March 13-17, 2011: Democracy Corps Poll—Nationwide poll of likely voters solicits public۪s views on efficacy of argument to reduce the deficit with budget cuts.
“Now let me read you some statements that name of (Republican) House incumbent might make about the budget and the economy. After I read each statement, please tell me how convincing a reason it is to support these budget cuts–is it a very convincing reason, a somewhat convincing reason, only a little convincing, or not at all a convincing reason to support the budget cuts?)…Name of House incumbent says: If we are serious about dealing with our ballooning deficit, we must tackle entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. They are 60 percent of the budget. We will do this responsibly–by scaling back benefits for new workers and raising the retirement age to 70 gradually over many decades. The path to prosperity lies in liberating our economy from cycles of debt.”
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20% Very convincing
31% Somewhat convincing
16% A little convincing
30% Not at all convincing
3% Don۪t know/Refused
Subpopulation/Note: Asked of Form A half sample. Incumbent names were inserted without party identification.
Survey by Democracy Corps. Methodology: Conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, March 13 – March 17, 2011 and based on 1,000 telephone interviews. Sample: likely voters in 50 most competitive republican battleground districts. Likely voters are registered voters who voted in the 2008 and 2010 elections/weren’t registered/ineligible/too young to vote and said they are probably or almost certain to vote in the 2012 election. [USGREEN.11DCMAR13.R56]
Formal Citation
Democracy Corps Poll, Mar, 2011. Retrieved Apr-27-2011 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html