March 25, 2010 - Obama Gets Small Bounce From Health Care Win, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Net Disapproval Of Health Reform Drops 9 Points Word format Despite passage of his signature health reform bill, President Barack Obama still gets a split 45 - 46 percent approval from American voters in a Quinnipiac University national poll conducted Monday and Tuesday, compared to a negative 46 - 49 percent approval in a survey concluded Sunday before the House of Representatives voted on the health care bill. These are President Obama's worst grades so far, tying his 45 - 46 percent approval February 11. American voters mostly disapprove of the health care reform 49 - 40 percent, compared to 54 - 36 percent before the vote. But voters say 51 - 40 percent that proposed action by several state attorneys general to block the health care overhaul is a "bad idea," the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. And voters trust Obama more than Republicans in Congress to handle health care 45 - 35 percent, compared to a 42 - 42 percent split before the House vote. Voters say they are more likely to support lawmakers in the November election who voted against the measure and oppose legislators who supported it. Voters still disapprove 55 - 36 percent of the way Democrats in Congress are doing their job, compared to 62 - 30 percent in the earlier survey. Republicans in Congress get a 58 - 34 percent disapproval, compared to a 60 - 31 percent thumbs down in the earlier survey. "It may be that passage of health care eventually helps President Barack Obama's approval ratings, but at this point there's no sign of that," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. "The White House believes that now that the legislation has been signed into law they can sell it to the American people. Approval of health care reform is growing - or disapproval is shrinking - but the President still has his work cut out for him." "Republicans are making clear they will make opposition to the health care overhaul their issue for November and the data indicates at this point they may have an opening, but they need to be careful not to overplay their hand," Brown added. "For instance, as much as voters say they don't like the new health care law, they also don't like the idea that Republican attorneys generals in a number of states are trying to challenge the law on constitutional grounds. "And disapproval of Republicans in Congress is slightly worse than disapproval of Democrats." In the poll conducted after the health care vote, American voters disapprove 50 - 44 percent of the way President Obama is handling health care, compared to 58 - 36 percent disapproval in the earlier survey taken before the House vote. While 28 percent of voters think more favorably of Obama because of his handling of health care reform, 41 percent think less favorably and 29 percent say this issue doesn't make a difference in how they feel. Looking at Obama's approval, independent voters disapprove 44 - 40 percent in the post- vote survey, compared to 53 - 40 percent in the earlier poll. By a 38 - 25 percent margin, voters are less likely to vote for House members who voted for the health care bill, with 34 percent who say the health care vote won't affect their decision. By a 33 - 27 percent margin, voters are more likely to vote for House members who voted against the health care bill, with 35 percent who say the health care vote won't affect their decision. "The first read from the voters is that they are more inclined to punish those lawmakers who voted for the health care overhaul than reward them," Brown said. "This is a key question. Whether and how these numbers change in the next seven months will tell us whether, in fact, this will be the kind of November Republicans are hungering for and Democrats are dreading." From March 16 - 21, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,907 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 2.2 percentage points. From March 22 - 23, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,552 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 45% 9% 79% 40% 41% 49% 36% 87% Disapprove 46 89 13 44 49 43 55 5 DK/NA 9 3 8 15 10 8 