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  • Opinion:Poll Shows Highest Support Ever for Legalizing Marijuana

    By National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws October 20, 2009

    PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup’s October Crime poll finds 44% of Americans in favor of making marijuana legal and 54% opposed. U.S. public support for legalizing marijuana was fixed in the 25% range from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, but acceptance jumped to 31% in 2000 and has...

  • Opinion:Poll Shows West Coast Voters Favor Legal Marijuana

    By National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws October 22, 2009

    PRINCETON , NJ -- A majority of west coast voters, and 44 percent of the nation, are "in favor of making marijuana legal ," according to national poll of 1,013 likely voters published this week by Gallup. Fifty-three percent of west coast voters said that they supported regulating...

  • Research:Americans Believe Gov't Does too Much-What Do You Think?

    By Heritage Foundation September 21, 2009

    Proving once again that despite the results of the 2008 presidential election , Americans still believe in limited government principles, Gallup released a survey today showing that 57% of Americans say the government is trying to do too many things that should be left to businesses and...

  • Opinion:Poll-Majority of Americans Against Stricter Gun Control

    By National Shooting Sports Foundation October 09, 2009

    New Rasmussen and Gallup reports reveal that more Americans oppose stricter gun control laws. "Just 39 percent of Americans now say the United States needs stricter gun control," according to Rasmussen Reports, which released its poll results last Monday. Rasmussen reported that...

  • Opinion:Jon Stewart is New Walter Cronkite, Says "Dubious" Poll

    By Reason Foundation July 28, 2009

    A few internet people have noticed that, according to a poll conducted by Time Magazine, comedian Jon Stewart is now America's "most trusted newscaster." (Not exactly a new meme .) Cue all sorts of kvetching about the death of American journalism, or the broader American...

  • Opinion:5% of New Jersey Obama Voters Think He's the Anti-Christ

    By Reason Foundation September 16, 2009

    by Nick Gillespie Public Policy Polling recently surveyed New Jersey voters and came away with some startling results : We've been uncovering a remarkable level of anger toward Barack Obama in a lot of our recent polling so for New Jersey we decided to go a step further in determining how...

  • Opinion:Poll Finds Libertarianism at an All-Time High

    By The Cato Institute October 28, 2009

    by David Boaz In today’s The Washington Post , William Kristol exults : The Gallup poll released Monday shows the public’s conservatism at a high- water mark. Some 40 percent of Americans call themselves conservative, compared with 36 percent who self-describe as...

  • Opinion:Are Women the Key to Legalizing Marijuana?

    By National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws December 08, 2009

    By Russ Belville Daniela Perdomo has written a fantastic piece on Alternet entitled “ The Secret to Legal Marijuana? Women ” featuring a look at some of our favorite NORML women … In 2005, only 32 percent of polled women told Gallup they approved legalizing pot, but this year...

  • Opinion:Poll Claims NRA Members Support Gun Restrictions

    By The Brady Campaign December 13, 2009

    Republican pollster Frank Luntz conducted a poll released yesterday by the Mayors Against Illegal Guns which helps confirm surveys of National Rifle Association members conducted as far back as 1989. The Luntz survey shows – again – that gun owners and even members of the NRA strongly...

  • Opinion:Most Protestant Pastors Say Islam Dangerous Religion

    By LifeWay Christian Resources December 14, 2009

    NASHVILLE, TN -- Two-thirds of Protestant pastors believe Islam is a dangerous religion , according to survey results just released by LifeWay Research . While opinions vary widely based on factors such as denominational affiliation and political ideology, the survey of more than 1,000...

  • Opinion:New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Legal Marijuana

    By Reason Foundation May 07, 2009

    In a recent Zogby poll, 52 percent of voters said they supported marijuana legalization. As far as I know, this is the first time a national survey has found majority support for repealing cannabis prohibition, as opposed to merely decriminalizing possession for personal use. A couple of...

  • News:New Poll -- Americans Support Animal Testing, Wearing Fur

    By Wesley J. Smith May 21, 2009

    Human exceptionalism is not only about human rights, but also human duties, including never using human beings as mere objects and the need to treat animals properly and humanely. The new Gallup Poll about what Americans consider morally acceptable behavior is interesting in both regards, and...

