Polling: Americans consistently, overwhelmingly oppose debt ceiling increase
Find below results of three recent polls.
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April 4 NBC/WJS Poll: 62% - Do not raise the debt ceiling
NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). March 31-April 4, 2011. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.
"And, thinking some more about the debt ceiling: Now, I'm going to read you two statements about the debt ceiling and please tell me which comes closer to your point of view. Some people say raise the debt ceiling because otherwise the government will be unable to pay the nation's bills, including making payments to people who participate in various government programs, government workers cannot be paid, and the government will default on its current debt payments; while other people say do not raise the debt ceiling because doing so will make it harder to get the government's financial house in order, will increase the U.S. debt that is held by other countries, and will increase the debt that will be passed on to the next generation."Options rotated | ||||||
| Raise the debt ceiling | Do not raise the debt ceiling | Mixed (vol.) | Unsure | |||
| % | % | % | % | |||
3/31 - 4/4/11 | 32 | 62 | 1 | 5 | ||
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Only 27 percent of likely voters favor raising the nation’s $14.3 trillion debt ceiling, while 62 percent oppose it, according to an exclusive poll for The Hill.
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Public strongly opposes debt ceiling increase: Reuters/Ipsos
http://www.reuters.com/
Some 71 percent of those surveyed oppose increasing the borrowing authority, the focus of a brewing political battle over federal spending. Only 18 percent support an increase.
