Likely Voters Narrowly Prefer Bush to Pick Justices- March 16, 2005 Likely voters narrowly prefer President Bush over Democratic nominee John F. Kerry to make appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to the latest Washington Post tracking poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2670-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Americans Certain Their Votes Will Be Counted- March 16, 2005 A large majority of Americans are certain that their vote will be accurately counted on election day but worry that problems with the tally could occur elsewhere in the country, according to a Washington Post tracking poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6912-2004Oct28.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Details Cloud Support for Social Security Plan- March 16, 2005 A majority of Americans support Social Security reform but remain skeptical on Bush plan to allow contributions to be invested in the stock market, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17151-2004Dec21.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Most Latinos Say Iraq War Was Wrong- March 16, 2005 An overwhelming majority of Latino voters believes the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, and a significant minority believes Hispanics have suffered a disproportionate share of the casualties, according to a new survey of Latino voters by The Washington Post, Univision and the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3696-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Support for Iraq War Slips- March 16, 2005 Poll shows that while a slight majority believe the Iraq war contributed to long-term U.S. security, 70 percent think these gains have come at an "unacceptable" cost in casualties.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14266-2004Dec20.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Majority Says Nation Is Headed in Wrong Direction- March 16, 2005 A majority of likely voters says the country is headed in the wrong direction, but these Americans remain sharply divided whether President Bush or Democratic challenger John F. Kerry is the best choice to lead the country over the next four years, according to a Washington Post tracking poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61985-2004Oct25.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Exit Poll Data Inconclusive on Increase in Evangelical Voters- March 16, 2005 Exit polls do not permit a direct comparison of how many evangelical and born-again Americans voted in 2000 and 2004 because the way pollsters identified these voters changed. Four years ago voters leaving polls were asked: "Do you consider yourself part of the conservative Christian political movement, also known as the religious right" In 2004, the question was changed to: "Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32794-2004Nov7.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Bush Retains Slim Lead Over Kerry, Poll Shows- March 16, 2005 Despite the Democratic nominee's strong performances, the nationally televised debates did not significantly change the way voters view the two candidates, according to a new Washington Post survey.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42984-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_politics/polls New Woes Surface in Use of Estimates- March 16, 2005 An Election Day filled with unexpected twists ended with a familiar question: What went wrong with the network exit pollshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23580-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_politics/polls Political Divisions Persist After Election- March 16, 2005 President Bush will begin his second term in office without a clear mandate to lead the nation, with disapproval of his policies in Iraq and with the public both hopeful and dubious about his leadership, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16073-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_politics/polls |