Washington Post-Pew Research Center Poll
This poll was conducted for The Washington Post and the Pew Research Center by telephone July 14 to 17, 2011, among a random national sample of 1,006 adults, including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by Princeton Survey Research Associates International (PSRAI) of Princeton, NJ.
*= less than 0.5 percent
1. As you may know, political leaders in Washington are discussing raising the national debt ceiling to avoid the possibility of the government going into default. How much confidence do you have in each of the following people to do the right thing when it comes to this issue. First, [INSERT]. Do you have a great deal of confidence, a fair amount, not too much, or no confidence at all in [INSERT] when it comes dealing with this issue? What about [NEXT ITEM]?
7/17/11 – Summary table ------ Confident ------ -- Not confident - Not heard No NET Grt.deal Fair amt. NET Not too None (vol.) op. a. President Barack Obama 48 24 24 49 17 32 * 2 b. Speaker of the House John Boehner 33 7 26 50 26 24 10 7 c. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell 30 4 26 51 26 25 11 8 d. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor 27 5 21 48 23 25 17 8 e. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid 27 4 23 57 27 30 11 5 f. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi 30 7 22 61 21 39 5 5
***END***