who normally take an annual vacation away from home will shrink their vacation spending this year –– or just not go. What are your plans?
No vacation this year.
52%
52%
Vacation closer to home.
13%
13%
Vacation as normal.
35%
35%
Total Votes: 1,348
At an appreciation event for Nathan Vaughn Saturday, the former state representative says he isn't done with public life. If you were eligible to cast a vote, would you support Vaughn if he ran for state office again?
Yes.
47%
47%
No.
49%
49%
I'm not sure.
3%
3%
Total Votes: 2,321
Do you think merging the Kingsport, Bristol, Tenn., and Sullivan County school systems would be a good idea?
Yes.
49%
49%
No.
43%
43%
I don't know.
8%
8%
Total Votes: 1,172
State Rep. Brian Kelsey plans to urge Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen to reject any money from the federal economic stimulus package. Should Bredesen follow Kelsey's advice?
Yes.
37%
37%
No.
63%
63%
Total Votes: 989
Do you think Kingsport police were picking on Gerald Sensabaugh, or did they have probable cause to check his car license then arrest him for driving on suspended license?
They were picking on him.
51%
51%
They were right.
49%
49%
Total Votes: 1,603
Lindsey Graham, the GOP senator for South Carolina, says that many of his colleagues, including John McCain agree with his view that nationalisation of some banks should be “on the table”. Do you agree?
No.
52%
52%
Yes.
48%
48%
Total Votes: 745
Do you think the Beverly Hills doctor who implanted six embryos in unemployed single mother Nadya Suleman should be punished for malpractice?
No.
17%
17%
Yes.
83%
83%
Total Votes: 1,236
More than half a national poll's respondents say it is likely Congress will restore the Fairness Doctrine, which requires broadcasters to present balanced political coverage, as determined by the FCC. Do you support a Fairness Doctrine?
No.
39%
39%
Yes.
61%
61%
Total Votes: 1,391
Despite the bad economic news in recent months, 68% of workers in a Gallup Poll say they have not been laid off in the last six months and are not worried about being laid off. Are you worried about being laid off?
No.
31%
31%
Yes.
69%
69%
Total Votes: 1,043
How confident are you in the U.S. banking industry?
Very confident.
16%
16%
Confident.
11%
11%
Skeptical.
41%
41%
No confidence.
33%
33%
Total Votes: 915
Thursday marked the 200th birthday of British naturalist Charles Darwin. What do you think about his theory of evolution?
Darwin was right.
28%
28%
Darwin was wrong.
62%
62%
I'm not sure.
10%
10%
Total Votes: 1,186
A USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds many in favor criminal investigations of the Bush Administration's methods of interrogation of terrorism suspects and its program of wiretapping U.S. citizens without getting warrants. Do you agree?
No.
53%
53%
Yes.
47%
47%
Total Votes: 1,231
When Americans are asked to pick the nation's greatest president, the result is a near tie among Ronald Reagan, John Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Who do you think was the greatest president?
Ronald Reagan
40%
40%
John Kennedy
31%
31%
Abraham Lincoln.
28%
28%
Total Votes: 2,186
President Barack Obama said Monday approval of his economic stimulus plan is critical to breaking the recession and should not fall prey to Republicans playing the "usual political games." Do you agree?
No.
38%
38%
Yes.
62%
62%
Total Votes: 1,466
Food City Family Race Night is apparently moving from Kingsport to Bristol Motor Speedway in part due to low attendance in Kingsport. Do you attend Family Race Night in Kingsport?
We go every year.
21%
21%
Have not attended lately.
15%
15%
Have never attended.
40%
40%
Not a NASCAR fan.
24%
24%
Total Votes: 438
According to a national survey of registered voters 12% say Congress is doing a good job, and 54% say their work to help the U.S. economy is poor. How would you rate this Congress' performance so far?
Excellent
47%
47%
Good
2%
2%
Average
7%
7%
Poor
45%
45%
Total Votes: 1,370
One recent national telephone survey found that 37% favor the current stimulus legislation, 43% are opposed, and 20% are not sure. How do you feel about the legislation?
I support it.
51%
51%
I oppose it.
41%
41%
I'm not sure.
8%
8%
Total Votes: 1,195
According to a recent poll most respondents think the news media make global warming appear worse than it really is. Do you agree with that opinion?
No.
30%
30%
Yes.
70%
70%
Total Votes: 710
President Obama on Thursday warned that failure to pass an economic recovery package could plunge the nation into an even longer, perhaps irreversible recession, as senators searched for compromises to whittle down the enormous bill. Is he right?
