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NEWSWEEK POLL:
Obama Demographics

Princeton Survey Research Associates International
Methodology Statement

(1/16/09)

This poll was conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International from January 14-15, 2009. Telephone interviews were conducted with 1,200 adults, 18 or older. Results are weighted so that the sample demographics match Census Current Population Survey parameters for gender, age, education, race, region, and population density. The overall margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points for results based on 1,200 adults. Results based on smaller subgroups are subject to larger margins of sampling error.

SAMPLE SIZE/MARGIN OF ERROR FOR SUBGROUPS:
347 Republicans (plus or minus 6.4)
465 Democrats (plus or minus 5.5)
337 Independents (plus or minus 6.6)

In addition to sampling error, the practical difficulties of conducting surveys can also introduce error or bias to poll results.

President Obama has inherited our national debt.Granted there are alot of politicians responsible for this debt.But it;s still ours as a nation and as a nation we need to help pay it off.I On our income tax returns I see a place towards the top of the form where we can contribute to presidential campaign and a side bar that states saying yes will not increase
or decrease our tax debt.lol.We are smart enough to know that we will pay for it somehow.I always say no. If they were to replace that with would you like to pay that $3.00 towards the natiomal debt and I knew that that $3.00 was actually going. I would say yes.And i woul want that money to be taken from my refund or added to my tax bill..I live in a lower income nieghborhood and I have polled my nieghbors and some of the people i work for and they all agree . They would say yes even if it actualy cost them something..We have to do something because if we don't it will cost us more in the long run.$3.00 is not enough. We know that ,so make it $5.00 or $10.00 .II's our country and it is our debt , like it or not. So lets do something. Rose from Washington state.

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Posted By: Rose from Washington State @ 02/22/2009 11:45:22 AM

President Obama has inherited our national debt.Granted there are alot of politicians responsible for this debt.But it;s still ours as a nation and as a nation we need to help pay it off.I On our income tax returns I see a place towards the top of the form where we can contribute to presidential campaign and a side bar that states saying yes will not increase
or decrease our tax debt.lol.We are smart enough to know that we will pay for it somehow.I always say no. If they were to replace that with would you like to pay that $3.00 towards the natiomal debt and I knew that that $3.00 was actually going. I would say yes.And i woul want that money to be taken from my refund or added to my tax bill..I live in a lower income nieghborhood and I have polled my nieghbors and some of the people i work for and they all agree . They would say yes even if it actualy cost them something..We have to do something because if we don't it will cost us more in the long run.$3.00 is not enough. We know that ,so make it $5.00 or $10.00 .II's our country and it is our debt , like it or not. So lets do something. Rose from Washington state.
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Posted By: Qidisrupt @ 01/30/2009 10:47:55 PM

The eight years of getting Bush-wacked, and getting it up the old yang hole was enough for me.
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Posted By: jimbo3800 @ 01/22/2009 9:52:18 PM

Just too many words, period. Sheesh.