What do “A Majority of Americans” think about a subject?

Archive for May 31st, 2009

Rejected Deity Bless Us! « The Formers Blog

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Most people will still oppose gay marriage in 2012 — but fewer than in 2008, as fewer will in each following election, until a majority of Americans no longer see it as strange, wrong, or any of their business. …

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WALK ASKING: The Boies/Olsen Gamble

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

They know that the odds of a favorable judicial opinion will be enhanced if, at the hearing, gay marriage is legal in a majority of states and/or supported by a majority of Americans. If the Court rules on the issue prematurely, …

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Joseph A. Palermo: Judge Sonia Sotomayor's Nomination: Obama Gives

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

If the Republicans have any hope for the future, they better start coming up with plans and ideas of their own that show ‘empathy’ for the vast majority of Americans including the increasing Hispanic population. …

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PERRspectives: Harvard MBAs Debut Oath for the Most Dishonest

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

After all, a February 2009 Marist poll found that in the wake of the nation’s financial meltdown, a majority of Americans give corporate leaders a D or F for their honesty and ethical conduct. And as it turns out, a 2006 Duke University …

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Health Care Activists Lament Single-Payer Snub « roger hollander

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

While some polls indicate that a majority of Americans favor single payer, some polls show a distrust of government’s ability to take over health care, he said. In a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released in April, just 35 percent of …

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Majority of Americans Oppose Homosexual 'Marriage' | The Lion's

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

A Gallup poll released yesterday says that a majority of Americans continue to oppose giving homosexual unions the same status as natural marriage.

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Gay couples march in California's rural center, kicking off latest

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

April 30th, 2009 National poll: mixed views on gay-rights issuesA majority of Americans oppose gay marriage but support civil unions for same-sex couples and favor repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military, according to a …

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Dealer: Chrysler shutdowns are unfair

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

We want big cars, and unless you live in a vacuum – like Portland – you might think a majority of Americans agree with you, but they don’t seem to choose the way you think they should, so business gives them what they want to buy, …

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TigerHawk

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

I think it is accurate to say that the majority of Americans who are roughly President Obama’s age (and I include myself in that group) have or had a grandfather, father, uncle or great uncle who served in the military during WWII. …

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WOMEN'S LENS – Un coup d'oeil féminin: Settlement freeze now

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

We’ve got to make sure the President and his Administration hear from the majority of Americans like us who support the President’s call for a settlement freeze, without exceptions, right now. Send a message to the President supporting …

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