NBC Poll shows broad and deep support for the President
NBC releasing these numbers on their showing very high numbers
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/04/28/1913249.aspxHere's another set of numbers we're releasing from our new NBC/WSJ poll: A combined 81% say they personally like President Obama, including 30% who say they like him but not his policies.
Indeed, in a very long list of Obama's attributes in the poll, his highest scores are on matters of personality, demeanor, and leadership. Here are his highest scores from respondents (on a five-point scale) in descending order:
-- 82% give him a 4 or 5 on his personality and the kind of family man he is
-- 81% give him a 4 or 5 on being easygoing and likeable
-- 69% on being inspirational and exciting
-- 68% on having strong leadership qualities
-- 67% on being compassionate enough to understand average people
-- 65% on being firm and decisive in decision-making
-- 64% on being honest and straightforward
-- 63% on improving America's image around the world
-- 62% on being willing to work with people whose viewpoints are different from his own
-- 60% on achieving his goals
-- 57% on uniting the country
-- 56% on bringing real change to the country
-- 56% on being knowledgeable and experienced enough
-- 55% on representing traditional American values
-- 55% on being a good commander-in-chief
-- 54% on having the ability to handle a crisis
-- 48% on sharing your positions on the issues
-- 47% on changing business as usual in Washington
-- 47% on appointing qualified people to serve in government positions
Also McAuliffe opens lead in VA
http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=10265296&nav=S6aKA new poll gives Terry McAuliffe a double digit lead over Brian Moran and Creigh Deeds, his Democratic rivals for Governor.
But a majority of likely Democratic voters who responded to the News7 SurveyUSA poll say they may still change their mind.
But the bad news for all of the Democrats, Republican Bob McDonnell leads each of them in general election match-ups, though Deeds is closest with a difference of five percentage points.
Here is a look at the results:
Asked of 409 likely Democratic primary voters
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.9%
If the Democratic Primary for Virginia Governor were today, who would you vote for? (candidate names rotated) Creigh Deeds? Terry McAuliffe? Or Brian Moran?
22% Deeds
38% McAuliffe
22% Moran
18% Other / Undecided