PCCC/DFA/Credo/MoveOn poll -- Budget issues in swing states

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    Public Policy Polling (PPP)

    Polls were done by Public Policy Polling (PPP) in late April and early May of 2011. Commissioned by: Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America, MoveOn.org, Credo Action. Methodology information is at the bottom on this page.

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    TAXING THE WEALTHY

    QUESTION: In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose raising taxes on those with incomes over $150,000 a year?
    Ohio 66% support 31% oppose
    Missouri 58% support 36% oppose
    Montana 62% support 34% oppose
    Minnesota 67% support 30% oppose

     

    QUESTION: In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose raising taxes on those with incomes over $250,000 a year?
    Ohio 72% support 26% oppose
    Missouri 67% support 30% oppose
    Montana 69% support 28% oppose
    Minnesota 71% support 27% oppose
    Republican breakout
    Ohio Republicans 54% support 44% oppose
    Missouri Republicans 46% support 50% oppose
    Montana Republicans 49% support 45% oppose
    Minnesota Republicans 53% support 46% oppose

     

    QUESTION: In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose raising taxes on those with incomes over $1,000,000 a year?
    Ohio 78% support 21% oppose
    Missouri 76% support 22% oppose
    Montana 77% support 21% oppose
    Minnesota 79% support 19% oppose
    Republican Breakout
    Ohio Republicans 64% support 35% oppose
    Missouri Republicans 58% support 38% oppose
    Montana Republicans 63% support 33% oppose
    Minnesota Republicans 66% support 32% oppose

     

    QUESTION: Would you support or oppose a proposal that said personal income above $1,000,000 would be taxed at 45%, income above $20,000,000 dollars would be taxed at 47%, and income above $1,000,000,000 would be taxed at 49%?
    Ohio 62% support 29% oppose
    Missouri 56% support 30% oppose
    Montana 56% support 33% oppose
    Minnesota 61% support 29% oppose

     

    LEADERSHIP

    QUESTION: If Senator [Name] led the national fight to raise taxes on millionaires, would that make you more or less likely to vote for him, or would it make no difference to you?
    Ohio, Sherrod Brown 48% more likely 28% less likely 23% no difference
    Montana, Jon Tester 42% more likely 31% less likely 26% no difference
    Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar 47% more likely 29% less likely 24% no difference

     

    CUTTING SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID

    QUESTION: In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose cutting spending on Social Security, which is the retirement program for the elderly?
    Ohio 16% support 80% oppose
    Missouri 17% support 76% oppose
    Montana 20% support 76% oppose
    Minnesota 23% support 72% oppose

     

    QUESTION: In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose cutting spending on Medicare, which is the government health insurance program for the elderly?
    Ohio 20% support 76% oppose
    Missouri 19% support 77% oppose
    Montana 24% support 71% oppose
    Minnesota 26% support 69% oppose

     

    QUESTION: In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose cutting spending on Medicaid, which is the government health insurance program for the poor, disabled, and children?
    Ohio 33% support 61% oppose
    Missouri 32% support 63% oppose
    Montana 36% support 59% oppose
    Minnesota 33% support 62% oppose

     

    EFFECT OF CUTS ON THE ELECTORATE

    QUESTION: If Senator [Name] voted to cut Medicare and Medicaid benefits, would that make you more or less likely to vote for him, or would it make no difference to you?
    Ohio, Sherrod Brown (522 voters, 4.3% MOE) 15% more likely 65% less likely 20% no difference
    Missouri, Claire McCaskill (564 voters, 4.1% MOE) 10% more likely 64% less likely 25% no difference
    Montana, Jon Tester (723 voters, 3.6% MOE) 16% more likely 60% less likely 24% no difference
    Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar (492 voters, 4.4% MOE) 17% more likely 57% less likely 26% no difference

     

    QUESTION: If Senator [Name] voted to cut Social Security benefits or to raise the retirement age, would that make you more or less likely to vote for him, or would it make no difference to you?
    Ohio, Sherrod Brown (478 voters, 4.5% MOE) 16% more likely 65% less likely 19% no difference
    Missouri, Claire McCaskill (486 voters, 4.5% MOE) 14% more likely 54% less likely 32% no difference
    Montana, Jon Tester (712 voters, 3.7% MOE) 15% more likely 61% less likely 24% no difference
    Minnesota, Amy Klobuchar (508 voters, 4.4% MOE) 16% more likely 55% less likely 29% no difference

     

    QUESTION: If President Obama supported or signed into law any cuts to Medicare and Medicaid benefits, would that make you more or less likely to vote for him, or would it make no difference to you?
    Ohio (522 voters, 4.3% MOE) 12% more likely 58% less likely 30% no difference
    Missouri (564 voters, 4.1% MOE) 9% more likely 57% less likely 34% no difference
    Montana (723 voters, 3.6% MOE) 8% more likely 52% less likely 41% no difference
    Minnesota (492 voters, 4.4% MOE) 12% more likely 42% less likely 46% no difference

     

    QUESTION: If President Obama supported or signed into law any cuts to Social Security, or any raise in the retirement age, would that make you more or less likely to vote for him, or would it make no difference to you?
    Ohio (478 voters, 4.5% MOE) 11% more likely 53% less likely 36% no difference
    Missouri (486 voters, 4.5% MOE) 12% more likely 50% less likely 38% no difference
    Montana (712 voters, 3.7% MOE) 12% more likely 55% less likely 34% no difference
    Minnesota (508 voters, 4.4% MOE) 11% more likely 45% less likely 44% no difference

     

    QUESTION: What do you think should be a higher priority for Congress: creating jobs or reducing the deficit?
    Ohio   56% creating jobs 35% reducing deficit
    Missouri   56% creating jobs 34% reducing deficit
    Montana   45% creating jobs 45% reducing deficit
    Minnesota   50% creating jobs 39% reducing deficit

     


     

    Methodology information:

    Montana: April 27-30, 1,435 likely voters, 2.6% margin of error unless otherwise noted.

    Ohio: April 29-May 1, 2011: 1,000 likely voters, 3.1% margin of error unless otherwise noted

    Minnesota: May 2-3, 2011: 1,000 likely voters, 3.1% margin of error unless otherwise noted.

    Missouri: May 13-16, 2011: 1,050 Missouri voters, 3% margin of error unless otherwise noted.