No.
35%
35%
Yes.
65%
65%
Total Votes: 1,412
Despite national economic concerns, do you think Kingsport is heading in the right direction?
No.
80%
80%
Yes.
20%
20%
Total Votes: 1,287
President Obama plans to impose a cap of $500,000 for top executives at companies that get bailout money from U.S. taxpayers. Do you agree?
No.
15%
15%
Yes.
85%
85%
Total Votes: 1,145
Sens Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander say they won't support the stimulus bill unless more emphasis is placed on fixing the housing market. Do you agree?
No.
0%
0%
Yes.
100%
100%
Total Votes: 1
Americans want Congress to pass an economic stimulus bill, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, but expectations are low that it will help their families or turn the economy around this year. Do you agree with that conclusion?
No.
49%
49%
Yes.
34%
34%
I don't support any stimulus.
18%
18%
Total Votes: 1,568
Tennessee legislators are once again being asked to change a state liquor law that gives some retailers a monopoly on wine sales. Do you think the state law should be changed to allow wine sales in grocery stores?
No.
55%
55%
Yes.
45%
45%
Total Votes: 2,178
Young adults may live online, but Pew Research Center says other generations are catching up: Generation X uses the Web for shopping and banking; Baby Boomers for travel reservations; and the 70-plus crowd for e-mail. You?
E-mail.
19%
19%
Shopping - banking.
19%
19%
Travel, entertainment
18%
18%
Social networking.
18%
18%
News, information.
26%
26%
Total Votes: 857
According to a Pew Research Center half of the people surveyed would like to live somewhere other than where they currently live. Do you wish you lived somewhere else?
No.
77%
77%
Yes.
23%
23%
Total Votes: 1,359
Sen. Chris Dodd is demanding the Treasury Department find a way to reclaim stimulus money given to Wall Street firms on news that execs had given themselves $20 billion in bonuses. Do you think he will succeed?
No.
44%
44%
Yes.
56%
56%
Total Votes: 1,430
U.S. Rep. Phil Roe joined House Republicans Wednesday in voting againt the economic stimulus plan, which was approved on a 244-188 vote. Do you agree with his vote?
No.
58%
58%
Yes.
42%
42%
Total Votes: 1,374
The National Retail Federation forecasts a historic drop in retail sales during '09. How do you think your retail purchases will hold up?
Less than last year.
64%
64%
More than last year.
4%
4%
About the same.
31%
31%
Total Votes: 759
Although Johnson City has annexed the land the Piney Flats Food City sits on, Sullivan County Mayor Steve Godsey says his county should get the sales tax revenue. Is he right?
No.
51%
51%
Yes.
49%
49%
Total Votes: 860
Do you think a portion of the Kingsport Public Library should become an arcade — complete with “Guitar Hero” and “Mario Kart” — if the city receives a $5,000 state grant later this year?
No.
85%
85%
Yes.
15%
15%
Total Votes: 1,080
The Obama administration plans to tighten the nation's financial regulatory system, including stricter federal rules for hedge funds, credit rating agencies and mortgage brokers. Is this a good idea?
No.
15%
15%
Yes.
85%
85%
Total Votes: 666
President Obama on Friday quietly ended the Bush administration's ban on giving federal money to international groups that perform abortions or provide information on the option. Do you agree with his action?
No.
69%
69%
Yes.
31%
31%
Total Votes: 968
President Obama has followed the private sector trend of freezing salaries in this down economy by saying he will freeze the pay of 120 top staffers. Do you think the same freeze should be applied to all federal, state and local government employees?
No.
23%
23%
Yes.
77%
77%
Total Votes: 962
Forty-five percent of respondents to a Rasmussen poll say they favor the $825-billion economic recovery plan proposed by President Barack Obama. Do you?
No.
61%
61%
Yes.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 679
The Obama administration instructed military prosecutors late last night to seek a 120-day halt of legal proceedings involving detainees at the Guantanamo Bay naval base, a clear break with the approach of the outgoing Bush administration. Do you agree?
No.
64%
64%
Yes.
36%
36%
Total Votes: 911
A recent national poll showed two-thirds of African-Americans believe that Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream has been fulfilled. Do you agree?
No.
50%
50%
Yes.
50%
50%
Total Votes: 660
BACKGROUND City Manager John Campbell told a service club Friday sales tax collections have slowed, but the city is still doing very well. Do you share his upbeat outlook?
No.
