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Daily Opinion Poll Archive

Friday, July 30, 2010
Do you think Massey Energy should reopen the Upper Big Branch mine while the investigation into the deadly explosion at the mine continues?

Internet Results
Yes:
61%

No:
39%

Total Votes: 395

Thursday, July 29, 2010
Do you support the judge’s ruling which blocks the most controversial parts of Arizona’s immigration law, scheduled to go into effect today?

Internet Results
No:
80%

Yes:
20%

Total Votes: 648

Phone Results
No:

96%

Yes:
4%

Total Votes: 1,248

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Had you been surveyed, would you respond that you are…

Internet Results
Less Optimistic:
81%

More Optimistic:
19%

Total Votes: 570

Phone Results
Less Optimistic:

88%

More Optimistic:
12%

Total Votes: 477

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
When searching for news and information updates, which source will you most likely turn to first?

Internet Results
The Internet:
53%

Traditional Radio/TV/Print:
46%

Mobile Digital Services:
1%

Total Votes: 472

Phone Results
Traditional Radio/TV/Print:

93%

The Internet:
7%

Mobile Digital Services:
0%

Total Votes: 488

Monday, July 26, 2010
With the election 14 weeks off… which of these two candidates will likely get your vote?

Internet Results
Pat Toomey:
65%

Joe Sestak:
35%

Total Votes: 548

Phone Results
Pat Toomey:

83%

Joe Sestak:
17%

Total Votes: 1,232

Sunday, July 25, 2010
Do you support or oppose plans to build a Mosque near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan?

Internet Results
Oppose:
94%

Support:
6%

Total Votes: 410

Phone Results
Oppose:

85%

Support:
15%

Total Votes: 1,710

Saturday, July 24, 2010
Under the circumstances, do you think a temporary moratorium on Marcellus Shale drilling is needed?

Internet Results
No:
53%

Yes:
47%

Total Votes: 363

Phone Results
Yes:

50%

No:
50%

Total Votes: 441

Friday, July 23, 2010
Do you think the governor should transfer highway and bridge dollars to the Port Authority, if state lawmakers don’t come across with new funding for transit?

Internet Results
No:
75%

Yes:
25%

Total Votes: 510

Phone Results
No:

85%

Yes:
15%

Total Votes: 670

Thursday, July 22, 2010
Do you agree with Judge Donna Jo McDaniel’s decision that State Senator Jane Orie and her sister Janine should stand trial on felony theft of services charges?

Internet Results
Yes:
63%

No:
37%

Total Votes: 578

Phone Results
No:

59%

Yes:
41%

Total Votes: 744

Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Do you support the approval of Pennsylvania Senate Bill 1350 that provides for the medical use of marijuana?

Internet Results
Yes:
55%

No:
45%

Total Votes: 577

Phone Results
Yes:

57%

No:
43%

Total Votes: 863

Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Do you support using table game revenues to partially subsidize the Carnegie Library system?

Internet Results
No:
52%

Yes:
48%

Total Votes: 546

Phone Results
Yes:

64%

No:
36%

Total Votes: 473

Monday, July 19, 2010
With the state’s possible $850 million budget deficit, do you think the Arlen Specter Library and John P. Murtha Center of Public Policy projects should be set aside for the time being?

Internet Results
Yes:
94%

No:
6%

Total Votes: 783

Phone Results
Yes:

91%

No:
9%

Total Votes: 1,238

Sunday, July 18, 2010
Do you support, or oppose extending unemployment benefits?

Internet Results
Oppose:
75%

Support:
25%

Total Votes: 1,167

Phone Results
Support:

62%

Oppose:
38%

Total Votes: 1,090

Saturday, July 17, 2010
Do you believe the Transportation Department should compel US airlines to disclose the extra fees that are charged in advance?

Internet Results
No:
70%

Yes:
30%

Total Votes: 901

Phone Results
Yes:

94%

No:
6%

Total Votes: 327

Friday, July 16, 2010
Which party do you think will control the House after the November elections?

Internet Results
Republicans:
79%

Democrats;
21%

Total Votes: 661

Phone Results
Republicans:

90%

Democrats;
10%

Total Votes: 745

Thursday, July 15, 2010
Do you support this “Red Light Camera” initiative?

