July 21-26, 2012 Democracy Corps Poll—Nationwide poll on the Republican budget plan and tax cuts.
(Now I am going to read you some things some people say will happen if this Republican budget plan is enacted. After I read each statement, (July 21-22, ask:) please tell me how concerning it is to you–very concerning, somewhat concerning, not that concerning, or not at all concerning (July 23-26, ask:) please tell me whether this raises very serious doubts, serious doubts, minor doubts, or no real doubts in your own mind about the Republican budget plan.)…The plan allows the child tax credit to expire for many working families, pushing the families of 2 million children back into poverty.
35% Very concerning/Very serious doubts
29% Somewhat concerning/Serious doubts
14% Not very concerning/Minor doubts
16% Not at all concerning/No real doubts
7% Don۪t know/Refused
Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, July 21 – July 26, 2012 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: National likely voters in Republican districts. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. The respondents were in 54 Republican held districts. [USGREEN.12DCAUG.R61]
(Now I am going to read you some of the things critics are saying about name of House incumbent/the Republican candidate, the Republican Congress and how they have impacted people. After I read each one, please tell me whether this raises very serious doubts, serious doubts, minor doubts, or no real doubts in your own mind about name of House incumbent/the Republican candidate?)…Name of House incumbent/the Republican candidate voted to let tax cuts for low-income Americans expire, pushing the families of 2 million children back into poverty by giving some a tax increase of up to 1,400 dollars, while millionaires actually get a tax cut of a quarter million dollars.
36% Very serious doubts
23% Serious doubts
14% Minor doubts
19% No real doubts
8% Don۪t know/Refused
Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, July 21 – July 26, 2012 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: National likely voters in Republican districts. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. The respondents were in 54 Republican held districts. [USGREEN.12DCAUG.R70]
(Now I am going to read you some things some people say will happen if this Republican budget plan is enacted. After I read each statement, (July 21-22, ask:) please tell me how concerning it is to you–very concerning, somewhat concerning, not that concerning, or not at all concerning (July 23-26, ask:) please tell me whether this raises very serious doubts, serious doubts, minor doubts, or no real doubts in your own mind about the Republican budget plan.)…The plan cuts Pell Grant scholarships for 10 million low-income students by more than 1,000 dollars and 2 million children would be dropped from early childhood education.
33% Very concerning/Very serious doubts
26% Somewhat concerning/Serious doubts
19% Not very concerning/Minor doubts
17% Not at all concerning/No real doubts
5% Don۪t know/Refused
Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, July 21 – July 26, 2012 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: National likely voters in Republican districts. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 election/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. The respondents were in 54 Republican held districts. [USGREEN.12DCAUG.R62]
Formal Citation
Democracy Corps Poll, Jul, 2012. Retrieved Aug-23-2012 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html