Wednesday, February 8, 2012
60 percent say country headed in wrong direction, most not feeling stressed
The latest Winthrop University poll of South Carolinians showed doubts about the direction of the country and about which Palmetto Staters had the biggest national profile. The poll, released Wednesday, found that more people (11.8 percent) believed Gov. Nikki Haley to be the most nationally recognized South Carolinian, ahead of Sen. Jim DeMint (5.8 percent) and comedian Stephen Colbert (4.1 percent). Almost 43 percent of those surveyed said they could not think of anyone or didn't know which South Carolinian had the greatest national profile. Though South Carolinians viewed Haley as an influential national figure, many expressed doubts over whether her endorsement of Gov. Mitt Romney had any impact on the South Carolina primary. The …
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Almost 75 percent say the President is "socialist"
South Carolina Republicans expressed their concerns about President Barack Obama's religion, birthplace and political beliefs in a Winthrop University poll released Tuesday. The poll, which surveyed Republicans who are planning to vote in the South Carolina presidential primary, found that 74.7 percent of respondents thought the term "socialist" described President Obama either well or very well. Almost 30 percent of those surveyed said they believed that Obama was a Muslim. Obama maintains that he is a practicing Christian. Also, despite the release of a long-form birth certificate that showed President Obama was born in Hawaii, 36 percent of those polled believe that the President was probably or definitely born outside of the United …
Bachmann falling, Cain slowly rising
A new Winthrop University poll finds Texas Gov. Rick Perry holding a lead on former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney among South Carolina Republicans. But the gap is narrowing. The results, released Tuesday, show that of respondents who said that they definitely planned to vote in South Carolina's presidential primary, 30.5 percent favored Perry and 27.3 percent supported Romney. "The race right now is wide open," South Carolina GOP executive director Matt Moore said. "Republicans expect the candidates to come here and campaign hard and convince them." Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's popularity among those same Republicans is falling, according to the poll, while businessman Herman Cain is gaining some ground on the field. Eleven …
stanley seigler
11:12 pm on Thursday, February 9, 2012
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