November 21, 2011 - U.S. Voters Say Almost 3-1 Super Committee Will Fail, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; More Blame Republicans Word format American voters say 69 - 24 percent that President Barack Obama and the Super Committee will fail to agree on a plan to reduce the federal deficit, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Expecting failure are Democrats 54 - 36 percent, Republicans 84 - 14 percent and independent voters 71 -22 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. A debt-reduction plan should include spending cuts only, 49 percent of voters say, while 39 percent want a mix of tax hikes and spending cuts. Support for spending cuts only is 73 - 21 percent among Republicans and 45 - 41 percent among independent voters, while Democrats want a mix of cuts and tax hikes 56 - 33 percent. Support for cuts only is 52 - 32 percent among voters making less than $30,000 per year, dropping to 51 - 41 percent among voters making more than $100,000 per year. White voters with a college degree support a mix of cuts and tax hikes 52 - 41 percent while white voters with no college degree want cuts only 55 - 33 percent. Voters blame Republicans in Congress more than President Obama and congressional Democrats 44 - 38 percent. Independent voters blame Republicans more 44 - 35 percent. "American voters are way ahead of the politicians. They knew the Super Committee had little chance of success. Watch for those job approval ratings to sink even lower, although the data indicate that at least for now voters hold the Republicans a bit more responsible," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. From November 14 - 20, Quinnipiac University surveyed 2,552 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 1.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 40. The debt ceiling agreement reached by President Obama and Congress in August created a new Congressional committee, sometimes referred to as the 'Super Committee', to recommend a deficit-reduction proposal. This committee must make its recommendations by late November. From what you know so far, do you think the deficit-reduction proposal should include some increases in tax revenue or should it include only cuts in government spending? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Some tax increases 39% 21% 56% 41% 40% 39% 39% 46% 37% Spending cuts only 49 73 33 45 50 49 50 38 52 DK/NA 11 6 11 14 10 13 10 16 10 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Some tax increases 35% 36% 26% 42% 52% 33% 41% 39% 39% Spending cuts only 55 55 64 49 41 55 45 53 48 DK/NA 11 9 10 10 7 12 13 8 13 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Some tax increases 32% 40% 41% 49% 37% Spending cuts only 52 51 51 43 51 DK/NA 15 10 8 7 12 TREND: The debt ceiling agreement reached by President Obama and Congress in August created a new Congressional committee, sometimes referred to as the 'Super Committee', to recommend a deficit-reduction proposal. This committee must make its recommendations by late November. From what you know so far, do you think the deficit-reduction proposal should include some increases in tax revenue or should it include only cuts in government spending? Nov 21 Nov 03 2011 2011 Some tax increases 39 39 Spending cuts only 49 48 DK/NA 11 13 41. Do you think that the Super Committee and President Obama will be able to agree on a plan to reduce the federal budget deficit or not? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes 24% 14% 36% 22% 21% 26% 21% 38% 31% No 69 84 54 71 74 65 72 54 62 DK/NA 7 2 9 7 5 9 7 9 7 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Yes 20% 23% 18% 23% 22% 21% 28% 24% 23% No 74 70 76 70 73 71 67 71 67 DK/NA 6 7 6 7 6 8 5 4 10 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Yes 27% 25% 21% 23% 19% No 63 69 73 73 73 DK/NA 10 6 5 4 7 TREND: Do you think that the Super Committee and President Obama will be able to agree on a plan to reduce the federal budget deficit or not? Nov 21 Nov 03 2011 2011 Yes 24 24 No 69 67 DK/NA 7 8 42. Who do you think would be mostly to blame if the Committee and the President are not able to agree on a plan to reduce the deficit, President Obama and the Democrats in Congress, or the Republicans in Congress? Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Obama/Democrats 38% 73% 14% 35% 40% 36% 42% 19% 33% Republicans 44 14 72 44 43 45 40 66 48 DK/NA 18 13 14 22 17 19 18 15 20 WHITE.................................. BRNAGNEVANGL COLLEGE DEG AGE IN YRS....... Prot Cath Yes No Yes No 18-34 35-54 55+ Obama/Democrats 49% 43% 57% 40% 37% 44% 36% 39% 38% Republicans 33 40 27 40 46 37 45 46 44 DK/NA 18 18 16 20 17 18 19 16 18 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME... Military <30K 30-50 50-100 >100K HsHlds Obama/Democrats 34% 38% 38% 42% 43% Republicans 45 49 47 42 39 DK/NA 22 14 15 16 18 TREND: Who do you think would be mostly to blame if the Committee and the President are not able to agree on a plan to reduce the deficit, President Obama and the Democrats in Congress, or the Republicans in Congress? Nov 21 Nov 03 2011 2011 Obama/Democrats 38 36 Republicans 44 46 DK/NA 18 17
