<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Polls</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/polls?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><description>Polls</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Americans Believe Iraqis Better Off Today]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37812-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37812-2005Mar15.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A majority of Americans are optimistic about the future in Iraq, but also say the war was not worth fighting, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News Poll.]]></description><author> Dan Balz  and Richard Morin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Skepticism of Bush Social Security Plan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35231-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35231-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Three months after President Bush launched his drive to create private investment accounts, public support for his program remains weak, according to a new poll.]]></description><author> Jonathan Weisman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support for Bush on Social Security Wanes]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33028-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33028-2005Mar14.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Barely a third of the public approves of the way President Bush is dealing with Social Security and a majority says the more they hear about Bush's plan to reform the giant retirement system, the less they like it, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.]]></description><author> Richard Morin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Security Problems Not a Crisis, Most Say]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12231-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12231-2005Feb9.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Most Americans are certain Social Security will go bankrupt but are not ready to embrace changes that would shore up the system's finances, according to two surveys by The Post, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University.]]></description><author> Richard Morin and Dale Russakoff</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opinions Mixed on Next Four Years]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27538-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27538-2005Jan21.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As President Bush's second term begins, the issues on which Republicans are most hopeful are almost precisely the same ones that cause Democrats to be most concerned, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll.]]></description><author> Claudia Deane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political Divisions Persist After Election]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16073-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16073-2005Jan17.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush will begin his second term in office without a clear mandate to lead the nation, with disapproval of his policies in Iraq and with the public both hopeful and dubious about his leadership, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.]]></description><author> Richard Morin and Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Details Cloud Support  for Social Security Plan]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17151-2004Dec21.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17151-2004Dec21.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A majority of Americans support Social Security reform but remain skeptical on Bush plan to allow contributions to be invested in the stock market, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.]]></description><author> John F. Harris  and Dana Milbank</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support for Iraq War Slips]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14266-2004Dec20.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14266-2004Dec20.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Poll shows that while a slight majority believe the Iraq war contributed to long-term U.S. security, 70 percent think these gains have come at an "unacceptable" cost in casualties.]]></description><author> John F. Harris  and Christopher Muste</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exit Poll Data Inconclusive on Increase in Evangelical Voters]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32794-2004Nov7.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32794-2004Nov7.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Exit polls do not permit a direct comparison of how many evangelical and born-again Americans voted in 2000 and 2004 because the way pollsters identified these voters changed. Four years ago voters leaving polls were asked: "Do you consider yourself part of the conservative Christian political movement, also known as the religious right?" In 2004, the question was changed to: "Would you describe yourself as a born-again or evangelical Christian?"]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Woes Surface in Use of Estimates]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23580-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23580-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An Election Day filled with unexpected twists ended with a familiar question: What went wrong with the network exit polls?]]></description><author> Richard Morin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 Years Later, Voters More Deeply Split]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20323-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20323-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The hard-fought 2004 fight for the presidency reflected both deep-seated social divisions in the country and the polarizing effects of Iraq, the economy and the war on terrorism.]]></description><author> David S. Broder and Richard Morin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans Certain Their Votes Will Be Counted]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6912-2004Oct28.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6912-2004Oct28.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A large majority of Americans are certain that their vote will be accurately counted on election day but worry that problems with the tally could occur elsewhere in the country, according to a Washington Post tracking poll.]]></description><author> Richard Morin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surveying the Polls]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3735-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3735-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This year's election-fueled furies are only the latest woes to befall the polling profession, already under  siege and, some fear, on its way to extinction.]]></description><author> Richard Morin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Latinos Say Iraq War Was Wrong]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3696-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3696-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An overwhelming majority of Latino voters believes the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, and a significant minority believes Hispanics have suffered a disproportionate share of the casualties, according to a new survey of Latino voters by The Washington Post, Univision and the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute.]]></description><author> Richard Morin and Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Likely Voters Narrowly Prefer Bush to Pick Justices]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2670-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2670-2004Oct27.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Likely voters narrowly prefer President Bush over Democratic nominee John F. Kerry to make appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to the latest Washington Post tracking poll.]]></description><author> Richard Morin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority Says Nation Is Headed in Wrong Direction]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61985-2004Oct25.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61985-2004Oct25.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A majority of likely voters says the country is headed in the wrong direction, but these Americans remain sharply divided whether President Bush or Democratic challenger John F. Kerry is the best choice to lead the country over the next four years, according to a Washington Post tracking poll.]]></description><author> Christopher Muste</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll Shows Voters Reject Return of the Draft]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49016-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49016-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Voters overwhelmingly reject resuming the military draft and more than a third fear a draft is likely if President Bush is reelected while a somewhat smaller share predict that Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry will follow a similar course if he wins, according to a new Washington Post tracking poll.]]></description><author> Richard Morin and Christopher Muste</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bush Retains Slim Lead Over Kerry, Poll Shows]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42984-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42984-2004Oct18.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Despite the Democratic nominee's strong performances, the nationally televised debates did not significantly change the way voters view the two candidates, according to a new Washington Post survey.]]></description><author> Richard Morin  and Dan Balz</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crucial Florida Vote May Hinge on Latinos]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36823-2004Oct15.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36823-2004Oct15.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In one of the most important subplots in Florida, the Massachusetts senator is battling to make inroads against the president with the state's increasingly diverse Hispanic population.]]></description><author> Dan Balz and Richard Morin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll Shows Disapproval of Cheney Reference]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36114-2004Oct15.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36114-2004Oct15.html?nav=rss_politics/polls</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 5:06:47 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An overwhelming majority of voters believe it was wrong for Democratic nominee John F. Kerry to have mentioned in Wednesday's presidential debate that Vice President Cheney's daughter was a lesbian, according to the latest Washington Post tracking survey.]]></description><author> Richard Morin</author></item></channel></rss>