Only old ladies answer the phone, complains Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies, a Republican polling firm.

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"This poll shows presidential leadership, " says Bill McInturff, a Republican pollster who conducts the survey with Democrat Peter D.

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But Republican Bill McInturff and Democrat Peter Hart, the pollsters who conducted the survey, said the poll raises warning signs for anyone proposing cuts to the three main entitlement programs, including Medicaid, that provide health and retirement benefits to seniors and the poor.

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"The important change is that very well-educated and upper-income people compared to five to 10 years ago have shifted their opinion and are now expressing significant concern about the notion of...free trade, " said Bill McInturff, a Republican pollster who helps conduct the Journal survey.

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