National

Favorable / Unfavorable
Hillary Clinton: 56 / 37 (chart)
Nancy Pelosi: 27 / 49
Sarah Palin: 37 / 53 (chart)
Joe Biden: 45 / 41
Harry Reid: 20 / 40

Obama Job Approval
50% Approve, 44% Disapprove (chart)
Dems: 79 / 15 (chart)
Reps: 13 / 84 (chart)
Inds: 44 / 47 (chart)
Economy: 46 / 47 (chart)
Health Care: 46 / 46 (chart)

Congressional Job Approval
16% Approve, 58% Disapprove (chart)

2010 House: General Election
46% Democrat, 37% Republican (chart)

State of the Country
35% Right Direction, 52% Wrong Track (chart)

In February, Congress passed President Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus bill. Do
you think the stimulus bill is working?
27% Yes, 48% No

Overall, given what you know about them, do you support or oppose the proposed changes
to the health care system being developed by Congress and the Obama Administration?
51% Favor, 49% Oppose (chart)

Do you favor or oppose having a "public option" which would allow individuals to purchase
health insurance coverage from the government?
45% Favor, 31% Oppose

Do you favor increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan?
41% Increase, 42% Decrease, 17% Keep the same

National

Favorable / Unfavorable
Barack Obama: 55 / 38 (chart)
Nancy Pelosi: 38 / 53
Harry Reid: 33 / 56
Mitch McConnell: 16 / 66
John Boehner: 15 / 63
Democratic Party: 42 / 50
Republican Party: 23 / 66

State of the Country
41% Right Direction, 55% Wrong Track (chart)

National

In your view, is Barack Obama doing enough to cooperate with the Republicans in Congress, or
not?
49% Yes, 49% No

In your view, are the Republicans in Congress doing enough to cooperate with the Barack Obama,
or not?
31% Yes, 67% No

From everything you have heard or read so far, do you favor or oppose Barack Obama's plan to reform health care?
45% Favor, 53% Oppose (chart)

As you may know, several health care bills have been passed by committees in the U.S. House and Senate and they can be brought before Congress for debate and a final vote at any time. Which of the following do you think Congress should do:
26% Continue working on those bills this fall and make relatively minor changes before passing final legislation
33% Continue working on those bills this fall but pass final legislation only if major changes are made
24% Start work on entirely new bills that would not be ready until some time next year
15% Stop working on any bills that would change the country's health care system

Now thinking specifically about the health insurance plans available to most Americans, would you favor or oppose creating a public health insurance option administered by the federal government that would compete with plans offered by private health insurance companies?
55% Favor, 44% Oppose

National

Most Closely Followed Story
29% Reports about swine flu and the vaccine
22% Debate over health care reform
17% Reports about the condition of the U.S. economy
10% The U.S. military effort in Afghanistan
8% The Major League Baseball World Series
2% News about political instability in Pakistan

Are you hearing mostly good news about the economy these days, mostly bad news about the economy or a mix of both good and bad news?
5% Mostly good news, 31% Mostly bad news, 62% A mix of good and bad news

California

2010 Governor: Republican Primary
37% Whitman, 15% Campbell, 6% Poizner (chart)

2010 Governor: Democratic Primary
46% Brown, 19% Newsom (chart)