We've got more polling schizophrenia, this time from an AP-GfK poll of American adults conducted Nov. 3-8. The poll, which has a margin of error of 4.1%, included cell phone users.
Here's some of the results:
- Though they both have positive favorability ratings, Republicans are viewed slightly more favorably than Democrats. The GOP fav/unfav is 51/45 while Democrats are at 49/48.
- A plurality, 42%, say it's good for the country that Republicans control the House while Democrats control the Senate and Presidency. Just 22% say it's bad. In 2008, an identical 42% said it was good for the country that Democrats controlled all three branches, though 34% said it was bad.
- Nearly half of adults said they were confident Republicans could implement the policy agenda they campaigned on, but just 31% said they wanted to see the health care reform bill repealed -- a central plank of the GOP's campaign. Even though most survey respondents said they were glad the GOP won the election, 58% took an opposing view on health care reform, saying they either wanted to see the law stay the same (20%) or to see it expanded in scope (38%).
- 53% say they want to continue the Bush tax cuts for all income levels; 12% would allow them all to expire and 32% would allow tax cuts on income above $250,000 to expire. This 53-44 split is the mirror image of August polling by AP-GfK, which showed a 52-45 split.
- 39% said President Obama deserves re-election, 54% said he doesn't.
- Sarah Palin's unfavorable rating fell below 50% for the first time in at least a year. Her 46/49 fav/unfav rating was her best rating of the year, up from a mid-September low of 38/58.