Internet Results
No:
65%

Yes:
35%

Total Votes: 297

Phone Results
No:

55%

Yes:
45%

Total Votes: 798

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
In your opinion, which potential Republican candidate has the best chance of winning the 2012 presidential election…

Internet Results
Anothe Candidate:
33%

AnotheR Candidate:
23%

Newt Gingrich:
23%

Sarah Palin:
21%

Total Votes: 505

Phone Results
Sarah Palin:

53%

Newt Gingrich:
47%

AnotheR Candidate:
0%

Total Votes: 567

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Are you in favor of PennDOT selling advertisement on its electronic highway message boards?

Internet Results
No:
55%

Yes:
45%

Total Votes: 460

Phone Results
No:

61%

Yes:
39%

Total Votes: 438

Monday, July 12, 2010
Would you support hiking cigarette taxes and imposing a tax on smokeless tobacco in an effort to reduce the number of teen smokers?

Internet Results
Yes:
53%

No:
47%

Total Votes: 660

Phone Results
No:

54%

Yes:
46%

Total Votes: 544

Sunday, July 11, 2010
Did you watch any of the ESPN program “The Decision” on Thursday night?

Internet Results
No:
95%

Yes:
5%

Total Votes: 331

Phone Results
No:

96%

Yes:
4%

Total Votes: 401

Saturday, July 10, 2010
Do you think table games are a beneficial addition at the Pittsburgh area casinos?

Internet Results
Yes:
54%

No:
46%

Total Votes: 373

Phone Results
Yes:

63%

No:
37%

Total Votes: 351

Friday, July 09, 2010
Who do you trust more to solve, resolve, and enforce immigration laws…the individual states or Congress?

Internet Results
The States:
87%

Congress:
13%

Total Votes: 679

Phone Results
The States:

94%

Congress:
6%

Total Votes: 1,432

Thursday, July 08, 2010
Do you support increasing the state’s debt ceiling by 600 million dollars to fund these projects?

Internet Results
No:
93%

Yes:
7%

Total Votes: 692

Phone Results
No:

96%

Yes:
4%

Total Votes: 936

Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Do you think the Gaming control Board should approve or disapprove applications to permit gambling in the Gettysburg battlefield area?

Internet Results
Disapprove:
89%

Approve:
11%

Total Votes: 482

Phone Results
Disapprove:

95%

Approve:
5%

Total Votes: 665

Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Are you satisfied with the new state budget?

Internet Results
No:
85%

Yes:
15%

Total Votes: 700

Phone Results
No:

69%

Yes:
31%

Total Votes: 430

Monday, July 05, 2010
Are you concerned that the government’s failure to rein in the federal deficit will adversely affect America’s long-term security?

Internet Results
Yes:
64%

No:
36%

Total Votes: 2,206

Phone Results
Yes:

89%

No:
11%

Total Votes: 1,020

Sunday, July 04, 2010
Do you think America’s political leadership in 2010 is as committed to the principles of the Declaration of Independence as their forefathers were in 1776?

Internet Results
No:
83%

Yes:
17%

Total Votes: 499

Phone Results
No:

98%

Yes:
2%

Total Votes: 884

Saturday, July 03, 2010
Do you agree with President Obama’s cautious optimism regarding the U.S. Economy?

Internet Results
No:
91%

Yes:
5%

N
4%

Total Votes: 1,803

Phone Results
No:

92%

Yes:
8%

Total Votes: 537

Friday, July 02, 2010
Under the circumstances, do you think the proposed public parking rate increase are appropriate?

Internet Results
No:
81%

Yes:
19%

Total Votes: 416

Phone Results
No:

88%

Yes:
12%

Total Votes: 225

Thursday, July 01, 2010
What do you think will be the late West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd’s most enduring legacy?

Internet Results
Longevity in Public Office:
63%

Friend of West Virginia:
23%

Defender of Constitution:
14%

Total Votes: 352

Phone Results
Friend of West Virginia:

56%

Longevity in Public Office:
28%

Defender of Constitution:
16%

Total Votes: 213

Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Do you agree with West Penn Allegheny’s plan to scale back operations at West Penn Hospital because of changing market conditions?