  • Opinion:Majority of U.S. Says Alcohol More Dangerous Than Marijuana

    By National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws September 02, 2009

    More than half of Americans agree that marijuana is safer than alcohol . Rassmussen Reports has the details here: Fifty-one percent (51%) of American adults say alcohol is more dangerous than marijuana, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just 19% disagree and...

  • Opinion:Labor Day Fact -- Unions Unpopular

    By Heritage Foundation September 07, 2009

    While Americans now celebrate the end of summer over Labor Day weekend, Labor Day originally began in the 1890s as a celebration of “the strength and esprit de corps” of labor unions . In their early days unions fought primarily to improve working conditions and protect workers rights.

  • Opinion:Maine's Gay Marriage Initiative Tied 2 Weeks Before Vote

    By Baptist Press October 22, 2009

    AUGUSTA, ME -- With two weeks left before Election Day, a new poll show Maine voters are evenly divided on a historic initiative that would reverse a state law that legalized " gay marriage ." According to the Public Policy Polling survey of 1,130 likely voters Oct. 16-19, 48 percent of...

  • Opinion:New Poll Shows Growing Skepticism of Global Warming

    By Heritage Foundation December 03, 2009

    By Nick Loris A new poll from Harris Interactive Inc released today found that : “Just 51 percent of adults questioned said they believed carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases would cause the Earth’s average temperature to increase. Two years ago, fully 71 percent of...

  • Research:Americans Fear Health Reform Will Add to Deficit

    By Heritage Foundation August 05, 2009

    An overwhelming majority of Americans (72 percent) don’t believe President Barack Obama will keep his promise to overhaul the health care system without adding to the federal deficit, according to a new study released today by the Quinnipiac University. The survey, which polled 2,409...

  • Opinion:Mike Huckabee Wins FRC's Values Voter Straw Poll

    By Family Research Council September 20, 2009

    WASHINGTON  --- Mike Huckabee has convincingly won Family Research Council's second-ever Values Voter Summit Straw Poll. Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, and Mike Pence finished roughly tied for second place. Only registered participants of the Summit who were present at the event were...

  • Opinion:Poll -- Half of Americans Think Homosexuality Morally Wrong

    By Baptist Press October 11, 2009

    WASHINGTON -- Homosexual characters may be increasing in number on television and " gay marriage " may be advancing in left-leaning states, but half of Americans still think homosexuality is "morally wrong" and few find it "morally acceptable," a new Pew Research poll finds. The survey...

  • Opinion:NRA Disputes Gun Poll, Says Bloomberg's Billions Buy Opinions

    By National Rifle Association December 13, 2009

    Last week, anti-gun New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, released the findings of a poll conducted by a political consulting firm called "The Word Doctors," whose slogan is "It's not what you say, it's what people hear." Word Doctors' president is...

  • Opinion:Is Afghan War Worth Fighting? Majority Says No

    By The Cato Institute August 20, 2009

    by Malou Innocent According to a recent Washington Post -ABC Poll , the majority of Americans say the war in Afghanistan is not worth fighting. Usually, I don’t take kindly to polling data; they are ephemeral snapshots of public opinion that fluctuate with the prevailing political winds.

  • Opinion:3/4 of Americans Say Watching Porn Online is Immoral

    By Christian News Wire October 29, 2009

    NEW YORK -- Overall, 76% of U.S. adults disagree that "viewing hardcore adult pornography on the Internet is morally acceptable" and 74% disagree that "viewing hardcore adult pornography on the Internet provides, generally, harmless entertainment ," according to a survey commissioned by...

  • News:Poll Says Sarah Palin's Resignation Didn't Hurt Her 2012 Chances

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff July 08, 2009

    A new poll shows Sarah Palin still popular enough to run for President in 2012, despite her resignation as Governor of Alaska. This flies in the face of the political pundits, who declared her political career dead in the water following last week's announcement. The USA Today /Gallup...

  • Video:Associated Press Names Tiger Woods Athlete of the Decade

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff December 16, 2009

    Tiger Woods has been voted Athlete of the Decade by members of The Associated Press, his 10 years of incomparable golf outweighing nearly three weeks of a salacious sex scandal. More from the AP:

  • News:More Americans Now Prefer Republicans to Democrats

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff November 11, 2009

    Americans sure are fickle. Just a year after sweeping Barack Obama into office, a new poll finds they now favor Republicans over Democrats . A Gallup poll asked a simple question: For whom would you vote -- an unnamed Democrat or Republican for Congress? 48% said the Republican candidate...