40 Polls

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Did Hillary Cut The Secretary of State Deal Months Ago, Before Obama Picked Biden?
(8 comments) Maybe Hillary didn't want to be VP. Maybe what she wanted all along, if she couldn't be president, was Secretary of State. Maybe she cut the deal before Obama settled on his VP pick.

Monday, November 10, 2008
Assassination Conversation Poll
(81 comments) Have you been in a conversation or overhead a conversation expressing concern for Obama's assassination in the past week?

Monday, November 3, 2008
When Will We Know the Results of the Presidential Election
(4 comments) We knew pretty quickly for Kerry. It took weeks for Gore. How long will it take to be sure on this election?

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Should OpEdNews Notify Members When Their Content is Most Popular?
(19 comments) Would you want an email notifying you that your article, poll, diary or member page was among the most viewed, most commented, most forwarded, highest rated, for a given period of time?

Thursday, October 9, 2008
Will McCain or Obama Challenge Vote Counts?
(10 comments) Kerry wimped an quit. Gore gave up when the Supreme court waded in. If the election is close, will Obama challenge the results? Will McCain?

Sunday, September 28, 2008
After Palin Bombs Debating Biden, & Withdraws from the Campaign, Who Will McCain Pick?
(14 comments) Sarah Palin bombed in her interview with Katie Couric and she's going to hit bottom and break into 700 billion ugly pieces when she debates with Joe Biden. Who Will McCain choose to replace her when Palin withdraws to "take care of her family."

Monday, September 22, 2008
Screwed or Saved Bailout-wise?
(38 comments) will dems pass or fix the bailout, or will Republicans do it? Or will a bipartisan congress screw the taxpayers.

Friday, September 19, 2008
Has J. Edgar Hoover Styled Blackmail Come Back to Haunt Congress?
(18 comments) with all the access to phone tapping, has the Bush admin and its surrogates been digging up blackmail material on Dem leaders in congress?

Friday, September 19, 2008
Government Welfare Buyouts and Rescues; Are They Over Yet?
(7 comments) Will there be more massive loans or government takeovers that amount to corporations become socialized-- even whole industries?

Monday, September 15, 2008
Diagnose Sarah Palin Poll
(38 comments) Which diagnosis do you pick?

Monday, September 8, 2008
Not Voting for Obama or McCain? What Are you doing?
(67 comments) McKinney, Nader, Barr, write-in, not voting?

Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Did Sarah Palin Hit a Home Run and Is She a Formidable Candidate?
(38 comments) Use this poll as jumping off point to discuss your reaction to Sarah Palin's talk.

Monday, September 1, 2008
Should The Media, Including OEN, Cover the Question Who is the Mother of Trig Palin?
(97 comments) Critics say this is tawdry, tabloid journalism that makes an innocent teenager and single mother a victim. Supporters say that if it's true that Sarah Palin is lying about who gave birth then her lies are key to defining her character and lack of integrity.

Thursday, August 21, 2008
Should The Dems Strip Joe Lieberman of His Committee Appointments?
(23 comments) has Lieberman gone too far?

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Which rating system will you be more likely to USE on OpEdNEws
(29 comments) in the spirit of bottom-up participation OpEdNews encourages, please voice your opinion on the two possible rating systems we're considering.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Should McCain or Obama Be Speaking to the Georgian President?
(22 comments) SHould either candidate be talking to Georgian President Shakashvilli

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Do You Support Equal Rights for Third Party Candidates?
(21 comments) Do you support a federal law requiring equal treatment for all political parties, in terms of rules for registering candidates and getting them on the ballot, including petition requirements and participation in debates?

Sunday, August 10, 2008
Should Iraq Start Paying for it's own reconstruction?
(36 comments) Iraq is projected to see over $75 million in revenues. Should they start paying their own way.

Friday, August 8, 2008
Should OpEdNews Have Posted News of John Edwards Affair?
(40 comments) Now that the news about John Edwards affair is out, now that he's admitted it and told ABC news, now that the major news shows are saturated with reporting on it, did OpEdNews make the right decision posting a link to an article reporting on Edwards scandal?

Monday, August 4, 2008
Votingwise, Are you Sane or Psychotic?
(35 comments) voting to end Eight Years of Shock Doctrine Presidency or Deludedly Supporting McCain, by voting for Him or any Third Party Candidate?

Monday, July 28, 2008
Did Right Wing Hate Radio Influence the Tennessee Unitarian Church Killer?
(34 comments) Did the hate spewed by toxic right wing talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage and Glen Beck plant the seed of the idea to kill liberal Unitarian church members?

Friday, July 25, 2008
Should Clean Energy Alternatives Be Fast Tracked?
(17 comments) this approach was used to build the border security fence. Should it be used to expedite development of clean energy alternatives?

Friday, July 18, 2008
Do You Support Cindy Sheehan's Campaign Run Against Nancy Pelosi
(25 comments) Pelosi or Sheehan? Will you be helping Sheehan or Pelosi?