Internet Results
Yes:
64%

No:
36%

Total Votes: 472

Phone Results
Yes:

50%

No:
50%

Total Votes: 291

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Do you agree with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to extend gun rights to every state and city in the nation?

Internet Results
Yes:
86%

No:
14%

Total Votes: 1,171

Phone Results
Yes:

86%

No:
14%

Total Votes: 1,331

Monday, June 28, 2010
From what you’ve seen, heard or read, do you think Elena Kagan, President Obama’s nominee to replace Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court, should be confirmed?

Internet Results
No:
83%

Yes:
17%

Total Votes: 1,310

Phone Results
No:

87%

Yes:
13%

Total Votes: 1,059

Sunday, June 27, 2010
Do you think Congress should repeal the Defense of Marriage Act giving gay and lesbian couples the same rights as married couples?

Internet Results
No:
79%

Yes:
21%

Total Votes: 494

Phone Results
No:

84%

Yes:
16%

Total Votes: 1,064

Saturday, June 26, 2010
Had you been surveyed, do you think the government today more likely…

Internet Results
Threatens Individual Rights:
72%

Undecided:
16%

Protects Individual Rights:
12%

Total Votes: 1,999

Phone Results
Threatens Individual Rights:

96%

Protects Individual Rights:
4%

Undecided:
0%

Total Votes: 1,307

Friday, June 25, 2010
Do you agree with the State Secretary of Labor and Industry that Congress needs to once more extend unemployment benefits?

Internet Results
Yes:
67%

No:
33%

Total Votes: 1,216

Phone Results
No:

60%

Yes:
40%

Total Votes: 725

Thursday, June 24, 2010
Under the circumstances, do you think the Judge was right to block President Obama’s offshore oil drilling moratorium?

Internet Results
Yes:
86%

No:
14%

Total Votes: 1,222

Phone Results
Yes:

87%

No:
13%

Total Votes: 982

Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Do you agree General Stanley McChrystal should have been fired for his remarks?

Internet Results
Yes:
56%

No:
44%

Total Votes: 1,116

Phone Results
No:

81%

Yes:
19%

Total Votes: 1,046

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Do you think the measure making it a misdemeanor to witness a violent crime and not report it is appropriate?

Internet Results
Yes:
69%

No:
31%

Total Votes: 888

Phone Results
Yes:

75%

No:
25%

Total Votes: 465

Monday, June 21, 2010
Do you support Senator Ferlo’s call for a one-year moratorium on Marcellus Shale gas well drilling in Pennsylvania?

Internet Results
No:
70%

Yes:
30%

Total Votes: 715

Phone Results
No:

74%

Yes:
26%

Total Votes: 652

Sunday, June 20, 2010
Had you been surveyed, would you favor…or oppose additional government spending…

Internet Results
Oppose:
93%

Favor:
7%

Total Votes: 1,003

Phone Results
Oppose:

87%

Favor:
13%

Total Votes: 881

Saturday, June 19, 2010
Do you support…or oppose increasing the NFL regular season from 16 to 18 games…

Internet Results
Oppose:
77%

Support:
23%

Total Votes: 295

Phone Results
Oppose:

71%

Support:
29%

Total Votes: 276

Friday, June 18, 2010
In your opinion, did the White House “shakedown” BP by urging the company to create the $20 billion compensation fund for those facing economic losses resulting from the oil spill?

Internet Results
Yes:
63%

No:
37%

Total Votes: 574

Phone Results
Yes:

77%

No:
23%

Total Votes: 797

Thursday, June 17, 2010
Do you support…or oppose these “sin taxes” on soft drinks and junk food?

Internet Results
Oppose:
73%

Support:
27%

Total Votes: 601

Phone Results
Oppose:

83%

Support:
17%

Total Votes: 643

Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Should citizenship be denied to U.S. born children of illegal immigrants?

Internet Results
Yes:
54%

No:
46%

Total Votes: 1,214

Phone Results
Yes:

90%

No:
10%

Total Votes: 1,842

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Do you support the President’s call for further government spending to boost the economy?