10 8 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl Coll 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Approve 54% 42% 41% 51% 41% 39% 43% 52% Disapprove 37 48 51 37 52 56 46 44 DK/NA 9 10 8 11 6 5 11 4 PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 46% 11% 84% 40% 46% 46% 37% 92% Disapprove 49 82 13 53 49 49 57 7 DK/NA 6 7 3 7 6 6 6 1 AGE IN YRS....... INCOME............. NoColl Coll 18-34 35-54 55+ <50 50-100 >100K Degree Degree Approve 56% 42% 43% 53% 43% 39% 46% 44% Disapprove 35 53 53 40 52 58 48 52 DK/NA 8 5 4 7 5 3 6 3 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President? (*High also 59% Mar 2009 / **Low also 45% Jan 2010 & Feb 2010) PostVt PreVt APPROVE....... Poll Poll High Low Mar 25 Mar 25 Feb 11 Jan 13 Dec 23 Jun 4 Mar 25 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009* 2010** Approve 45 46 45 45 46 59 45 Disapprove 46 49 46 45 43 31 46 DK/NA 9 6 9 10 11 10 9 INDEPENDENTS......................................... PostVt PreVt APPROVE...... Poll Poll High Low Mar 25 Mar 25 Feb 11 Jan 13 Dec 23 Jun 4 Dec 9 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 Approve 40 40 40 42 41 57 37 Disapprove 44 53 49 48 46 30 51 DK/NA 15 7 10 10 13 13 11 2. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 36% 5% 66% 33% 32% 39% 28% 73% Disapprove 55 91 26 57 59 51 64 14 DK/NA 9 4 8 10 8 10 8 13 PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 30% 5% 63% 19% 30% 29% 22% 72% Disapprove 62 88 29 72 66 59 69 23 DK/NA 8 7 7 9 4 12 8 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job? (*Low also 32% Dec 23 2009) PostVt PreVt APPROVE....... Poll Poll High Low Mar 25 Mar 25 Feb 11 Jan 13 Dec 23 Mar 4 Mar 25 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2010 Approve 36 30 28 32 32 45 30 Disapprove 55 62 63 59 59 45 62 DK/NA 9 8 9 9 9 10 8 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 34% 65% 14% 31% 30% 37% 37% 18% Disapprove 58 29 79 59 63 53 55 69 DK/NA 8 6 7 10 7 9 8 12 PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 31% 51% 16% 28% 33% 29% 34% 25% Disapprove 60 38 77 63 63 58 57 68 DK/NA 9 11 7 9 5 13 9 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job? PostVt PreVt APPROVE...... Poll Poll High Low Mar 25 Mar 25 Feb 11 Jan 13 Dec 23 Mar 25 Oct 8 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2010 2009 Approve 34 31 28 32 29 34 25 Disapprove 58 60 61 58 62 58 64 DK/NA 8 9 11 11 9 8 11 4. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very satisfied 4% 1% 6% 4% 3% 5% 2% 13% Smwht satisfied 25 8 46 20 23 27 22 41 Smwht dissatisfied 28 27 28 31 27 29 28 25 Very dissatisfied 41 63 17 43 46 37 46 17 DK/NA 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today? Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied? VERY+SMWHT SAT High Low Mar 25 Mar 24 Feb 11 Jan 13 Dec 22 Dec 11 Nov 13 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2001 2008 Very satisfied 4 3 2 2 2 21 2 Smwht satisfied 25 26 24 25 24 47 14 Smwht dissatisfied 28 29 33 31 34 19 38 Very dissatisfied 41 41 40 41 40 10 44 DK/NA 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 5. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 44% 7% 80% 38% 43% 44% 34% 85% Disapprove 50 88 15 54 52 49 59 9 DK/NA 6 5 5 8 5 7 7 6 PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 36% 5% 74% 29% 37% 36% 29% 77% Disapprove 58 91 20 64 58 57 66 15 DK/NA 6 4 6 7 5 7 5 7 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling health care? PostVt PreVt APPROVE....... Poll Poll High Low Mar 25 Mar 25 Feb 11 Jan 13 Dec 22 July 2 Jan 13 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2010 Approve 44 36 35 35 38 46 35 Disapprove 50 58 58 58 56 42 58 DK/NA 6 6 6 6 6 13 6 6. Who do you trust to do a better job handling health care - President Obama or the Republicans in Congress? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Pres Obama 45% 7% 83% 38% 42% 47% 35% 82% Reps in Congress 35 81 5 32 34 36 42 5 DK/NA 20 12 12 30 24 17 22 13 PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama 42% 6% 83% 35% 42% 42% 33% 87% Reps in Congress 42 79 8 43 43 41 50 4 DK/NA 16 15 9 22 15 17 17 9 TREND: Who do you trust to do a better job handling health care - President Obama or the Republicans in Congress? (*Low also 42% Jan 2010) PostVt PreVt BETTER PRES... Poll Poll High Low Mar 25 Mar 25 Feb 11 Jan 14 Dec 22 July 1 Mar 25 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2010 President Obama 45 42 44 42 45 53 42 Reps in Congress 35 42 38 41 40 33 42 DK/NA 20 16 17 18 16 14 16 7. From what you've heard or read, do you mostly approve or mostly disapprove of the changes to the health care system just passed by Congress? