Americans Trust Democrats On Social Security

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<snip> Who do you trust to do a better job handling Social Security: George W. Bush or the Democrats in Congress?

Democrats 50%
George W. Bush 37%
Both equally 2%
Neither 8%
Don’t know / No opinion 3%
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What would you think of a plan that included both of these ideas to help keep the Social Security system funded - a reduction in the rate of growth in Social Security benefits for future retirees, and a stock market option for Social Security contributions? Would you support or oppose that?

Strongly support 20%
Somewhat support 34%
Somewhat oppose 16%
Strongly oppose 25%
Don’t know / No opinion 5%

Source: TNS / ABC News / Washington Post
Methodology: Telephone interviews to 1,007 American adults, conducted from Jan. 12 to Jan. 16, 2005. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

http://www.cpod.ca/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=5692