Internet Results
No:
84%

Yes:
16%

Total Votes: 1,053

Phone Results
No:

92%

Yes:
8%

Total Votes: 967

Monday, June 14, 2010
Do you agree that BP Oil should pay the salaries of those workers laid off because of the moratorium on Gulf of Mexico oil drilling?

Internet Results
No:
73%

Yes:
27%

Total Votes: 701

Phone Results
No:

62%

Yes:
38%

Total Votes: 754

Sunday, June 13, 2010
Would you support doing away with the current Parkway North occupancy restrictions?

Internet Results
Yes:
76%

No:
24%

Total Votes: 267

Phone Results
Yes:

88%

No:
12%

Total Votes: 213

Friday, June 11, 2010
Under the circumstance, do you think President Obama should have spoken directly to BP CEO Tony Hayward?

Internet Results
Yes:
95%

No:
5%

Total Votes: 887

Phone Results
Yes:

88%

No:
12%

Total Votes: 559

Thursday, June 10, 2010
Should BP continue paying dividends to its shareholders, without knowing the full cost of cleaning the Gulf oil spill?

Internet Results
Yes:
79%

No:
21%

Total Votes: 1,002

Phone Results
Yes:

52%

No:
48%

Total Votes: 439

Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Do you support the government’s proposed support of the struggling newspaper industry by imposing usage taxes on cell phones, electronics, and news gathering inter websites?

Internet Results
No:
96%

Yes:
4%

Total Votes: 1,000

Phone Results
No:

93%

Yes:
7%

Total Votes: 878

Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Do you concur with White House spokesman Gibbs’ response that Helen Thomas’s comments were “offensive and reprehensible?”

Internet Results
Yes:
84%

No:
16%

Total Votes: 698

Phone Results
Yes:

70%

No:
30%

Total Votes: 658

Monday, June 07, 2010
Do you think the Mellon Arena’s demolition should be delayed until a study of possible Arena reuses is completed?

Internet Results
Yes:
60%

No:
40%

Total Votes: 655

Phone Results
Yes:

83%

No:
17%

Total Votes: 515

Sunday, June 06, 2010
Do you support or oppose Israel’s attack on the pro-Palestinian aid flotilla?

Internet Results
Support:
76%

Oppose:
24%

Total Votes: 436

Phone Results
Support:

87%

Oppose:
13%

Total Votes: 800

Saturday, June 05, 2010
Do you think BP will be able to make things right again in the Gulf?

Internet Results
Yes:
67%

No:
33%

Total Votes: 454

Phone Results
No:

70%

Yes:
30%

Total Votes: 358

Friday, June 04, 2010
Do you support Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig’s decision not to reverse the umpire’s admitted blown call, which denied the Tigers Armando Galarraga a perfect game?

Internet Results
Yes:
63%

No:
37%

Total Votes: 732

Phone Results
No:

71%

Yes:
29%

Total Votes: 568

Thursday, June 03, 2010
Do you support the Grand Jury’s recommendations to reduce the size the state legislature’s staff, return to a part-time legislature, and impose term limits?

Internet Results
Yes:
98%

No:
2%

Total Votes: 352

Phone Results
Yes:

98%

No:
2%

Total Votes: 1,447

Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Do you agree that robo-calls from political candidates should be included in the “Do Not Call” list?

Internet Results
Yes:
98%

No:
2%

Total Votes: 945

Phone Results
Yes:

87%

No:
13%

Total Votes: 975

Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Had you been surveyed, overall, would you approve…or disapprove of his performance in this second year of his presidency?

Internet Results
Disapprove:
70%

Approve:
30%

Total Votes: 774

Phone Results
Disapprove:

88%

Approve:
12%

Total Votes: 1,387

Monday, May 31, 2010
Had you been surveyed, would you agree with the 52% majority that the war in Afghanistan is not worth the cost?

Internet Results
No:
52%

Yes:
48%

Total Votes: 332

Phone Results
Yes:

69%

No:
31%

Total Votes: 461

Sunday, May 30, 2010
Do you think it is appropriate for the President to participate in a Memorial Day service at an Illinois National Cemetery, rather than at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington?

