A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

Wisconsin was the first state in the nation to give all public sector workers collective bargaining rights, in 1959. Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill – to strip collective bargaining rights from most public sector unions – has sparked days of demonstrations, and a walkout by State Democrats. Walker’s plan is expected to easily pass the state Assembly, which Republicans control by a wide margin. Their margin in the Senate is narrower, and a few GOP Senators have expressed reservations about it. What do you think?

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

The tragic shooting in Arizona of Congresswoman Giffords and others attending a community event has unleashed an outpouring of sympathy and calls for respect and reconciliation, from both sides of the political aisle, and from around the world, to an extent not seen since 9/11. Congress has delayed all action for one week, including a controversial vote to repeal the healthcare reform act. Will this tragedy lead to long-lasting civility in politics?

Like most people we at VoteGlobal were shocked to hear of this assination attempt. The whole reason we champion democracy is because we believe universal democracy can make the world a more peaceful place and in a well functioning democracy a myriad of competing and hotly held views can be reconciled without this type of violence. As Obama said “…this is more than a tragedy for those involved. It is a tragedy for Arizona and a tragedy for our entire country” In fact it is an attack on the democratic process itself.

In response to the tragedy we have created two new polls. The first is entitled “Will Palin suffer serious political damage from the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords?”
In the 2010 mid-term elections Sarah Palin released a map of House Democrats “targeted” by Palin. Gabrielle Giffords appeared on the map. The map controversially used actual target markers on locations these Democrats lived and listed their names. Within a few hours of loading the poll it had received some 500 votes making it the hottest poll since our “Israel Raid on Gaza Flotilla” poll

Sarah Palin posted a statement to her Facebook page offering condolences to the Giffords and all affected.

Here is an article from the Tuscon Weekly of March 23rd, 2010 when Palin first released the target map.

The second new poll is entitled “Will the shooting in Arizona change the tone of politics in America for years to come?”

The shooting has also caused renewed interest in an older poll “Is the right to bear arms – open carried other otherwise – still applicable in the U.S. Should there be more stringent laws regulating firearms ownership and sales?”

It will also be interesting to track what effect this has on the polls “Do you support Sarah Palin as GOP nominee for Presidential candidate in 2012?” and “2012 Election, your GOP choice?”

A new Politics/Elections poll has been created.

Donald Trump is considering running for US President in 2012. Would the Donald trump Palin? What do you think?