sailingaway
07-14-2010, 01:21 PM
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2010/voters_are_much_more_embarrassed_by_political_clas s_than_by_arizona
" Washington Post political columnist Dana Milbank recently wrote a column about Arizona’s response to illegal immigration and called it a “pariah state.” However, voters nationwide are far more worried about the nation’s Political Class than about Arizona’s response to illegal immigration.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 26% of voters are embarrassed by Arizona and its behavior. Sixty-two percent (62%) are not.
However, 59% are embarrassed by the nation’s Political Class and its behavior. Twenty-three percent (23%) are not.
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Republicans are embarrassed by the Political Class, along with 63% of unaffiliated voters. Democrats are closely divided on the question.
Overall, by a three-to-one margin, voters see the Political Class as a greater threat to the nation than laws like the one passed recently in Arizona. Sixty-four percent (64%) see the Political Class as the bigger threat, while 20% say the opposite.
Forty-three percent (43%) of Democrats see the Political Class as a bigger threat, while 36% of those in the president’s party point to Arizona. Republicans and unaffiliated voters overwhelmingly see the Political Class as the bigger threat. "
Sometimes I wonder how Rasmussen picks the wording of its topics to poll.... "are you more embarrassed by AZ or by the political class?"
" Washington Post political columnist Dana Milbank recently wrote a column about Arizona’s response to illegal immigration and called it a “pariah state.” However, voters nationwide are far more worried about the nation’s Political Class than about Arizona’s response to illegal immigration.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 26% of voters are embarrassed by Arizona and its behavior. Sixty-two percent (62%) are not.
However, 59% are embarrassed by the nation’s Political Class and its behavior. Twenty-three percent (23%) are not.
Seventy-eight percent (78%) of Republicans are embarrassed by the Political Class, along with 63% of unaffiliated voters. Democrats are closely divided on the question.
Overall, by a three-to-one margin, voters see the Political Class as a greater threat to the nation than laws like the one passed recently in Arizona. Sixty-four percent (64%) see the Political Class as the bigger threat, while 20% say the opposite.
Forty-three percent (43%) of Democrats see the Political Class as a bigger threat, while 36% of those in the president’s party point to Arizona. Republicans and unaffiliated voters overwhelmingly see the Political Class as the bigger threat. "
Sometimes I wonder how Rasmussen picks the wording of its topics to poll.... "are you more embarrassed by AZ or by the political class?"