Switch to the mobile version of this page.

Blog of New Orleans

Archives | RSS

Polls

Thursday, February 14, 2013

News & Politics / Bobby Jindal / Elections / Polls

Poll: 66% of respondents say no to Jindal presidential run

Posted by Charles Maldonado on Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:15 PM

Just 24 percent of more than 600 Louisiana voters who participated in a recent poll think Gov. Bobby Jindal should run for president in 2016. Of the 603 people polled by North Carolina-based Public Policy Polling, 66 percent said he should not run. 10 percent were undecided. The firm released another poll earlier this week, showing a Jindal approval rating of 37 percent among respondents.

While those results may not bode well for the governor, who very clearly has ambitions beyond his current job, the good news is that both jindal2020.com and jindal2024.com are still available as of this writing.

Other poll results:

—49 percent reported a favorable opinion of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, 26 percent unfavorable and 25 percent not sure. Voters were evenly split on a gubernatorial match between Landrieu and Republican Senator David Vitter in 2015, at 44 percent apiece with 13 percent not sure. Landrieu, however, beat out Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne at 44-42, with 15 percent not sure.

—59 percent said they were against same sex marriage, with only 29 percent in favor and 12 percent unsure.

—Respondents were near even on the Edwin Edwards Question, with 44 percent reporting an unfavorable opinion of the ex-governor and 42 percent favorable. 15 percent said they were unsure.

—David Duke is still extremely unpopular. 76 percent unfavorable to 9 percent favorable. A surprisingly high 15 percent of respondents — all of them voters — said they weren't sure how they feel about David Duke. Among these voters, Edwards beats Duke in a gubernatorial race by a 47 percent margin: 62-15. 23 percent unsure.

—Equally surprising: 41 percent of respondents had no opinion of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Goodell scored 42 percent unfavorable and 17 percent favorable.

—Drew Brees is the only person in the poll who is more liked than David Duke is disliked. 86 percent favorable, 4 percent unfavorable, 11 percent unsure.

Read the full survey: PPP_Release_LA_021413.pdf

Tags: Bobby Jindal, Edwin Edwards, Public Policy Polling, David Duke, Drew Brees

Permalink | Post Comments (1)

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Newspapers / Quote/Unquote / Polls / Super Bowl XLVII

Q: What was the best part of the Super Bowl?

Posted by Kevin Allman on Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:51 AM

The Winnipeg Sun asked its readers what they thought was the best part of the Super Bowl ...

Agreed.

*via

Tags: Super Bowl, poll, Winnepeg Sun

Permalink | Post Comments

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Press Release of the Day / David Vitter / Mary Landrieu / Polls

Poll: Congress less popular than cockroaches, traffic jams, Nickelback

Posted by Kevin Allman on Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 11:49 AM

Hey, girl: Were Nickelback. And were more popular than Congress.

Hey, girl: We're Nickelback. And we're more popular than Congress.

While we're used to goofball "polls" from men's magazines and PR firms on topics like "America's Drunkest City" or "City With America's Biggest Penises" (New Orleans is No. 1, by the way), it's not often that a legit firm like Public Policy Polling compares Congress' popularity to things like colonoscopies and Nickelback. But a survey of 830 American voters held a few days ago found that the Senate and the House of Representatives are less popular than either of those things:

When asked if they have a higher opinion of either Congress or a series of unpleasant or disliked things, voters said they had a higher opinion of root canals (32 for Congress and 56 for the dental procedure), NFL replacement refs (29-56), head lice (19-67), the rock band Nickelback (32-39), colonoscopies (31-58), Washington DC political pundits (34-37), carnies (31-39), traffic jams (34-56), cockroaches (43-45), Donald Trump (42-44), France (37-46), Genghis Khan (37-41), used-car salesmen (32-57), and Brussels sprouts (23-69) than Congress.

The good news for Congress: America's august legislative body is more popular than telemarketers, North Korea or gonorrhea. So there's that. But overall:

Congress’s overall favorability rating stands at just 9% favorable and 85% unfavorable. Women (13-81) view Congress slightly more favorably than men (6-89), as do Democrats (13-82) than Republicans (9-87), perhaps reflecting Democrats’ higher level of satisfaction with the recent fiscal cliff deal.

Get the full details here.

Tags: Congress, Public Policy Polling, Nickelback, gonorrhea, North Korea, colonoscopy

Permalink | Post Comments (1)

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Stage / Opera/Ballet / Polls

UNO conducting performing arts survey

Posted by Will Coviello on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 5:51 PM

The University of New Orleans graduate program in arts administration is conducting a survey of local interest in performing arts events. Several local arts organizations, including Southern Rep, the New Orleans Opera Association, New Orleans Museum of Art, the New Orleans Fringe Festival and the New Orleans Arts Council, helped develop the survey. Results will be shared with the public.

The online survey is here. Responses are confidential.

Permalink | Post Comments

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Food & Drink / Bill Jefferson / Polls

Study: One in four Americans keeps cash in the freezer

Posted by Kevin Allman on Wed, May 9, 2012 at 2:10 PM

Former Rep. Bill Jefferson may have moved from Uptown to a less stylish address, but a new-ish Marist Poll finds Dollar Bill is right in sync with a number of Americans when it comes to stashing cash:

When it comes to the “mad” money they keep in their homes, where do they like to stash it? More than one in four Americans — 27% — reports they hide their money in the freezer. ...

For both women — 28% — and men — 25%, the freezer is the most popular place in the home to keep their money safe.

Now you know where to look.

Tags: Bill Jefferson, money in freezer, Marist Poll

Permalink | Post Comments

Older Entries »