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• Monday Night Quarterback - The best QB this season

  January 23, 2012 9:05 PM

  It's a question that has long been debated among football fans. Who is the best quarterback in the NFL? We all have our favorites and we can make a good case for many signal callers. Tonight in our News 5 Monday Night Quarterback that's the subject of our poll... more »

• Paul wins Values Voters straw poll, Cain in 2nd

  October 8, 2011 5:49 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is the top presidential pick of the thousands of social conservatives who are meeting this weekend, winning 37 percent in a non-binding straw poll. Georgia businessman Herman Cain came in second at the Values Voters Summit in Washington with 23 percent and... more »

• Tebow fans are making noise

  September 14, 2011 9:28 PM

  No doubt Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has some loyal fans. During the fourth quarter of the Broncos 23-20 loss to the Oakland Raiders are Monday the Tim Tebow supporters were loud and clear. Chants of Tebow Tebow could clearly be heard and were caught on ESPN television. Tuesday... more »

• Poll: Obama leads Trump in hypothetical race

  April 18, 2011 1:49 PM

  In a hypothetical race between President Obama and Donald Trump, the incumbent would win handily. That's the result of a poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports. According to the poll, President Obama would get 49 percent of the vote, while Trump would get 34 percent. more »

• Buck with slight lead over Bennet in latest poll

  October 27, 2010 7:25 PM

  Republican Ken Buck still holds a slight lead over incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet in Colorado's U.S. Senate, according to the latest Rasmussen Poll. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Colorado finds Buck with 48 percent support to Bennet's 44. Six percent are still undecided. ... more »

• Congressman Lamborn bails on Maes

  October 21, 2010 6:57 PM

  5th District Congressman Doug Lamborn has thrown his support behind third party candidate Tom Tancredo in the Colorado Governor's race. It's an unprecedented development in what has become a bizarre election. Lamborn is a Republican who represents the Republican stronghold of Colorado Springs. Tancredo is a former Republican congressman... more »

• AP survey points to huge Republican victories

  October 20, 2010 6:23 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Just two weeks remain before the midterm elections, and a new poll finds all signs pointing to huge Republican victories. Likely voters surveyed by the Associated Press and GfK give Republicans the edge over Democrats on handling the economy, creating jobs and running the government. Most... more »

• Rasmussen poll: Buck leads Bennet by four points

  September 15, 2010 7:11 PM

  Two days from a U.S. Senate debate in Colorado Springs, a Rasmussen poll shows Republican Ken Buck leading Democrat Michael Bennet 49 percent to 45. This poll includes those leaning one way or the other. Six percent favor another candidate, and five percent are undecided. Rasmussen Reports surveyed... more »

• Poll: Buck leads Bennet

  August 12, 2010 2:22 PM

  A phone poll of 750 likely Colorado voters conducted Wednesday shows Ken Buck leading Michael Bennet in the race for U.S. Senate. The Rasmussen Reports poll shows 46 percent prefer Buck, 41 percent favor Bennet, and another 5 percent want some other candidate. Seven percent are undecided. ... more »

• Vote expected this week on gays in the military

  May 25, 2010 8:17 AM

  Gay rights groups are urging quick congressional approval of a proposal to repeal the ban on gays serving openly in the military while allowing the Pentagon to continue its review of how to implement the new policy. Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy - an Iraq war veteran - is... more »

• Poll shows broad support for Arizona immigration law

  May 13, 2010 8:53 AM

  A new poll shows that 59 percent of Americans approve of Arizona's new law cracking down on illegal immigrants while only 32 percent disapprove. Specific provisions of the law enacted last month draw even more support: Fully 73 percent endorse its provisions requiring people to show police officers documents... more »

• Despite gulf spill, Americans still want drilling

  May 13, 2010 8:11 AM

  A new poll finds that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill hasn't stained President Barack Obama nor dimmed the public's desire for offshore energy drilling. While some conservative pundits have called this "Obama's Katrina," that's not how the public feels. The AP-GfK poll found that BP PLC, the company... more »

• Pound puppy or pedigree pooch?

  May 12, 2010 9:08 AM

  A new poll finds that more than half of those asked plan to get their next pet from a shelter, while just 8 percent would opt for the pet store. And more than four in 10 in the Associated Press-Petside.com poll say they believe store pets could have hidden medical... more »

• Poll: 4 out of 5 Americans don't trust Washington

  April 19, 2010 12:08 PM

  A new survey finds that public confidence in government is at one of the lowest points in a half century. The poll from the Pew Research Center says that nearly 8 in 10 Americans say they don't trust the federal government and have little faith it can solve the... more »

• Poll finds strong anti-Washington feeling

  February 12, 2010 4:31 PM

  It looks like Congress could be in for quite a shake-up this year. The party in power normally loses seats in a midterm election. But a new poll finds anti-incumbent feelings particularly high -- just like they were in 2006 and 1994. In those years, control of Congress changed... more »

• Public concern over H1N1 waning, poll finds

  December 29, 2009 10:54 AM

  As the number of new H1N1 swine flu cases decreases and the number of people immunized increases, public concern about swine flu has waned. Only 40 percent of people in a recent Harvard survey say they are concerned that they or a family member will get sick from swine... more »

• Poll finds sexting common among young people

  December 3, 2009 9:40 AM

  Think your kid isn't "sexting"? Think again. An Associated Press-MTV poll finds lots of young people are sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat on their cell phones or online. More than a quarter of teens and young adults say they've done it, despite sometimes grim consequences. Young people across... more »

• Will Americans spend more this holiday season?

  November 23, 2009 5:55 PM

  The holiday shopping season starts Friday and many retailers want to know what it's going to take to get you to open your wallet. With the recession easing, things aren't as tight as last year, but new surveys show the economy still has a hold on our wallets. Last... more »

• Poll: Americans support curbs on malpractice lawsuits

  November 19, 2009 8:59 AM

  An Associated Press poll says most Americans want Congress to deal with malpractice lawsuits driving up the cost of medical care. Yet, Democrats are reluctant to press forward on an issue that would upset a valuable political constituency - trial lawyers - even if President Barack Obama says he's open... more »

• Poll: Americans' belief in global warming cools

  October 22, 2009 10:44 AM

  The number of Americans who believe there is solid evidence that the Earth is warming because of pollution is at its lowest point in three years. That's the conclusion of a national survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. The poll of 1,500... more »

• President Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize

  October 9, 2009 6:02 AM

  OSLO (AP) - President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee says Obama is receiving the honor because of "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." According to the committee "Only very rarely has a person to the... more »

• Poll finds most annoying word — ‘whatever’

  October 8, 2009 3:00 PM

  So, you know, it is what it is, but Americans are totally annoyed by the use of "whatever" in conversations. The popular slacker term of indifference was found "most annoying in conversation" by 47 percent of Americans surveyed in a Marist College poll released Wednesday. "Whatever" easily beat... more »