Word: polled
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...poll shows that as many Americans approve of President Clinton's handling of his job as the number that disapprove. But start talking about foreign policy and his numbers look much worse. Overall, only 11 percent of those surveyed think the President's actions in the international arena have boosted the U.S.'s stature abroad; 34 percent disagree with this assessment, and 49 percent say there hasn't been much change since Clinton took over.In specific hot spots around the world, Americans had pretty clear opinions. For instance, an overwhelming majority (69 percent) favor sending military troops to Rwanda...
...public is skeptical. It has increasingly come to see in health-care reform a risk instead of an opportunity. In a TIME/CNN poll conducted in July, 31% of those surveyed believe they would be "worse off" under Clinton's plan -- up 10 points since September -- and only 15% think they would be better off. "People generally understand the need for change," says Congressman Bob Matsui, a California Democrat. "But they're concerned about getting hurt." Even more alarming for the Administration has been the remarkable efficiency with which the President's opponents have succeeded in vilifying the Clinton plan...
Despite the dismal polling numbers, the President's advisers point out that a majority of the public supports his goal of universal coverage, even though many of the same people recoil when asked whether they endorse the Clinton plan. In the TIME/CNN poll, 61% say the government should guarantee health care for all Americans. Support for universal coverage has remained fairly consistent, even as interest groups opposed to the Clinton plan have spent millions of dollars campaigning against it. Says Lorrie McHugh, a White House spokeswoman on health care: "People don't realize it's the Clinton plan they like...
...asking people whether they support universal coverage is one thing; asking how much more they are willing to pay for it -- whether in taxes, higher insurance premiums, wage cuts or forgone raises -- is another, especially when 85% of Americans have insurance. While 50% of those surveyed in the TIME/CNN poll said they would be willing to pay something extra for universal coverage, only 15% of those people said they would pay more than $50 a month. For 43%, anything more than $30 extra was too much...
...disparity between the races on the Simpson case is stark. In a TIME/ CNN poll, 63% of whites said they believe Simpson will get a fair trial; only 31% of blacks felt the same way. While 66% of whites think Simpson received a fair preliminary hearing, just 31% of blacks found the proceeding fair. And 77% of whites called the case against Simpson "very strong" or "fairly strong"; 45% of blacks judged it the same...