Teasing the NBC/WSJ poll, part 2
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 5:22 PM by Mark Murray
From NBC's Mark Murray
Here are other numbers we're releasing:
-- 60% view Barack Obama favorably, which is down four points from April
-- 26% view Dick Cheney favorably, which is up eight points from April
-- 24% view Nancy Pelosi favorably, which is down seven points from April
-- 25% hold a positive view of the Republican Party, which is an all-time low for it in the poll
-- 45% hold a positive view of the Democratic Party
Video: A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll suggests that after five months in office, President Obama is now being judged for the actions he's taking and no longer just for the promises he made, with growing concerns about the budget deficit and the government intervention into the economy. NBC's Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd reports
Also, regarding controversial actions Obama has taken:
-- By a 48-41% margin, Americans favor eliminating procedures like waterboarding to get information from terrorists
-- 52% oppose closing Guantanamo Bay
-- 56% oppose giving financial aid to General Motors, in exchange for the federal government obtaining a stake in it
The rest of the poll comes out NBC Nightly News, as well as on MSNBC.com, beginning at 6:30 pm ET.