Polls of the Week: Aug. 10
Women favor Obama over Romney, plus more polls.
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America Weighs In - Women align with President Obama, Utah named the best state to live in future, travelers give TSA agents kudos, plus more polls. – Joyce Jones and Britt Middleton
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Obama and the Ladies - The Republican Party's alleged war on women has been a boon for President Obama and women prefer him over rival Mitt Romney. A Reuters/Ipsos poll of 25- to 45-year-olds published Aug. 9 found that childless, working women favor Obama over Romney 46 to 26 percent, compared to working mothers at 42 to 34 percent. Stay-at-home mothers prefer the president by 37 to 32 percent. (Photo: Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)
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Planning for the Future - If you were planning to relocate to a new state, would you include Utah on your list? The Beehive State was the number-one choice followed by Minnesota and Colorado in an Aug. 7 Pew poll of the best states to live in the future. Criteria including residents' low smoking habits and favorable work conditions were among factors in which voters based their decision. (Photo: utah.gov)
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Midwest Workers Are Most Positive About Jobs Picture - Things are looking up in North Dakota, according to a Aug. 8 Gallup poll where 42 percent of workers there said their companies are hiring and expanding, compared to 8 percent of workers who disagreed. Nebraska and Oklahoma rounded out the top states with the best jobs forecast, while Maine, Oregon and New Jersey topped the list of states where workers had the worst perception. (Photo: GettyImages)
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Strong Allegiance - Despite Team Romney's best efforts to cast Obama as "not working" for Americans, respondents in a new Reuters poll still prefer the president on key issues. He leads the Republican on health care by 53 to 36 percent; economy and jobs by 47 to 44 percent; and on taxes by 49 to 38 percent. In addition, Obama has an overall edge with registered voters by 49 to 42 percent. (Photo: REUTERS/Jason Reed)
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Not So Fast - Not every poll gives Obama the edge. Romney leads the president nationally in a daily tracking poll conducted by the conservative Rasmussen polling outlet by 47 to 43 percent. Any bounce Obama may have experienced after last week's report that economy added 163,000 jobs in July, Rasmussen says, has "faded." (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Up Close and Personal - While the pat-down tactics of the Transportation Security Administration have been called into question over the years, 54 percent of Americans believe TSA agents are doing an excellent job handling airport security screenings, according to an Aug. 8 Gallup poll. Forty-one percent of people said the screenings were an effective means to deter terrorism. (Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
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People and the Press - American voters and politicians have one big thing in common — a majority of them don't like the press and overwhelmingly dislike political press. In a new Public Policy Polling survey released last week, a whopping 78 percent of respondents said they have an unfavorable view of the Washington press corps. Democrats have a little less disdain than Republicans, giving the press the thumbs down by 65 to 91 percent. (Photo: GettyImages)
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The Right to Bear Arms - Despite their collective shock, anger and grief after mass shootings, Americans are still divided about whether new gun law restrictions should be put in place. A CNN/ORC International poll released on Aug. 9 shows that 50 percent favor only minor restrictions or none at all, while 48 percent want major restrictions or a complete ban on gun ownership by individuals. (Photo: REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi /Landov)
