Quinnipiac Poll: Reassuring Signs for Obama in Pennsylvania/ Tax Compromise supported 69-24

[WI_DEM]

Reassuring Signs for Obama in Pennsylvania
A new Quinnipiac poll in Pennsylvania finds President Obama in decent shape heading into the 2012 campaign, with improving approval numbers and strong support for his recent deal with Republicans on tax cuts.

Pennsylvanians now narrowly approve of President Obama's job performance 44% to 43%, the first time since March 2009 that he has had positive net approval in the state. There is also overwhelming support for the tax cut deal, 69% to 24%, with independents providing a stronger level of support than Republicans or Democrats, 72% to 20%.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/12/16/reassuring_signs_for_obama_in_pennsylvania.html

By an overwhelming 69 - 24 percent, Pennsylvania voters approve of the tax deal that President Barack Obama had negotiated with congressional Republican leaders.


President Obama has a split 44 - 43 percent approval rating in the Keystone State, and would defeat an unnamed Republican in 2012 by 41 - 37 percent. Still, voters are split 44 - 45 percent on whether the president deserves a second term in the White House. This compares to a negative 46 - 49 percent approval rating July 14, when Commonwealth voters said 48 - 42 percent Obama did not deserve re-election.


On Obama, 38 percent say he is too liberal, 7 percent too conservative and 45 percent about right.

Among independent voters, the key voting bloc that was heavily Democratic in 2008 and just as strongly Republican this November, voters are split 40 - 40 percent on whether Obama deserves a second term.


On health care, 73 percent of Republicans, but only 42 percent of independents and 22 percent of Democrats, want it repealed.


"Health care remains a highly partisan issue," said Brown.


Although many Democrats in Congress have balked at the tax deal Obama negotiated with the GOP, at least in Pennsylvania rank-in-file Democrats are solidly behind the president on the issue, supporting the deal 66 - 29 percent. Republicans back it 72 - 21 percent while independent voters support it 72 - 20 percent.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1284.xml?ReleaseID=1544&What=&strArea=;&strTime=0

[jefferson_dem]

1. And Senator Casey leads generic Repug: 43/35

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1327.xml?ReleaseID=1544

[WI_DEM]

2. Good news.

[Robbins]

7. Casey

He Is In good shape no matter who Republicans put up.While he Is more conservative on Social Issues like being ProLife all signs
point to him voting to repeal DADT.He Is not one of the problem Dems for Obama.He IS well suited for a Dem for PA.

[Larkspur]

3. How did they word the question(s)?

Did they ask the person if he was willing to see his Social Security gutted?

[WI_DEM]

4. I don't know you'll have to check out their site, there is a link

[Robbins]

5. PA

This Is improvement for Obama.His approval is slightly better than disapproval

Like NBC/Wall Street Journal poll national poll he leads generic Republican by a few points.He will probally be bigger when you
poll him against Romney,Palin,Huchabee,Gingrich or As I call them the four nutjobs

Rank and file Democrats In PA support the comproise Tax bill.Like many outside the country many Dems can see there are many things
good here apart from the keeping Tax Cuts for the rich for 2 more years.

Obama being seen as working to helping people with the economy Is already having an effort with Independents.Obama gets the
Independent vote back Republicans are screwed no matter which of the four nutjobs gets the nodd.Although If you read my posts you
know I think it will be Palin or Romney.

[WI_DEM]

6. the big thing in my way of thinking is that Obama is actually doing as well as he is now

when the economy has 9.8% unemployment and the GOP just won the House in a big way. If in the next two years the economy continues to stabilize and job creation picks up he will be nearly unbeatable in 2012.

[Robbins]

8. I agree

After the Republican victorys In November and unemployment at 9.8 and yet he would still beat unnamed Republican.They should be
leading Obama yet they aren't.Any Improvemnets to economy and Job Creation and Republicans will have to try to come up with a path
to victory without PA.

[Larkspur]

9. Job creation won't pick up because tax cuts don't create jobs

and the unemployment rate may go down because many on it will become 99r's, who are no longer counted in the unemployment numbers after they have exhausted their benefits. They still won't have jobs, but they no longer qualify for UI because of the maximum limit. The current tax deal does NOTHING for 99r's.

[AlinPA]

10. A teabagger senator and RW governor just got elected here. That's not very reassuring.

[Phx_Dem]

11. Sweet.

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