NBC/WSJ poll: American Jobs Act wildly popular with public
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
By John Aravosis (DC) on 10/12/2011 08:04:00 PM
NBC/WSJ:
Even though the United States Senate on Tuesday blocked President Obama's jobs bill, the legislation's specifics -- as well as the idea of taxing the wealthy to pay for it -- are popular with the American public, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
When asked simply if Congress should pass the legislation or not, 30 percent of respondents answer yes, while 22 percent say no; 44 percent have no opinion.
But when the legislation's details are included in a follow-up question -- that it would cut payroll taxes, fund new road construction, extend unemployment benefits, and that it would be paid for by increasing taxes on the wealthy --
63 percent say they favor the bill and 32 percent oppose it.
What's more, 64 percent of respondents agree with the statement that it is a "good idea" to raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations, because they should pay their fair share and can afford to pay more to help fund programs and government operations.
Democrats need to be careful with this. The public is ambivalent on "health care reform," but they love the details of it, as we learned in previous polls. Just because the public likes the details doesn't mean that the GOP won't be able to convince them to hate the deal overall. Don't get me wrong, these numbers are great. But they still contain a warning for Dems that messaging counts.
http://www.americablog.com/2011/10/nbcwsj-poll-american-jobs-act-wildly.html
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