Internet Results
Yes:
71%

No:
29%

Total Votes: 637

Phone Results
No:

91%

Yes:
9%

Total Votes: 966

Saturday, May 29, 2010
Under the circumstances, do you think it was appropriate for former President Clinton to be actively involved in this primary challenge by Joe Sestak?

Internet Results
No:
84%

Yes:
16%

Total Votes: 443

Phone Results
No:

95%

Yes:
5%

Total Votes: 732

Friday, May 28, 2010
How would you rate the government response to the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico?

Internet Results
Poor:
78%

Good:
14%

Fair:
8%

Total Votes: 570

Phone Results
Poor:

80%

Good:
11%

Fair:
10%

Total Votes: 690

Thursday, May 27, 2010
Under the circumstances, do you think City Council should approve the appointment of Adam Ravenstahl to the Alcosan Board?

Internet Results
No:
57%

Yes:
43%

Total Votes: 686

Phone Results
No:

86%

Yes:
14%

Total Votes: 446

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Do you support…or oppose this proposal to repeal the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military?

Internet Results
Oppose:
50%

Support:
50%

Total Votes: 2

Phone Results
Support:

78%

Oppose:
22%


0%

Total Votes: 556

Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Do you think BP Oil should be held 100 percent financially responsible for the cleanup?

Internet Results
Yes:
54%

No:
46%

Response 1
0%

Total Votes: 763

Phone Results
Yes:

78%

No:
22%

Total Votes: 556

Monday, May 24, 2010
Do you agree with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who says the rewrite of financial rules will end the joyride on Wall Street, or Republican opponents who say it goes too far

Internet Results
Republican Opponents:
67%

Harry Reid:
33%

Total Votes: 728

Phone Results
Republican Opponents:

76%

Harry Reid:
24%

Total Votes: 735

Sunday, May 23, 2010
Do you support or oppose legislation making it mandatory for participating states to collect DNA for a national database from individuals accused, but not yet convicted of a crime?

Internet Results
Oppose:
65%

Support:
35%

Total Votes: 2,077

Phone Results
Oppose:

59%

Support:
41%

Total Votes: 460

Saturday, May 22, 2010
Based on what you know about these two candidates, who do you think is best qualified to replace Senator Arlen Specter?

Internet Results
Total Votes: 0

Phone Results
Pat Toomey (R):

90%

Joe Sestak (D):
10%

Total Votes: 872

Friday, May 21, 2010
Based on what you know about these two candidates, who do you think will be Pennsylvania’s next Governor…

Internet Results
Dan Onorato (D):
50%

Tom Corbett (R):
50%

Total Votes: 664

Phone Results
Tom Corbett (R):

87%

Dan Onorato (D):
13%

Total Votes: 1,004

Thursday, May 20, 2010
Do you trust the federal government to look out for your best interest?

Internet Results
No:
95%

Yes:
5%

Total Votes: 1,936

Phone Results
No:

92%

Yes:
8%

Total Votes: 1,034

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision allowing prison officials to keep inmates it considers sexually dangerous in custody after their jail terms are finished?

Internet Results
Yes:
53%

No:
47%

Total Votes: 1,222

Phone Results
Yes:

79%

No:
21%

Total Votes: 663

Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Are you voting today to send a message to politicians?

Internet Results
Yes:
66%

No:
34%

Total Votes: 1,101

Phone Results
Yes:

91%

No:
9%

Total Votes: 564

Monday, May 17, 2010
Do you think the proceeds from the Mellon Arena auction should go to paying down the Arena’s debt?

Internet Results
Yes:
97%

No:
3%

Total Votes: 475

Phone Results
Yes:

96%

No:
4%

Total Votes: 418

Sunday, May 16, 2010
Do you think the state’s election law should be adjusted to allow registered Independents to vote for the ballot candidate of their choice?

Internet Results
Yes:
69%

No:
31%

Total Votes: 407

Phone Results
Yes:

78%

No:
22%

Total Votes: 697

Saturday, May 15, 2010
Would you support…or oppose the use of cameras to catch and fine speeders, and drivers who run red lights on Pittsburgh area streets and highways?

