Posts Tagged ‘Percentage’
Fact: Obama DID raise taxes on people making less than $250K
People Outraged About Social Security Tax Increase Don't believe us? Check your paycheck. Seems the entitlement society now believes they shouldn't have to pay into Social Security as evidenced by the left-wing blogs outrage. One blog has even figured out how to blame George W. Bush for the increase. Obama said he would let middle class taxes go up one dime... technically that is true, as the tax is only 6.2 cents on every dollar https://twitter.com/Abraham1863/status/287047084929085440 https://twitter.com/woohootess/status/286981580088557569 One tax increase that was not avoided in the fiscal cliff plan was Social Security. For the past two years, the taxes workers paid into the Social Security program were down by two percent. This year, it will go back up, [...]
Latest Political Polls – 2012 President – Romney 46%, Obama 44%, Other 4%
The first presidential tracking poll with likely voters (LV) following the Supreme Court Decision shows show Mitt Romney with a slight lead over President Obama. This poll also has four percent going to a third party candidate with five percent undecided . Rasmussen continues to be the most accurate Presidential tracking poll based on final results of the last two elections. The Real Clear Politics Average has President Obama leading by 3.4% which is in the Margin of error of most polls listed. Mitt Romney (Photo credit: politisite.com) The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Mitt Romney attracting 46% of the vote, while President Obama earns 44%. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are [...]
Wisconsin Recall Election – Politisite Political Projections – Walker +5%
Politisite provides projections based on a Momentum modality similar to that used in projecting stock prices. Our modality projects what the election results will look like on election day. Politisite does NOT endorse any candidate during the primary process. Further, we do not receive funding from any political campaign. Having said that, here are our projections for the Wisconsin Recall Election for June 5, 2012 Governor Scott Walker - 52% (+5) Mayor Tom Barrett - 47% We believe that these results will reflect the percentage once all the votes have been counted. We do see Walker with some upward momentum on election day. Meaning Walker could exceed our expectations. Even so, we think the outcome will reflect what we have outlined here. Our Margin of Error (MOE) for the [...]
CBO Report Obamanomics Real Unemployment Hits 15%
“The rate of unemployment in the United States has exceeded 8 percent since February 2009, making the past three years the longest stretch of high unemployment in this country since the Great Depression. Moreover, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that the unemployment rate will remain above 8 percent until 2014. The official unemployment rate excludes those individuals who would like to work but have not searched for a job in the past four weeks as well as those who are working part-time but would prefer full-time work; if those people were counted among the unemployed, the unemployment rate in January 2012 would have been about 15 percent. Compounding the problem of high unemployment, the share of unemployed people looking for work for more than six months—referred to [...]
Poll: Obama approval on economy at record Low
President Obama's ratings on the the most important issue for his re-election -- the economy -- have posted the weakest showing of his presidency, according to a poll released Friday by CBS News. About 60 percent of voters said they disapprove of Mr. Obama's handling of the economy, the highest on record. Just 34 percent approve of the job he is doing on the matter. His overall approval ratings are just 43 percent, while 47 percent disapprove of the job he is doing as president. via Poll: Obama disapproval rating on economy at record high - Political Hotsheet - CBS News.
Politifact: Obama has accomplished 60% of his promises?
President Obama has taken to claiming at recent political rallies and fundraisers that he has fulfilled 60 percent of his campaign promises from 2008, but the scorecard of an independent arbiter suggests that Mr. Obama is grading himself on a generous curve. The watchdog organization PolitiFact.com, which evaluates the veracity of politicians’ statements, has tracked 506 specific promises Mr. Obama made during his victorious presidential campaign three years ago and concluded that he has fulfilled 151, or 30 percent. Add the campaign pledges on which Mr. Obama has compromised to get part of what he wanted, and his “mission accomplished” tally still rises to just 39 percent. Nonetheless, the president is telling supporters that he has worked three-fifths of the way through a [...]
West Virginia Governor Special Election Results – Maloney vs. Tomblin – October 4, 2011
Breaking: The Associated Press has called the race for the Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin with 50 percent of the vote. The Republican, Bill Maloney could only accumulate 47 percent of the vote. Two independent candidates managed to get 3 percent of the vote. The Democrat wins with a 3 point margin over his closest competitor. Although the latest polling data had the Republican and Democrat within the Margin of Error, the Acting Governor, Democrat Earl Tomblin was always in the winning side of the equation. His winning margin had decreased from 33 points in April to within 1 point just days before the election. Tomblin has been acting in the capacity of Governor for the last year. Knowing that he has OJT was probably a good selling point for voters. WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR Updated: [...]
Congressional Job Performance Hits New Low: 6% Think Congress Is Doing A Good or Excellent Job
Voter approval of the job Congress is doing has fallen to a new low - for the second month in a row. Just six percent (6%) of Likely U.S. Voters now rate Congress' performance as good or excellent, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Last month, Congressional approval ratings fell to what was then a record low with eight percent (8%) who rated its performance good or excellent. Sixty-one percent (61%) now think the national legislators are doing a poor job, a jump of nine points from a month ago. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Most voters don't care much for the way either party is performing in the federal debt ceiling debate. The majority of voters are worried the final deal will raise taxes too much and won't cut spending enough. Only 11% [...]
POLL: Republicans more Partisan Than Democrats
Voters now see congressional Republicans as slightly more partisan than their Democratic counterparts and are more pessimistic about the overall level of partisanship in Washington, D.C. than they have been in nearly a year. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 64% of Likely U.S. Voters think Republicans in Congress are acting like partisan Republicans. Just 18% say they are governing on a bipartisan basis, while another 18% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) Similarly, 62% believe Democrats in Congress are acting like partisan Democrats. Twenty-three percent (23%) feel congressional Democrats are acting on a bipartisan basis. Fifteen percent (15%) are not sure. While the level of belief that Congress members from both parties are [...]
ABC News/Washington Post Poll show Obama Job Approval at 9 month low
President Obama's Job approval has tracked back to his lowest point since August 2010. Obama had a 68 Percent Approval Rating back in February 2009. The latest Polling data shows Obama at 47 percent. Couple that with and unemployment rate at 9.1 percent and that spells a recipe for an uphill batten for re-election. The last President who got reelected with an unemployment rate over 7.1 percent was Franklin Delano Roosevelt ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 2-5, 2011. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5. "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?" Approve Disapprove Unsure % % % 6/2-5/11 47 49 4 4/14-17/11 47 50 3 3/10-13/11 51 45 4 [...]