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Mostly Approve 40% 9% 71% 36% 38% 42% 32% 73% Mostly Disapprove 49 82 18 53 53 46 56 17 DK/NA 11 9 11 11 10 12 11 10 32. From what you've heard or read, do you mostly approve or mostly disapprove of the proposed changes to the health care system under consideration in Congress? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Mostly Approve 36% 8% 71% 29% 38% 35% 27% 79% Mostly Disapprove 54 86 19 61 56 52 63 11 DK/NA 9 6 11 9 6 12 10 10 TREND: From what you've heard or read, do you mostly approve or mostly disapprove of the changes to the health care system just passed by Congress? (*the proposed changes... under consideration in Congress) Mar 25 Mar 25 Feb 11 Jan 14 Dec 22 Dec 9 2010 2010* 2010* 2010* 2009* 2009* Mostly approve 40 36 35 34 36 38 Mostly disapprove 49 54 54 54 53 52 DK/NA 11 9 11 12 11 10 8. If your member of Congress voted FOR the health care overhaul just passed by Congress, would that make you more likely to vote for him or her in November, less likely, or not make a difference? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More likely 25% 5% 49% 18% 23% 26% 21% 35% Less likely 38 70 10 39 41 35 45 7 No difference 34 22 38 39 34 34 31 52 DK/NA 3 3 3 3 1 5 3 6 9. If your member of Congress voted AGAINST the health care overhaul just passed by Congress, would that make you more likely to vote for him or her in November, less likely, or not make a difference? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More likely 33% 61% 9% 35% 37% 30% 38% 10% Less likely 27 11 45 22 26 28 26 28 No difference 35 24 41 39 35 36 32 55 DK/NA 4 3 5 5 3 6 4 7 10. Does President Obama's handling of health care reform make you think more favorably of him, less favorably, or doesn't it make a difference? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More favorably 28% 7% 50% 26% 28% 28% 26% 36% Less favorably 41 78 11 42 42 40 49 5 Doesn't make diff 29 15 38 30 28 30 24 57 DK/NA 1 - 2 2 2 1 1 2 11. Does the Republican party's handling of health care reform make you think more favorably of the party, less favorably, or doesn't it make a difference? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More favorably 24% 49% 5% 23% 23% 24% 28% 3% Less favorably 38 17 54 39 36 39 37 42 Doesn't make diff 36 33 39 36 39 34 33 51 DK/NA 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 12. Does the Democratic party's handling of health care reform make you think more favorably of the party, less favorably, or doesn't it make a difference? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More favorably 22% 3% 43% 18% 19% 24% 17% 39% Less favorably 44 79 14 47 48 41 52 9 Doesn't make diff 31 18 40 32 30 32 28 46 DK/NA 3 - 4 3 3 3 3 6 13. Attorneys general from several states have said they will sue to block the recently passed healthcare overhaul plan. Do you think filing a lawsuit to stop the plan from taking effect is a good idea or a bad idea? POST HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 22 THROUGH 23... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Good idea 40% 68% 15% 40% 46% 35% 45% 10% Bad idea 51 22 77 51 50 53 46 84 DK/NA 9 10 8 9 5 13 9 6 1. If the 2012 election for President were being held today, do you think you would vote for Barack Obama the Democratic candidate, or the Republican candidate? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Obama 40% 4% 83% 33% 39% 42% 31% 88% Republican 41 86 7 38 42 40 50 3 DEPENDS ON CAND(VOL) 9 7 4 14 9 10 10 2 DK/NA 9 3 6 14 10 8 9 7 7. Looking ahead to the 2012 election for President, do you feel that Barack Obama deserves to be reelected, or do you feel that he does not deserve to be reelected? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes/Reelected 40% 7% 80% 33% 40% 40% 31% 85% No/Not reelected 48 85 10 53 50 47 57 5 DK/NA 11 8 10 15 10 12 12 9 9. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the economy? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 39% 10% 74% 31% 40% 37% 30% 87% Disapprove 57 86 21 65 56 57 65 11 DK/NA 5 4 5 4 3 6 5 2 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the economy? APPROVE...... High Low Mar 25 Feb 11 Jan 13 Dec 22 Dec 9 Mar 4 Mar 25 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2010 Approve 39 41 41 44 41 57 39 Disapprove 57 54 54 51 54 33 57 DK/NA 5 5 6 5 5 10 5 10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - foreign policy? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 46% 17% 79% 39% 47% 44% 40% 82% Disapprove 43 70 12 48 44 41 49 9 DK/NA 12 12 10 12 9 14 11 9 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling foreign policy? APPROVE....... High Low Mar 25 Feb 10 Jan 13 Dec 23 Dec 8 Apr 29 Jan 13 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2010 Approve 46 46 45 46 46 57 45 Disapprove 43 43 46 44 45 32 46 DK/NA 12 11 9 10 9 11 9 12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - the situation in Afghanistan? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 52% 38% 69% 50% 56% 49% 50% 73% Disapprove 36 46 23 38 34 37 37 16 DK/NA 12 16 8 11 10 14 13 11 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling the situation in Afghanistan? Mar 25 Feb 10 Jan 13 Dec 23 Dec 8 Nov 18 Oct 7 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 Approve 52 51 45 47 45 38 42 Disapprove 36 39 45 43 45 49 40 DK/NA 12 10 10 10 11 12 17 13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - creating jobs? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 37% 11% 68% 31% 40% 34% 29% 79% Disapprove 57 83 27 63 57 57 64 17 DK/NA 6 5 5 6 3 9 6 5 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling creating jobs? Mar 25 Feb 11 Jan 13 Dec 22 2010 2010 2010 2009 Approve 37 37 34 37 Disapprove 57 56 59 56 DK/NA 6 7 7 8 14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling - terrorism? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Approve 49% 23% 78% 46% 52% 47% 44% 81% Disapprove 41 67 13 45 40 42 46 11 DK/NA 9 10 9 9 8 11 10 8 TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling terrorism? Mar 25 Feb 10 Jan 13 2010 2010 2010 Approve 49 49 48 Disapprove 41 44 44 DK/NA 9 8 8 19. Is your opinion of - Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 47% 12% 87% 41% 46% 49% 39% 95% Unfavorable 47 83 10 52 50 45 56 4 Hvn't hrd enough 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 1 REFUSED 1 1 - 2 1 1 1 - TREND: Is your opinion of Barack Obama favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him? FAVORABLE..... High Low Mar 25 Nov 19 Oct 8 Jul 2 Apr 29 Nov 12 Feb 21 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2007 Favorable 47 50 53 58 58 67 44 Unfavorable 47 38 37 30 27 19 14 Hvn't hrd enough 4 9 8 10 11 11 40 REFUSED 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 20. Is your opinion of - George W. Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 38% 74% 10% 34% 36% 39% 43% 17% Unfavorable 56 20 85 59 59 53 51 76 Hvn't hrd enough 4 2 4 4 3 5 3 6 REFUSED 3 4 1 3 2 3 3 1 21. Is your opinion of - Harry Reid favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 9% 2% 20% 6% 11% 8% 9% 16% Unfavorable 38 54 18 44 48 29 42 14 Hvn't hrd enough 51 42 61 49 40 61 47 68 REFUSED 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Harry Reid favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him? Mar 25 Nov 12 Oct 31 May 25 Feb 21 2010 2008 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 9 12 9 9 7 Unfavorable 38 21 22 18 17 Hvn't hrd enough 51 63 68 71 75 REFUSED 1 3 2 2 1 22. Is your opinion of - Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 28% 44% 10% 32% 32% 25% 32% 12% Unfavorable 25 15 38 24 27 24 25 32 Hvn't hrd enough 45 39 51 43 40 49 41 54 REFUSED 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Mitt Romney favorable, unfavorable, or haven't you heard enough about him? Mar 25 Nov 12 Oct 31 Aug 15 Jun 13 May 3 Feb 21 2010 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 28 34 28 20 18 17 17 Unfavorable 25 20 25 22 20 16 15 Hvn't hrd enough 45 43 45 55 60 65 67 REFUSED 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 23. Is your opinion of - Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Favorable 25% 4% 49% 20% 26% 25% 21% 46% Unfavorable 51 84 19 56 56 47 60 12 Hvn't hrd enough 23 12 31 24 18 27 19 42 REFUSED 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - TREND: Is your opinion of Nancy Pelosi favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Mar 25 Nov 12 Oct 31 May 25 Feb 21 2010 2008 2007 2007 2007 Favorable 25 26 22 29 25 Unfavorable 51 41 35 29 31 Hvn't hrd enough 23 31 41 40 43 REFUSED 1 2 2 2 1 27. Who do you blame for gridlock in Washington - Democrats, Republicans, or both equally? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Democrats 14% 27% 4% 13% 14% 13% 15% 7% Republicans 16 2 36 10 17 15 14 29 Both equally 67 69 57 75 67 67 67 61 DK/NA 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 TREND: Who do you blame for gridlock in Washington - Democrats, Republicans or both equally? Mar 25 Feb 11 2010 2010 Democrats 14 12 Republicans 16 17 Both equally 67 67 DK/NA 3 3 28. Some people have suggested eliminating the filibuster procedure in the U.S. Senate so that all that would be needed to pass legislation would be a simple majority of votes, 51 out of 100. Do you think that is a good idea or a bad idea? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Good idea 39% 26% 54% 35% 37% 41% 39% 50% Bad idea 51 66 36 54 58 45 53 37 DK/NA 10 8 10 11 6 14 9 13 29. How worried are you about the direction of the nation's economy in the next year? Would you say you are very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not worried at all? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Very worried 45% 59% 22% 51% 42% 47% 48% 19% Smwht worried 38 31 46 37 36 40 38 46 Not too worried 14 8 23 10 17 10 11 25 Not worried at all 4 1 7 2 5 3 2 10 DK/NA - 1 1 - - - 1 - 33. Generally speaking, do you think the proposed changes to the health care system under consideration in Congress go too far, not far enough, or are they about right? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Too far 46% 74% 15% 50% 47% 45% 53% 14% Not far enough 26 10 40 28 27 25 23 34 About right 18 6 36 11 20 16 12 41 DK/NA 11 9 10 11 7 14 12 11 TREND: Generally speaking, do you think the proposed changes to the health care system under consideration in Congress go too far, not far enough, or are they about right? Mar 25 Feb 11 Jan 14 2010 2010 2010 Too far 46 43 44 Not far enough 26 30 29 About right 18 17 17 DK/NA 11 9 10 34. Do you think the proposed changes to the health care system are too expensive, or do you think the cost is about right for what they're trying to do? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Too expensive 57% 82% 27% 62% 57% 56% 63% 30% About right 34 10 65 26 36 32 27 65 DK/NA 10 8 8 12 7 12 10 5 35. Do you think the government should or should not require businesses to offer private health insurance for their full-time employees? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Require 60% 47% 82% 52% 55% 65% 56% 84% Should not require 35 50 12 42 41 29 39 12 DK/NA 5 3 6 6 5 5 5 4 36. Do you think the government should or should not require all Americans to have health insurance, either from their employer or from another source, with tax credits or other aid to help low-income people pay for it? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Require 49% 25% 76% 42% 47% 50% 43% 78% Should not require 46 71 18 52 48 44 51 18 DK/NA 5 4 6 6 4 6 5 4 37. Do you think the government should or should not require insurance companies to sell coverage to people regardless of pre-existing conditions? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Require 76% 66% 87% 74% 73% 79% 74% 85% Should not require 19 29 7 22 23 15 22 9 DK/NA 5 4 6 4 4 5 4 6 38. Which would you prefer - A) the Democrats in the Senate pass the health care reform legislation by a majority vote, or B) the Republicans in the Senate use a filibuster to block passage of the heath care reform legislation? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk A) Dem maj vote 47% 13% 88% 40% 48% 46% 38% 89% B) Rep filibuster 43 77 8 47 45 41 51 7 DK/NA 10 10 4 13 7 12 12 4 39. If your member of Congress votes for the health care overhaul under consideration in Congress would that make you more likely to vote for him or her in November, less likely, or not make a difference? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk More likely 24% 6% 51% 20% 25% 24% 21% 50% Less likely 40 65 7 44 42 37 47 8 No difference 32 27 39 31 30 34 29 37 DK/NA 4 2 4 5 3 5 3 5 40. Do you think President Obama's health care plan would improve the quality of health care in the nation, hurt the quality of health care in the nation, or not make a difference? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Improve 38% 8% 75% 32% 40% 37% 31% 79% Hurt 42 70 11 47 42 42 50 6 No difference 14 16 13 15 14 14 13 15 DK/NA 5 6 2 6 3 7 6 1 TREND: Do you think President Obama's health care plan would improve the quality of health care in the nation, hurt the quality of health care in the nation, or not make a difference? Mar 25 Aug 5 2010 2009 Improve 38 39 Hurt 42 41 No difference 14 14 DK/NA 5 6 41. Do you think President Obama's health care plan will improve the quality of health care you receive, hurt the quality of health care you receive, or not make a difference? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Improve 17% 3% 36% 12% 16% 18% 12% 46% Hurt 41 68 10 46 42 40 48 5 No difference 37 25 48 38 38 36 36 43 DK/NA 5 4 5 4 3 6 5 7 TREND: Do you think President Obama's health care plan will improve the quality of health care you receive, hurt the quality of health care you receive, or not make a difference? Mar 25 Aug 5 2010 2009 Improve 17 21 Hurt 41 36 No difference 37 39 DK/NA 5 4 42. Do you think President Obama's health care plan would increase your health care costs, decrease your health care costs, or not make a difference? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Increase costs 55% 81% 27% 60% 52% 57% 61% 26% Decrease costs 10 3 16 11 13 8 8 23 No difference 29 12 50 24 31 28 26 42 DK/NA 5 4 8 5 4 7 5 8 TREND: Do you think President Obama's health care plan would increase your health care costs, decrease your health care costs, or not make a difference? Mar 25 Aug 5 2010 2009 Increase costs 55 42 Decrease costs 10 18 No difference 29 33 DK/NA 5 7 43. Do you think President Obama's health care plan would increase the taxes that you pay, decrease the taxes you pay, or not make a difference? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Increase taxes 73% 93% 51% 77% 73% 74% 79% 40% Decrease taxes 2 1 5 1 2 2 2 5 No difference 22 5 40 19 23 20 17 51 DK/NA 3 1 4 2 1 4 2 5 TREND: Do you think President Obama's health care plan would increase the taxes that you pay, decrease the taxes you pay, or not make a difference? Mar 25 Aug 5 2010 2009 Increase 73 66 Decrease 2 6 No difference 22 23 DK/NA 3 4 44. Just your best guess, do you think health care reform would increase the federal budget deficit, decrease the federal budget deficit, or have no effect? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Increase 72% 90% 52% 74% 73% 71% 77% 42% Decrease 10 1 19 10 12 9 10 18 No effect 14 5 24 13 13 14 9 32 DK/NA 4 3 5 3 2 6 4 8 45. Do you think that would be worth it, or not? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Yes 28% 6% 72% 23% 27% 30% 23% 82% No 69 93 25 74 71 67 74 15 DK/NA 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 46. Which do you think should be a more important priority for President Obama and Congress right now, passing health care reform or reducing the federal budget deficit? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Health care 36% 9% 67% 31% 36% 37% 30% 76% Budget deficit 59 88 29 64 61 57 66 19 DK/NA 5 4 4 6 3 6 5 5 47. Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now? PRE HLTHCARE VOTE SURVEY DATES MAR 16 THROUGH 21.... Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Wht Blk Right thing 55% 72% 38% 57% 60% 50% 60% 39% Shld not be involved 37 21 55 33 33 41 32 54 DK/NA 8 6 7 10 7 9 8 6 TREND: Do you think the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting the war in Afghanistan now, or should the U.S. not be involved in Afghanistan now? Mar 25 Feb 10 Jan 14 Dec 23 Dec 8 Nov 18 Oct 7 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 Right thing 55 56 59 51 57 48 52 Shouldn't be inv 37 37 35 41 35 41 37 DK/NA 8 7 6 8 8 11 11