Internet Results
Support:
72%

Oppose:
28%

Total Votes: 690

Phone Results
Support:

71%

Oppose:
29%

Total Votes: 766

Friday, May 14, 2010
With both candidates now considered heavy favorites to win their party’s nomination, who do you think is most likely to win the general election in November?

Internet Results
Tom Corbett (R):
69%

Dan Onorato (D):
31%

Total Votes: 583

Phone Results
Tom Corbett (R):

84%

Dan Onorato (D):
16%

Total Votes: 783

Thursday, May 13, 2010
Do you support stripping terror suspects of their U.S. citizenship?

Internet Results
Yes:
83%

No:
17%

Total Votes: 514

Phone Results
Yes:

83%

No:
17%

Total Votes: 736

Wednesday, May 12, 2010
From what you’ve seen, heard or read, which of these two candidates do you think will win next Tuesday’s Pennsylvania Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.

Internet Results
Joe Sestak:
54%

Arlen Specter:
46%

Total Votes: 813

Phone Results
Arlen Specter:

53%

Joe Sestak:
47%

Total Votes: 1,315

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
From what you’ve seen, heard or read, do you support President Obama’s nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court of the United States?

Internet Results
No:
84%

Yes:
16%

Total Votes: 1,561

Phone Results
No:

81%

Yes:
19%

Total Votes: 922

Monday, May 10, 2010
Do you think the death penalty should be mandatory for people convicted of killing a police officer who dies in the line of duty?

Internet Results
Yes:
78%

No:
22%

Total Votes: 513

Phone Results
Yes:

87%

No:
13%

Total Votes: 700

Sunday, May 09, 2010
Taken on the whole, do you think the birth control pill has had a positive…or negative impact on American society?

Internet Results
Yes:
66%

No:
34%

Total Votes: 268

Phone Results
No:

70%

Yes:
30%

Total Votes: 324

Saturday, May 08, 2010
Are you concerned that your personal savings and finances could be jeopardized by these shaky markets?

Internet Results
No:
55%

Yes:
45%

Total Votes: 401

Phone Results
Yes:

90%

No:
10%

Total Votes: 300

Friday, May 07, 2010
Would you favor these “Gateway” tolls over higher gasoline taxes to repair the state’s roads and bridges?

Internet Results
No:
51%

Yes:
49%

Total Votes: 446

Phone Results
Yes:

61%

No:
39%

Total Votes: 464

Thursday, May 06, 2010
Should Pennsylvania pass a law similar to the one in Arizona, requiring suspected illegal immigrants to provide documentation they are in the country legally?

Internet Results
Yes:
81%

No:
19%

Total Votes: 724

Phone Results
Yes:

93%

No:
7%

Total Votes: 1,571

Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Do you agree with Forbes magazine that Pittsburgh deserves to be designated as “America’s Most Livable City?”

Internet Results
Yes:
67%

No:
33%

Total Votes: 709

Phone Results
No:

54%

Yes:
46%

Total Votes: 440

Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Do you agree with the decision to close the Supreme Court’s grand front entrance for the sake of security?

Internet Results
No:
83%

Yes:
17%

Total Votes: 578

Phone Results
No:

73%

Yes:
27%

Total Votes: 284

Monday, May 03, 2010
Do you support the Navy’s ruling allowing women to serve aboard U.S. submarines?

Internet Results
No:
68%

Yes:
32%

Total Votes: 690

Phone Results
No:

83%

Yes:
17%

Total Votes: 803

Sunday, May 02, 2010
Do you support the Supreme Court ruling that a lower court was wrong to order the removal of a lone cross on government land in the Mojave Desert?

Internet Results
Yes:
96%

No:
4%

Total Votes: 592

Phone Results
Yes:

79%

No:
21%

Total Votes: 980

Saturday, May 01, 2010
Did you... or do you... intend to make a friendly bet of a buck or so on today’s Kentucky Derby?

Internet Results
No:
92%

Yes:
8%

Total Votes: 277

Phone Results
No:

74%

Yes:
26%

Total Votes: 136

Friday, April 30, 2010
Do you think Goldman Sachs was morally wrong to profit from the housing markets collapse while the investments they had sold their clients went sour?

