US: National Survey (NBC/WSJ 7/24-27)
Emily Swanson | July 29, 2009
NBC / Wall Street Journal
7/24-27/09; 1,011 adults, 3.1% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(WSJ: story, results NBC: story, results)
National
State of the Country
39% Right direction, 49% Wrong track (chart)
Obama Job Approval
53% Approve, 40% Disapprove (chart)
Economy:49 / 44 (chart)
Foreign Policy: 57 / 33 (chart)
Health Care: 41 / 46 (chart)
Favorable / Unfavorable
Obama: 55% Positive, 34% Negative (chart)
Palin: 32 / 43 (chart)
Mitt Romney: 28 / 20
Sotomayor: 31 / 27
Pelosi: 25 / 44
Congressional Job Approval
24% Approve, 63% Disapprove (chart)
Do you strongly support, somewhat support, somewhat oppose, or strongly oppose Sonia Sotomayor's serving as a justice on the Supreme Court, or do you not know enough about her to say?
44% Support, 30% Oppose
From what you have heard about Barack Obama's health care plan, do you think his plan is a good idea or a bad idea?
36% Good idea, 42% Bad idea
Party ID
30% Democrat, 22% Republican, 41% independent (chart)