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May 2011 Poll #2
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May 2011 Poll #1
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Do you agree with the National Labor Relations Board's decision to force Boeing to place a second production line for the 787 in Washington state instead of South Carolina because of a union complaint?
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Yes
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24%
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No
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66%
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Undecided
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10%
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Total votes: 841
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Will the death of Osama bin Laden help or hurt America's relations with the Muslim world?
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Help
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24%
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Hurt
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14%
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No Change
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49%
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Undecided
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12%
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Total votes: 97
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Comment: in progress
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Comment: Although bin Laden's death may energize the extremist elements of the Muslim world, these
groups need little motivation to fuel their hatred of America and the West in the first place. It appears
most governments in the Middle East are pleased bin Laden is gone judging by their relative silence.
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April 2011 Poll #2
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April 2011 Poll #1
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The cost of the F-35 Lightning II has become a major issue in Canada's upcoming elections. Is this criticism fair or just political games?
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Fair
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36%
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Just Politics
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50%
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Undecided
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14%
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Total votes: 88
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Do you agree with the US decision to withdraw from Libya and leave NATO's European allies to enforce the no-fly zone?
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Yes
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57%
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No
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27%
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Undecided
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16%
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Total votes: 96
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Comment: Since the ruling party gained seats in Canada's election, the attempt to topple Prime
Minister Harper appears to have backfired. Based on the nation's desire for a stealth aircraft optimized
for ground attack missions, the F-35 is the only design available to meet the requirement. The attacks
on the decision made by Harper's opponents appear weak and more motivated by political opportunism than
legitimate complaints.
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Comment: This result is a bit surprising given the closeness of last month's poll on establishing a
no-fly zone. Perhaps the conclusion is our voters are undecided on whether Libya is worth fighting over,
but they'd rather not have the US military involved regardless.
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March 2011 Poll #2
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March 2011 Poll #1
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Do you agree with the US Air Force decision to award the KC-46 tanker contract to the Boeing 767 over the competing Airbus A330?
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Yes
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70%
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No
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21%
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Undecided
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9%
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Total votes: 109
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Should Western nations impose a no-fly zone over Libya in response to Muammar Gaddafi using his air force to attack protesters?
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Yes
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45%
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No
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41%
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Undecided
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14%
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Total votes: 107
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Comment: After a decade of contract awards, challenges, controversy, and even prison sentences, it
appears this competition is finally over. We can only hope the winning design lives up to expectations.
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Comment: There appears to be little consensus on this topic among our participants, which seems to
be consistent with national polls on the matter. Roughly half support action to prevent Gaddafi from
crushing the rebellion while half believe it best to stay out of the conflict and let the Libyans sort it
out.
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