Internet Results
No:
55%

Yes:
45%

Total Votes: 1,050

Phone Results
Yes:

82%

No:
18%

Total Votes: 479

Thursday, April 29, 2010
Would you be willing to pay higher gasoline taxes to maintain Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges?

Internet Results
No:
76%

Yes:
24%

Total Votes: 593

Phone Results
No:

92%

Yes:
8%

Total Votes: 726

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Do you think the sale of violent video games to children should be banned?

Internet Results
Yes:
53%

No:
47%

Total Votes: 741

Phone Results
Yes:

92%

No:
8%

Total Votes: 505

Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Do you believe the elected members of the party in power, the Democrats, have been good steward of your hard earned money and deserve re-election in November?

Internet Results
No:
80%

Yes:
20%

Total Votes: 656

Phone Results
No:

73%

Yes:
27%

Total Votes: 693

Monday, April 26, 2010
Do you think the Gaming Control Board should approve table games such as poker and blackjack at the Rivers Casino on Pittsburgh’s North Shore?

Internet Results
No:
61%

Yes:
39%

Total Votes: 700

Phone Results
Yes:

61%

No:
39%

Total Votes: 316

Sunday, April 25, 2010
Do you agree with the poll results that there should be more compromise and civil discourse in politics?

Internet Results
No:
58%

Yes:
42%

Total Votes: 372

Phone Results
No:

66%

Yes:
34%

Total Votes: 518

Saturday, April 24, 2010
Do you think that the federal government should mandate that the food industry cut back on its use of salt?

Internet Results
No:
56%

Yes:
44%

Total Votes: 689

Phone Results
No:

66%

Yes:
34%

Total Votes: 518

Friday, April 23, 2010
Do you think Roethlisberger’s suspension is…

Internet Results
Too Lenient:
65%

On Target (Appropriate):
22%

Too Harsh:
12%

Total Votes: 824

Phone Results
Too Lenient:

41%

On Target (Appropriate):
31%

Too Harsh:
27%

Total Votes: 932

Thursday, April 22, 2010
Do you regularly separate recyclable items such as newspapers, cans and bottles from your household trash?

Internet Results
Yes:
73%

No:
22%

Sometimes:
4%

Total Votes: 481

Phone Results
Yes:

85%

No:
15%

Sometimes:
1%

Total Votes: 450

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Do you think Councilman Burgess proposed "living wage" of $10.87 an hour is the right thing to do?

Internet Results
No:
77%

Yes:
23%

Total Votes: 856

Phone Results
No:

80%

Yes:
20%

Total Votes: 603

Tuesday, April 20, 2010
“All in all, would you say the federal government in Washington is having a positive or negative effect on the way things are going in the country today?”

Internet Results
Negative Effect:
84%

Positive Effect:
16%

Total Votes: 801

Phone Results
Negative Effect:

93%

Positive Effect:
7%

Total Votes: 1,182

Monday, April 19, 2010
Do you support President Obama’s proposed 2011 budget priorities?

Internet Results
No:
75%

Yes:
25%

Total Votes: 1,555

Phone Results
No:

90%

Yes:
10%

Total Votes: 553

Sunday, April 18, 2010
Do you agree with Judge Crabb’s ruling that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional?

Internet Results
No:
92%

Yes:
8%

Total Votes: 703

Phone Results
No:

96%

Yes:
4%

Total Votes: 1,825

Saturday, April 17, 2010
Would you support a value-added tax to reign in our budget deficits?

Internet Results
No:
95%

Yes:
5%

Total Votes: 607

Phone Results
No:

97%

Yes:
3%

Total Votes: 868

Friday, April 16, 2010
In your opinion, which job is Hillary Rodham Clinton Best qualified to fill…

Internet Results
Neither:
66%

Secretary of State:
20%

Supreme Court Justice:
15%

Total Votes: 543

Phone Results
Neither:

89%

Secretary of State:
8%

Supreme Court Justice:
3%

Total Votes: 989

Thursday, April 15, 2010
Were your taxes filed by…

Internet Results
A Tax Professional:
37%

Self Preparation:
33%

Using Tax Software:
30%

Total Votes: 409

Phone Results
A Tax Professional:

49%

Self Preparation:
29%

Using Tax Software:
22%

Total Votes: 263

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Should the Mellon Arena be saved…or demolished?

