Progressive Change Campaign Committee Polling

Polls conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP) on behalf of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. More details on each poll can be found at the bottom of the page, including poll dates and sample sizes.

GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Do you support or oppose criminal background checks to keep guns out of the wrong hands?

Do you support or oppose banning assault weapons?

SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL

Who do you think Mitch McConnell represents more in Congress: his big campaign contributors or regular Kentucky voters?

DEFICIT REDUCTION

In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose cutting military spending?

In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose cutting waste in military spending?

In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose ending agriculture subsidies to big agricorporations?

In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose ending subsidies to big oil companies?

In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose cutting spending on Social Security benefits, which is the retirement program for the elderly?

In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose cutting spending on Medicare benefits, which is the government health insurance program for the elderly?

In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose cutting spending on Medicaid benefits, which is the government health insurance program for the poor, disabled, and children?

2012 MANDATE

In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose raising taxes on those with incomes over $250,000 a year?

Personal income above $1,000,000 is taxed at 35%. To avoid cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits, 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%?

Right now, personal income above $1,000,000 is taxed at 35%. To avoid cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits, would you support or oppose raising taxes on personal income above $1,000,000 to 50%, which was the rate under President Reagan?

OBAMA's MANDATE

Which do you think more accurately reflects President Obama’s mandate in this election: reducing the debt or creating jobs?

Which do you think more accurately reflects President Obama’s mandate in this election: compromise with the Republicans or standing up for regular families -- even if that means fighting? *

PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTIONS

In order to reduce the national debt, would you support or oppose instituting public financing of congressional elections -- to end the legalized bribery that lets campaign donors get billions of tax dollars in the form of corporate welfare?

SENATOR WARNER

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrat Mark Warner is handling his job as US Senator?

If the election for Senate were held today, and the choices were Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Bob McDonnell, who would you vote for?

If Senator Mark Warner supported any cuts to Medicare and Medicaid benefits, including raising the retirement age or reducing cost of living adjustments, would that make you more or less likely to vote for him, or would it make no difference to your vote?

SENATOR SHAHEEN

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Democrat Jeanne Shaheen is handling her job as US Senator?

If the election for Senate were held today, and the choices were Jeanne Shaheen and John Sununu, for whom would you vote?

If Senator Shaheen supported any cuts to Medicare and Medicaid benefits, would that make you more or less likely to vote for her, or would it make no difference to you?

If Senator Shaheen led the national fight to raise taxes on the rich, would that make you more or less likely to vote for her, or would it make no difference to you?

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