Post Due 9/28/10

This poll shows the overall favorable ratings of the two major political parties. As you can see, since about the middle of 2005, the Democrats have been in the lead. This is due to the negative attitude toward President Bush and republican policy in general. But in January/February of 2010, they met for the first time in about 5 years.

I also thought this second chart was interesting because it shows the overall unfavorable ratings of the two major political parties. The first thing that jumped out at me from this chart was how choppy it was. It seems that people will have a stronger negative view at times than a positive one.

Post Due 9/21/10

            The poll I have this week is an interesting one. It shows the  number of people since 1957 that think their income taxes are "Too High", "About Right", and "Too Low". The first thing I noticed about this chart is that the "Too Low" line hasn't rose above 3% the entire time. I also noticed that the "Too High" and "About Right" lines adversely effect each other. As if those are the only two options. Another interesting point about this chart is that the first time the "About Right" line rose above the "Too High" line was in 2003, the year that the Bush tax cuts came around. You can also see that in 2009, the lines crossed again.

   

Post Due 9/14/10

        This poll is interesting because is shows that the Iraqi people have gained confidence in their own government from 2008-10. It is also interesting that the approval rating among the Iraqis toward United States leadership has gone down.. This raises the question that if the United States military presence in Iraq has been a positive one among the people or a negative one. Or if they disapprove of other issues in United States leadership.