Internet Results
Saved:
62%

Demolished:
38%

Total Votes: 591

Phone Results
Saved:

71%

Demolished:
29%

Total Votes: 613

Tuesday, April 13, 2010
From what you’ve seen, heard and read about the case, are you satisfied with the decision not to pursue the sexual assault charges against Ben Roethlisberger?

Internet Results
Yes:
52%

No:
48%

Total Votes: 416

Phone Results
No:

60%

Yes:
40%

Total Votes: 645

Sunday, April 11, 2010
Do you think Massey Energy's CEO Don Blankenship should be held personally responsible for the Upper Big Branch Mine accident?

Internet Results
No:
53%

Yes:
47%

Total Votes: 350

Phone Results
Yes:

69%

No:
31%

Total Votes: 600

Saturday, April 10, 2010
Should the new overtime rule for NFL playoff games be adopted for regular season games as well?

Internet Results
No:
55%

Yes:
45%

Total Votes: 348

Phone Results
Yes:

55%

No:
45%

Total Votes: 253

Friday, April 09, 2010
Do you support State Representative Cohen’s bill to legalize the Physician-supervised use of marijuana?

Internet Results
No:
58%

Yes:
42%

Total Votes: 766

Phone Results
Yes:

64%

No:
36%

Total Votes: 690

Thursday, April 08, 2010
Do you think D.A. Zappala’s leveling felony charges against State Senator Jane Orie and her sister is a politically motivated retaliation?

Internet Results
Yes:
53%

No:
47%

Total Votes: 1,060

Phone Results
Yes:

88%

No:
12%

Total Votes: 1,289

Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Do you support State Representative DePasquale’s proposal for an open Pennsylvania Primary Election?

Internet Results
Yes:
71%

No:
29%

Total Votes: 520

Phone Results
Yes:

76%

No:
24%

Total Votes: 747

Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Are you concerned that the installation of these 220 security cameras may constitute an excessive government surveillance of your day-to-day personal activities?

Internet Results
Yes:
65%

No:
35%

Total Votes: 1,023

Phone Results
No:

69%

Yes:
31%

Total Votes: 426

Monday, April 05, 2010
Had you been surveyed, would you agree with the PNC poll that you are more optimistic regarding the outlook for our local economy than you are for the U.S. economy?

Internet Results
No:
68%

Yes:
32%

Total Votes: 414

Phone Results
No:

70%

Yes:
30%

Total Votes: 171

Saturday, April 03, 2010
Had you been surveyed, do you think Your U.S. House representative deserves re-election?

Internet Results
No:
87%

Yes:
12%

Undecided:
1%

Total Votes: 766

Phone Results
No:

89%

Yes:
10%

Undecided:
1%

Total Votes: 778

Friday, April 02, 2010
Had you been surveyed, do you think President Obama deserves re-election?

Internet Results
No:
91%

Yes:
9%

Undecided:
0%

Total Votes: 2,047

Phone Results
No:

85%

Yes:
13%

Undecided:
2%

Total Votes: 1,599

Thursday, April 01, 2010
Do you support President Obama’s decision to allow off-shore drilling for oil and natural gas along the southern Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and parts of Alaska?

Internet Results
Yes:
59%

No:
41%

Total Votes: 610

Phone Results
Yes:

70%

No:
30%

Total Votes: 460

Yeat-To-Date Totals:
Internet: 707,800
Phone: 342,860

Opinion Poll

Under the circumstances, do you think it would be in the nation’s best interest if Representative Rangel voluntarily resigned to avoid a possible lengthy trial before the November midterm election? <More Info>

Yes:
No:
Yes:
72%
No:
28%
Total Votes: 225

Yesterday's Poll

Do you think Massey Energy should reopen the Upper Big Branch mine while the investigation into the deadly explosion at the mine continues?

Yes:
61%
No:
39%
Total Votes: 395