President Obama's Address on BP Oil Spill Fails to Move Voters
FLEMINGTON, N.J., June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new national study among 2,010 Americans conducted after President Obama's speech tonight in which he addressed the BP oil spill revealed that the post speech response was at best, neutral and among some segments leaning toward negative regarding perceptions of the viewers.
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The study was conducted by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com® website to obtain Americans' perceptions of how President Obama was handling the BP oil spill in the Gulf. To view detailed results of the study go to: www.mediacurves.com.
Among the findings:
How effective was President Barack Obama at handling the recent BP crisis? |
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Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
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Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
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Extremely Effective |
15% |
12% |
3% |
2% |
4% |
4% |
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Somewhat Effective |
50% |
49% |
14% |
13% |
32% |
26% |
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Somewhat Ineffective |
25% |
29% |
28% |
30% |
33% |
38% |
|
Not at all Effective |
9% |
10% |
54% |
54% |
31% |
32% |
|
How capable will President Barack Obama be at handling future crises? |
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Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
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Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
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Extremely Capable |
35% |
33% |
4% |
4% |
12% |
11% |
|
Somewhat Capable |
47% |
47% |
21% |
19% |
42% |
39% |
|
Somewhat Incapable |
14% |
16% |
34% |
34% |
26% |
29% |
|
Not at all Capable |
4% |
3% |
42% |
43% |
19% |
21% |
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Has Barack Obama's role in handling the BP crisis influenced your opinion of him? |
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Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
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Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
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Yes, I have a more positive opinion of him |
20% |
17% |
4% |
3% |
7% |
5% |
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Yes, I have a more negative opinion of him |
20% |
22% |
44% |
44% |
38% |
46% |
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No, my opinion has not changed |
60% |
61% |
51% |
53% |
55% |
49% |
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Would you vote for Barack Obama if he ran for a second term? |
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Democrats |
Republicans |
Independents |
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Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
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Yes |
74% |
73% |
11% |
9% |
40% |
39% |
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No |
26% |
27% |
89% |
91% |
60% |
61% |
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HCD Research is a marketing and communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ. The company's services include traditional and web-based research. For additional information on HCD Research, access the company's web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393. MediaCurves.com® (www.mediacurves.com) is a media measurement website that provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans' perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.
SOURCE HCD Research, Inc.
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