Poll Watch: Pew Research/Washington Post Survey on the Fiscal Cliff

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Pew Research/Washington Post Poll on the Fiscal Cliff 

Do you think President Obama and Republicans in Congress will reach an agreement to prevent automatic spending cuts and tax increases from going into effect before January 1st, or not?

• Yes, will 38%
  
• No, will not 51%

Democrats

• Yes, will 47%
• No, will not 40%

Republicans

• Yes, will 25%
  
• No, will not 66%

Independents 

• Yes, will 37%
  
• No, will not 51%

If an agreement is not reached, who do you think would be more to blame: Republicans in Congress or President Obama?

• Republicans in Congress 53%
• President Obama 29%

Democrats

• Republicans in Congress 85%
• President Obama 7%

Republicans

• Republicans in Congress 12%
• President Obama 68%

Independents 

• Republicans in Congress 53%
• President Obama 23%

Survey of 1,000 adults was conducted November 8-11, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points.