FF Poll: War is a Poor Chisel to Carve out Tomorrow

Q1. In 1983 Congress passed legislation (and President Reagan signed it in to law) to make the third Monday of every January a federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King's birthday. Between the two Houses of Congress there were 112 'no' votes in 1983. Who from those below were among them? (choose all that apply)

overall

custom

male

female

rep

ind

dem

18-29

30-44

45-64

65+

Chuck Grassley (current Senator Iowa)

27%

29%

25%

27%

21%

33%

29%

28%

26%

27%

Jim Jeffords (former Sentaor Vermont)

22%

21%

22%

21%

27%

18%

55%

17%

19%

22%

Steve Scalise (current House Majority Whip)

27%

29%

25%

22%

26%

33%

43%

21%

28%

27%

Orrin Hatch (current Senator Utah)

48%

51%

45%

43%

39%

61%

29%

45%

54%

48%

John McCain (current Senator Arizona)

42%

50%

35%

30%

41%

55%

36%

35%

48%

42%

Judd Gregg (former Senator New Hampshire)

21%

22%

24%

19%

55%

15%

20%

21%

Richard Shelby (current Sen Alabama)

44%

45%

43%

41%

38%

53%

77%

33%

44%

Dick Cheney (former Vice President)

45%

43%

46%

36%

33%

66%

46%

40%

45%

Bob Dole (former Senator Kansas)

33%

23%

41%

35%

28%

35%

55%

29%

31%

33%

Richard Lugar (former Senator Indiana)

27%

24%

29%

32%

22%

26%

29%

21%

30%

27%

Dan Quayle (former Vice President)

34%

33%

35%

34%

24%

44%

36%

29%

37%

34%

Q2. The first 8 options to the previous question voted 'no', the last 4 voted 'yes'. There are currently 10 federal holidays, which would you vote to keep if you had to vote for 5?

overall

custom

male

female

rep

ind

dem

18-29

30-44

45-64

65+

New Year's Day (1870)

72%

71%

72%

75%

64%

76%

59%

74%

73%

72%

George Washington's Birthday (1870)

14%

22%

8%

18%

15%

9%

7%

20%

14%

Independence Day (1870)

95%

94%

95%

98%

90%

95%

100%

91%

96%

95%

Thanksgiving Day (1870)

87%

93%

82%

97%

86%

77%

70%

86%

91%

87%

Christmas Day (1870)

79%

82%

75%

87%

73%

76%

66%

77%

82%

79%

Memorial Day (originally Decoration Day, 1888)

68%

61%

74%

80%

67%

57%

84%

64%

68%

Labor Day (1894)

39%

36%

42%

22%

32%

63%

78%

37%

32%

39%

Veterans Day (1938)

47%

41%

51%

52%

56%

32%

34%

45%

51%

47%

Columbus Day (1968)

5%

3%

6%

11%

1%

3%

0%

8%

4%

5%

Martin Luther King Day (1983)

17%

19%

15%

2%

16%

33%

15%

21%

15%

17%

Q3. In 1939 classical vocalist Marian Anderson was scheduled to give a recital at Constitution Hall, but the Daughters of the American Revolution (who operated the Hall) refused to allow Anderson to perform because she was African-American. In response Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes organized an outdoor Anderson recital from the Lincoln Memorial. If you have never heard Anderson sing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", or "Ave Maria" we recommend it (at 5:27 and 13:30 respectively of the clip linked on the results screen). Had you previously been aware of this performance?

overall

custom

male

female

rep

ind

dem

18-29

30-44

45-64

65+

Yes

38%

36%

39%

36%

31%

45%

15%

39%

41%

38%

No

60%

63%

58%

63%

65%

53%

84%

59%

56%

60%

Don't care

1%

0%

2%

0%

2%

1%

0%

1%