60% Believe Health Care Law Will Increase Deficit, 58% Favor Repeal
Support for repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan is proving to be just as consistent as opposition to the plan before it was passed.
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April 26, 2010
April 26, 2010
Nationally, 60% Favor Letting Local Police Stop and Verify Immigration Status
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer last week signed a new law into effect that authorizes local police to stop and verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant.
April 20, 2010
59% Say Scientists Disagree 'Significantly' Over Global Warming
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Americans now believe there is a significant disagreement within the scientific community over global warming, up seven points from early December just after the so-called “Climategate” scandal involving doctored or deliberately undisclosed scientific evidence first broke.
April 19, 2010
Voters Take Global Warming A Bit Less Seriously
Voters continue to show less worry about global warming.
April 19, 2010
56% Support Repeal of Health Care Law
Support for repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan is proving to be just as consistent as opposition to the plan before it was passed.
April 12, 2010
47% Say Repeal of Health Care Law Will Be Good for Economy
Forty-seven percent (47%) of voters nationwide believe repeal of the recently passed health care law will be good for the economy.
April 12, 2010
Support for Repeal of Health Care Plan Up To 58%
Three weeks after Congress passed its new national health care plan, support for repeal of the measure has risen four points to 58%. That includes 50% of U.S. voters who strongly favor repeal.
April 7, 2010
65% Say Americans Not Willing To Make Major Lifestyle Changes To Help Environment
Most Americans see a need for major lifestyle cutbacks to help the environment, but even more don’t think that's likely to happen.
April 5, 2010
54% Still Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
One week after the House of Representatives passed the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, 54% of the nation's likely voters still favor repealing the new law. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 42% oppose repeal.
April 2, 2010
72% Support Offshore Drilling, 59% Favor It Off California and New England
Voters support offshore oil drilling more than ever, and most don’t agree with President Obama’s decision to limit where that drilling can be done.
March 31, 2010
31% Trust Russia to Honor Nuclear Arms Agreement
U.S. voters are feeling a little more neighborly these days with America’s old Cold War rival.
March 29, 2010
One Week Later, 54% Favor Repeal of Health Care Bill
One week after the House of Representatives passed the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, 54% of the nation's likely voters still favor repealing the new law. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 42% oppose repeal.
March 27, 2010
19% Say Their Health Is Worse Now Than A Year Ago
Roughly one-in-five American adults (19%) say their health is worse now than it was a year ago, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
March 25, 2010
25% Now Say China Is Biggest Threat to United States
U.S. voters are growing increasingly wary of China’s relationship with the United States.
March 25, 2010
55% Favor Repeal of Health Care Bill
Just before the House of Representatives passed sweeping health care legislation last Sunday, 41% of voters nationwide favored the legislation while 54% were opposed. Now that President Obama has signed the legislation into law, most voters want to see it repealed.
March 23, 2010
49% Support State Lawsuits Against Health Care Plan
Forty-nine percent (49%) of U.S. voters favor their state suing the federal government to fight the requirement in the new national health care plan that every American must obtain health insurance.
March 22, 2010
43% Say Cost of Prescription Drugs Will Go Up If Health Plan Becomes Law
Forty-three percent (43%) of Americans expect the cost of prescription drugs to go up if the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats becomes law.
March 21, 2010
54% Say Cost Is Biggest Problem With Health Care
Most voters still believe cost is the biggest problem with health care in America today, but most also think passage of the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats will drive costs even higher.
March 21, 2010
It’s Time to Decide, and 54% of Voters Oppose the Health Care Plan
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has scheduled a House of Representatives vote today on the health care reform plan proposed by the President Obama and congressional Democrats. Yet while in Congress there has been months of posturing and shifting of political tactics, voter attitudes have remained constant: A majority oppose the plan being considered by the legislators.
