Posted on 10/20/2010 9:25:43 PM PDT by Eye For Truth
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/october_2010/most_voters_oppose_the_reelection_of_anyone_who_voted_for_the_health_care_law_auto_bailouts_stimulus_plan
Incumbents, beware: The major votes you’ve cast in Congress over the past couple years appear likely to come back to haunt you this Election Day.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that most Likely Voters think their representative in Congress does not deserve reelection if he or she voted for the national health care law, the auto bailouts or the $787-billion economic stimulus plan. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Those votes also appear to be driving factors in the GOP’s consistent lead over Democrats on the Generic Congressional Ballot. Most strong supporters of President Obama believe those who voted for the measures should be reelected. Even more of those who Strongly Oppose the president disagree.
Forty-three percent (43%) of all Likely Voters say someone who voted for the health care law deserves to be reelected. Fifty percent (50%) oppose their reelection. Thirty-six percent (36%) say if their local representative voted for the taxpayer bailouts of General Motors and Chrysler, he or she deserves to be returned to Congress. Fifty-three percent (53%) say that person does not deserve reelection.
Similarly, 41% say their representative in Congress should be reelected if he or she voted for the stimulus plan. But 50% don’t see it that way and say the individual should not be reelected.
The partisan divide is predictable since virtually no congressional Republicans voted for any of these measures. So Democratic voters overwhelmingly think those in Congress who voted for them should be reelected, while Republicans feel just as strongly that they should not be reelected.
But, tellingly, voters not affiliated with either party also feel strongly that supporters of the health care law, the auto bailouts and the stimulus should not be returned to Congress.
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This survey of 1,000 Likely U.S. Voters was conducted October 18-19, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted byPulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
Sixty-two percent (62%) of voters think it would be better for the country if most congressional incumbents are defeated this November. Just 27% think their representative in Congress is the best possible person for the job, and only 37% think their local congressional representative deserves reelection.
Republican candidates currently hold a nine-point lead on the Generic Congressional Ballot. That means 48% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 39% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Among those who would vote Republican, 80% or more say those who supported the health care bill, the auto bailouts and the stimulus plan should not be reelected. Those who would vote for the Democrat are slightly less emphatic in their support for those who backed the measures.
Only 19% of all voters think that most members of Congress understand how their decisions impact the economy. Sixty-seven percent (67%) say they do not. But just 37% believe most voters understand the impact of Obama administration policies. A plurality (45%) appear to agree with President Obama that instead most voters are too scared of those policies to think clearly. Eighteen percent (18%) are not sure.
Republicans and unaffiliated voters believe more strongly than Democrats that most voters are scared. In today’s Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, 47% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance, while 52% disapprove. This includes 30% who Strongly Approve and 42% who Strongly Disapprove.
More than 90% of those who Strongly Approve of the job the president is doing think those who supported the health care bill and the stimulus in Congress should be reelected. They are less supportive of those who backed the auto bailouts.
But among those who Strongly Disapprove of how the president is doing, opposition to those Congress members’ reelection is at an even higher level.
Since Democrats in Congress passed the health care law in late March, support for its repeal has ranged from a low of 53% to a high of 63%. Fifty-three percent (53%) of Americans still think the federal government bailout of General Motors and Chrysler was a bad idea.
Voters continue to give the stimulus plan mixed reviews. Thirty-four percent (34%) say it has helped the economy, but 39% think it has hurt the economy. Twenty-two percent (22%) say it has had no impact.
With two weeks to go until Election Day, voters trust Republicans more than Democrats on eight out of 10 important issues regularly tracked by Rasmussen Reports including the economy and health care.
I pray the Idiot Republican Leadership understands what the American People are trying to tell them.
No kidding. If my choice was between an incumbent with those "credentials" to his/her credit, or a retarded monkey that had been dead 3 weeks... The monkey gets my vote.
Ah come one... No one in the Media would publish this article so it does NOT exist. Therefore, Democrats will win again...heh.
Unfortunately, alternate media has spread the word - damn them... Seems like those lousy Tea Party folks have found out and are causing problems.
Dang if way too many people have already either figured this out or had it in mind earlier. I guess the MSM can’t keep secrets any longer - darn it anyway!
Just wait until 1012! We will get you TB’s...
I think you’re right. The Dems that aren’t up for election in 2010 are going to have a front row seat to the bloodbath. I think the new crop of conservatives will find them very receptive to a new direction. If not, well, we don’t need term limit legislation, we can (and will) impose voter implemented term limits...
“I pray the Idiot Republican Leadership understands what the American People are trying to tell them.”
I fear that the problem is not communication and comprehension, but rather is corruption, lack of principles, lack of character, and arrogance bread from being in Washington DC way, way too long.
Nov. 2 is only the first skirmish, many more will have to be fought and won before Our Precious Republic is restored to constitutionality.
Remember these guys on November 2nd:
http://www.rinolist.org/?p=658
http://www.rinolist.org/?p=599
http://www.rinolist.org/?p=616
http://www.rinolist.org/?p=644
Some of these guys aren’t up right now, but remember them for the future!
Happy RINO Hunting!
So what! I opposed their election before they even had a chance to vote for health care deform.
Who believes this?
This is why I don’t understand why even the most optimistic on the Right only talk about 100 House seats being in play.
If Rasmussen’s polls are accurate, then all 250 Dims in the House that voted for Healthcare et al should be toast.
Maybe they just don’t want to put the bar too high, but I personally will be disappointed in the American people if we don’t pick up AT LEAST 100 house seats.
Me neither but I'm shooting for 434 to 1 and I don't care which demonRAT is the only one left in congress.
If the Pubbies are smart, they will pound these 3 areas, the national health care law, the auto bailouts, & the $787-billion economic stimulus plan for the next week & a half & NOTHING else. Forget about everything else. Pound unmercifully these 3 areas only & we win in a landslide. Period.
Listen to Krauthammer on Omamacare impact on the USA, (you have to put up with the commercial)
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4379363/did-obama-mislead-public-on-health-care
What is your point in pointing out the rinos for the Nov 2 election? Are you saying vote democrat against them?
Most Voters Oppose the Reelection of Anyone Who Voted for the Health Care Law
Most X are voting against the vote for candidates who voted for ABC.
The editor needs to get rid of the extraneous words that blur the message from voters:
Most Voters AGAINST Anyone Who Voted For The Health Care Law
Paging Dr. Brown, Dr. Emmett Brown...
Unfortunately, many Rats who voted for that monstrosity WILL be reelected.
...I’ll try to act surprised when most of the people who voted Obamacare win. :(
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