Little-Acorn
07-21-2011, 09:17 PM
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/07/21/oh-my-ccb-bill-gets-2-1-approval-among-adults-in-cnn-poll/
Americans are hungry for a solution to the debt ceiling debate but there is a big partisan divide that isn’t going to make a solution easy to achieve, according to a new national survey.
And a CNN/ORC International Poll also indicates that while Democrats and independent voters are open to a number of different approaches, Republicans draw the line at tax increases, and many of them oppose raising the nation’s debt ceiling under any circumstances.
Republicans like the “cut, cap, and balance” approach to the debt ceiling, as do Democrats and independents. Most Americans support a balanced budget amendment, and most, but not as many, think an amendment is necessary to get federal spending under control. A balanced budget amendment passed the House earlier this week....
Er, yeah. In other words, a consensus exists across all political lines that the CCB/BBA (Cut, Cap, and Balance / Balanced Budget Amendment) approach would be a good idea. When one scrolls down to the crosstab sections of the raw data, the consensus becomes very, very clear. The CCB/BBA approach wins majorities in every single demographic — including self-described liberals. Sixty-three percent of Democrats back the House bill. The least supportive age demographic is 50-64YOs at 62/37; the least supportive regional demographic is the Midwest at 61/39. Even those who express opposition to the Tea Party supports it 53/47.
In other words, it’s a clean sweep. Simply put, there is no political demographic at all where the CCB/BBA doesn’t get majority support. The BBA on its own does even better. It gets 3-1 support (74/24), and except for those Tea Party opponents (56%) and self-professed liberals (61/37), doesn’t get below 70% support in any demographic.
Guess what doesn’t get much support? The McConnell plan. Respondents rejected the idea of letting Obama raise the debt ceiling on his own, 34/65. Not one single demographic supports the idea, not even Democrats (40/60) or liberals (34/65).
To quote Barack Obama, the American people are sold — on the Republican plan passed in the House to deal with the debt-ceiling and spending crises.
This poll was taken July 18-20, 2011, and published July 21, 2011. Or part of it was published. The unbiased, balanced reporting of CNN somehow failed to mention how Americans felt about the Republican's CCB/BBA bill passed in the House. You had to read thirteen paragraphs into the story to find any mention of it at all... and then there were no numbers presented.
But the conclusions are clear - at least, when the facts are finally reported. The American people - Democrat and Republican, old and young, male and female, white, black, brown, green, and purple, ALL favor the Republican's CCB/BBA plan that has been passed in the House... and by huge margins.
And this is another of CNN's polls taken simply of "Adults", not registered voters or likely voters. Such polls tend to support liberal causes over conservative causes, far more heavily than subsequent election results of those idea eventually prove. And yet, even with the added leftist bias, the Republicans' plans STILL came out way ahead.
The debate is over. And the identity of the winners and losers are clear: The Republicans' plan has the overwhelming favor of the American people. And President Obama's plan (if you can find it written down anywhere) has failed.
That's news that CNN apparently feels must be buried at all costs.
Americans are hungry for a solution to the debt ceiling debate but there is a big partisan divide that isn’t going to make a solution easy to achieve, according to a new national survey.
And a CNN/ORC International Poll also indicates that while Democrats and independent voters are open to a number of different approaches, Republicans draw the line at tax increases, and many of them oppose raising the nation’s debt ceiling under any circumstances.
Republicans like the “cut, cap, and balance” approach to the debt ceiling, as do Democrats and independents. Most Americans support a balanced budget amendment, and most, but not as many, think an amendment is necessary to get federal spending under control. A balanced budget amendment passed the House earlier this week....
Er, yeah. In other words, a consensus exists across all political lines that the CCB/BBA (Cut, Cap, and Balance / Balanced Budget Amendment) approach would be a good idea. When one scrolls down to the crosstab sections of the raw data, the consensus becomes very, very clear. The CCB/BBA approach wins majorities in every single demographic — including self-described liberals. Sixty-three percent of Democrats back the House bill. The least supportive age demographic is 50-64YOs at 62/37; the least supportive regional demographic is the Midwest at 61/39. Even those who express opposition to the Tea Party supports it 53/47.
In other words, it’s a clean sweep. Simply put, there is no political demographic at all where the CCB/BBA doesn’t get majority support. The BBA on its own does even better. It gets 3-1 support (74/24), and except for those Tea Party opponents (56%) and self-professed liberals (61/37), doesn’t get below 70% support in any demographic.
Guess what doesn’t get much support? The McConnell plan. Respondents rejected the idea of letting Obama raise the debt ceiling on his own, 34/65. Not one single demographic supports the idea, not even Democrats (40/60) or liberals (34/65).
To quote Barack Obama, the American people are sold — on the Republican plan passed in the House to deal with the debt-ceiling and spending crises.
This poll was taken July 18-20, 2011, and published July 21, 2011. Or part of it was published. The unbiased, balanced reporting of CNN somehow failed to mention how Americans felt about the Republican's CCB/BBA bill passed in the House. You had to read thirteen paragraphs into the story to find any mention of it at all... and then there were no numbers presented.
But the conclusions are clear - at least, when the facts are finally reported. The American people - Democrat and Republican, old and young, male and female, white, black, brown, green, and purple, ALL favor the Republican's CCB/BBA plan that has been passed in the House... and by huge margins.
And this is another of CNN's polls taken simply of "Adults", not registered voters or likely voters. Such polls tend to support liberal causes over conservative causes, far more heavily than subsequent election results of those idea eventually prove. And yet, even with the added leftist bias, the Republicans' plans STILL came out way ahead.
The debate is over. And the identity of the winners and losers are clear: The Republicans' plan has the overwhelming favor of the American people. And President Obama's plan (if you can find it written down anywhere) has failed.
That's news that CNN apparently feels must be buried at all costs.