Friday, July 11, 2008
If Pelosi Changes Her Impeachment Position Will It Change Your Attitude Towards Congress
(64 comments) What will it take to get you to approve of Pelosi's congress

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Have Obama's Centrist Policy Policy Declarations Surprised You?
(99 comments) Did you think Obama was a progressive or did you see him, from the beginning as a centrist moderate? If you saw him as a centrist moderate from the beginning, then his positions will not be as big a surprise as if you saw him as a progressive from the beginning.

Monday, July 7, 2008
Which News Network Favors Right Wing Messages More? CNN or MSNBC?
(15 comments) When you add Keith Olbermann, Andrea Mitchell, JoeScarborough and the rest on MSNBC and, Wolf Blitzer Lou Dobbs, Jack Caffrey, etcetera on CNN, which network cuts the right, McCain, Bush, etc. more slack, repeats the right wing message more?

Thursday, July 3, 2008
I'm Holding Back on Contributing to Obama Because of his Move to The Right
(60 comments) I either will escrow money to give later, just wait and see where he ends up, or vote for someone else.

Thursday, June 26, 2008
Should House Pass HR 362, Calling for prohibiting of refined petroleum products to Iran
(15 comments) Some say this could lead to Bush/Cheney justifying a Naval Blockade as a congressionally approved way to escalate a confrontation.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Will you Contribute to the DCCC, DNC or DSCC if they COntinue to fail to impeach.
(53 comments) The leadership of the democratic party have decided that impeachment would hurt the fall elections, and leaving the GOP stuck with an impaired, low rating president will help them. They choose to ignore war crimes, horrific assaults on the constitution and democracy.

Sunday, June 15, 2008
Poll: Who Is Most Likely To Replace Tim Russert?
(22 comments) Who do you think is most likely to take over at Meet The Press, doing the job formerly done by Tim Russert. I'm not asking you you'd LIKE. I'm asking you do you think is most likely to get the job. There's plenty of speculation.

Monday, June 9, 2008
Is Obama's Commitment to Support Israel a Vote Killer?
(45 comments) Obama came out strong at AIPAC, for Israel. How did his statement of his position affect you?

Wednesday, June 4, 2008
How Will Obama's Win Change The Democratic Party's Leadership
(8 comments) Things will change now that Obama is the new leader of the Democratic party. Read my article Obama's Win ; How It Will Change the Leadership and Future of the Democratic Party to see what Ed Rendell, Joe Trippi, Markos Moulitsas, Chris Cilliza, Katrina vanden Heuvel and others predict.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Will Impeachment Hearings Help or Hurt Obama and Democrats This Year?
(35 comments) Dem members of congress all answer that impeachment hearings would hurt Democratic chances this fall. Do you agree. This poll is also part of an article

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Scott McClellan; Good Guy or Jerk
(28 comments) Scott McClellan's new book is getting a ton of attention. It was obviously vetted and approved by the Bush admin, so there's no serious dirt in it. But the media is going crazy over it. Will it make a difference? Is there anything worthwhile, that will change anything in there? Or is he just a jerk trying to make a profit by pretending to be telling some new truths? And please comment on your vote and on Scott.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Will Libertarian Candidate Bob Barr Take More Votes from McCain or Obama?
(2 comments) Will Bob Barr's Libertarian presidential candidacy do to John McCain what many say Ralph Nader did to Al Gore? Or will Barr siphon off disgruntled Republican votes that could have gone to Obama? This poll is also part of this article.

Sunday, May 25, 2008
Is Joe Lieberman Worse than Zell Miller Yet?
(23 comments) Sellout Faux Dem Zell Miller spoke against John Kerry at the 2004 RNC Convention. Now Lieberman is supporting McCain and calling for censorship on the net. Has Lieberman surpassed Zell Miller? Is He more despicable and more of a turncoat?

Sunday, May 11, 2008
UFO and Exterrestrial Articles on OpEdNews?
(85 comments) The original vision for OpEdNews was to create an online site that covered the wide range of topics daily newspapers and weekly newsmagazines cover. Lately, we've had some of our members comment on our publishing articles on UFOs and extraterrestrials, suggesting they diminish our credibility. OTOH, some of the articles have brought thousands of readers to the site. What do you think? Please leave your comments on this.

Thursday, May 1, 2008
Will Cheney or Bush face impeachment hearings?
(17 comments) In the face of massive criminal actions, constitutional violations and war crimes, the Democrats in congress are taking the position that impeachment hearing swill take up too much time and distract from elections.

Monday, April 28, 2008
Has Reverend Wright Helped or Hurt Obama with Talks and Interviews
(18 comments) Has Reverend Jeremiah Wright Helped or Hurt Barrack Obama with Talks in the last few days with his latest appearances, talks and his interview with Bill Moyers?

Friday, April 25, 2008
Will Hillary Give Up When Barack Reaches the 50% Plus 1 Number of Delegates Needed?
(15 comments) When Barack Obama reaches the number of delegate votes needed to have the majority, will Hillary Clinton accept that accomplishment as a loss and withdraw from the primary race or will she continue to insist that this be decided in Denver, at the convention, even though party leaders pressure her to pull out?