61%
61%
Yes.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 527
Will current economic conditions affect your vacation plans this year?
Yes
61%
61%
No
31%
31%
Unsure
8%
8%
Total Votes: 105
Background. The Kingsport Board of Education is considering cutting the school year by 5 days, but making each day up to 30 minutes longer. Are you in favor of the idea?
Yes.
53%
53%
No.
47%
47%
Total Votes: 748
With Barack Obama scheduled to take the oath of office next week, the presidency of George W. Bush is drawing to a close. How would you rate Bush's performance as president over the past eight years?
Excellent.
11%
11%
Good.
28%
28%
Average.
12%
12%
Below average.
11%
11%
Dreadful.
38%
38%
Total Votes: 997
Background. Wise County officials plan to merge the populations of six small high schools into three new ones. Is this a good decision?
Yes.
66%
66%
No.
34%
34%
Total Votes: 631
Background. The FCC commissioner says the U.S. "is not ready" for the planned switch to digital TV next month. Should the switch be postponed?
Yes.
47%
47%
No.
53%
53%
Total Votes: 441
Background. With the help of Democrats, Kent Williams edged frontrunner Jason Mumpower to win the post of Tenn. House speaker. Did the House members make a good decision?
Yes.
52%
52%
No.
48%
48%
Total Votes: 734
Several states are reporting an increase in sales of lottery tickets despite challenging economic conditions. How has the environment affected your purchase of lottery tickets?
I play more often
3%
3%
I play less often
10%
10%
I play about the same
23%
23%
I never play the lottery
63%
63%
Total Votes: 621
Florida quarterback Tim Tebow announced Sunday he will return to the Gators next season instead of declaring himself eligible for the NFL draft. Do you think he made the right decision?
Yes
81%
81%
No
19%
19%
Total Votes: 245
With the unemployment rate rising to 7.2 percent, the highest level in 16 years, how safe do you think your job is?
Very safe.
16%
16%
Somewhat safe.
30%
30%
At risk.
24%
24%
At great risk.
15%
15%
I lost my job.
15%
15%
Total Votes: 715
The Kingsport BOE has adopted a grade weighting policy that conforms to state guidelines. It allows D-B students in honors courses to receive three extra points added to their grade. Those in AP courses get five points added. Do you like the new policy?
Yes: Kingsport students seeking scholarships can now compete with those elsewhere that are graded on a weighted scale
50%
50%
No: It is grade inflation, and will breed complacency among students
50%
50%
Total Votes: 609
Oklahoma and Florida, each 12-1, meet tonight in the BCS championship game. But undefeated Utah, who hammered Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, looks to be left out of the championship picture. So, does tonight's game crown a true college football champion?
Yes
26%
26%
No
74%
74%
Total Votes: 664
Nearly 98% of ER doctors say that they believe some patients are victims of excessive police force yet most of the cases are not reported because no laws require physicians to alert authorities. Should doctors be required to report such incidents?
No.
20%
20%
Yes.
80%
80%
Total Votes: 912
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey says any bid he might make for the governor's office depends on how much money he can raise for the campaign. Do you think Ramsey would be a good gubernatorial candidate?
No.
61%
61%
Yes.
39%
39%
Total Votes: 670
Congressional Democrats are now saying that President-elect Obama's $775 billion economic recovery plan must now be delayed to win bipartisan support. Do you think the delay will make the recession worse?
No, don't rush it.
51%
51%
Yes, the help is needed now.
49%
49%
Total Votes: 468
Do you think Israel is justified in its action against Hamas in the Gaza Strip?
Yes, it should use any force necessary to protect itself.
83%
83%
No, the action is not proportional.
9%
9%
I'm not sure.
8%
8%
Total Votes: 582
Background. Rep. Rick Boucher voted to bail out the financial industry and Detroit's Big Three. Did he do the right thing?
Yes.
35%
35%
No.
65%
65%
Total Votes: 688
Rev. Pat Robertson is predicting that the American economy will experience a swift recovery. Do you agree with him?
Yes.
26%
26%
No.
74%
74%
Total Votes: 486
The economic recession may be causing consumers to rein in their spending, but polls show it has not stopped most Americans from going out to eat. How many times a week do you have dinner out?
Once a week.
32%
32%
Twice a week.
17%
17%
More than twice a week.
25%
25%
None.
26%
26%
Total Votes: 707
City officials say 2008 was a record year for new investment and double-digit increases in sales tax collections in Kingsport. How confident are you in the city's economic future?
Very confident.
14%
14%
Somewhat confident.
26%
26%
Not very confident.
23%
23%
Things will get worse.
38%
38%
Total Votes: 680
Facebook has removed a photo of a mother breast-feeding her child. CLICK HERE Do you think this photo is too revealing?
No.
69%
69%
Yes.
31%
31%
Total Votes: 715
Do you think ex-Tenn. GOP official Chip Saltsman should lose his chance to be the national GOP Chairman for sending out Christmas CDs that included a song called 'Barack the Magic Negro'?
No.
38%
38%
Yes.
62%
62%
Total Votes: 154
Arguing that Kingsport could see an annual economic impact of $15 million, a consultant is recommending the city upgrade and expand some sports facilities. Do you agree?
Yes, the city should capitalize on sports tourism.
23%
23%
No, the city has more pressing needs.
77%
77%
Total Votes: 893
Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, has scant political experience, yet she wants New York's governor to choose her to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat. Should she be picked for the job?
Yes.
24%
24%
No.
69%
69%
I don't know.
7%
7%
Total Votes: 791
Jonesborough is the latest town in the Tri-Cities region to make use of traffic light cameras. In your opinion, what is the main reason that city governments are installing such devices?
To generate revenue.
83%
83%
To prevent accidents.
17%
17%
Total Votes: 652
Like the nation's retailers, charities are feeling the pinch from the recent economic downturn. How much did you give to charity this year?
I didn't give anything.
27%
27%
More than last year.
21%
21%
Less than last year.
16%
16%
About the same as last year.
36%
36%
Total Votes: 495
21% of poll respondents say they are carrying more credit card debt than a year ago. Are you carrying more or less credit card debt than last year?
More.
23%
23%
About the same.
17%
17%
Less.
60%
60%
Total Votes: 770
Do you think banks should be required to disclose how they are spending their share of bailout money?
Yes
99%
99%
No
1%
1%
Total Votes: 921
A blast of winter in the nation’s northern tier stranded travelers far and wide Sunday just a few days before Christmas, with dozens of flights delayed or canceled. How do you plan to travel?
Travel by plane.
2%
2%
Travel by car.
21%
21%
I'm staying home.
77%
77%
Total Votes: 490
BACKGROUND Hawaii is attempting to implement a random drug testing program for public school teachers. Do you think public school teachers should be required to undergo drug testing?
Yes
88%
88%
No
12%
12%
Total Votes: 710
Do you think an orderly bankruptcy is the best way to handle the U.S. auto industry's economic problems?
No.
31%
31%
Yes.
69%
69%
Total Votes: 629
47% of poll respondents say they are willing to pay more for goods and services if it means a cleaner environment. Are you?
No.
58%
58%
Yes.
42%
42%
Total Votes: 428
BACKGROUND Kingsport will trade a leisure services director position for an economic researcher after the first of the year. Do you support the change?
No.
39%
39%
Yes.
61%
61%
Total Votes: 301
BACKGROUND Do you think the quality of health care in the U.S. will improve under a government plan as president-elect Obama proposes?
No.
71%
71%
Yes.
29%
29%
Total Votes: 607
BACKGROUND Do you think the quality of health care in the U.S. will improve under a government plan as president-elect Obama proposes?
No.
54%
54%
Yes.
38%
38%
Uncertin.
8%
8%
Total Votes: 13
BACKGROUND What's your preferred go-to news and information source.
Local TV
16%
16%
Cable TV
17%
17%
Local newspaper
18%
18%
Talk radio
2%
2%
The Web
47%
47%
Total Votes: 418
Do you think Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford deserved to win the Heisman Trophy?
Yes
48%
48%
No
52%
52%
Total Votes: 183
Where did you do most of your Christmas shopping this year?
Kingsport
47%
47%
Bristol
4%
4%
Johnson City
11%
11%
Other
16%
16%
Online
21%
21%
Total Votes: 568
BACKGROUND A judge has ordered South Carolina stop making "I Believe" license plates after a separation of church and state hearing. Do you agree?
No.
82%
82%
Yes.
18%
18%
Total Votes: 752
BACKGROUND The House has passed a $15 billion auto bailout. Should the Senate OK it?
No.
71%
71%
Yes.
29%
29%
Total Votes: 628
CLICK HERE for background: Are you using more online coupons this year?
No.
59%
59%
Yes.
41%
41%
Total Votes: 150
Albuquerque Police are running ads and offering rewards to get snitches. Do you think local police should do the same?
No.
32%
32%
Yes.
68%
68%
Total Votes: 497
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