Fox News Poll: Health Care and the Midterm Elections
Fox News poll finds Obama’s overall job approval rating dropped to a new low of 43 percent — and finds by a 54 to 39 percent margin, American voters oppose the new health care law.
By Dana Blanton – FOXNews.com
Two weeks after President Obama signed the new health care bill, opposition to it remains strong. In addition, the president’s legislative victory did not help his job approval rating, which hit a new low in a Fox News poll released Thursday.
The poll also finds more voters would punish rather than reward incumbents who voted for the health care bill, and that the Democratic win did nothing to energize the party faithful for the midterms.
President Obama’s overall job approval rating dropped to a new low of 43 percent. Nearly half — 48 percent — disapprove. In mid-March, it was 46-48 percent. His current rating among Democrats (80 percent) and independents (38 percent) are among his lowest ratings with these groups. He is now in single digits among Republicans (7 percent). By comparison, former President George W. Bush’s approval among Democrats went as low as 4 percent.
The poll finds by a 54 to 39 percent margin, American voters oppose the new health care law. Just prior to the bill’s passage, 55 percent opposed, while 35 percent favored the overhaul.
Among the key group of independent voters, 38 percent favor the law and 55 percent oppose it. When voting this November, more than twice as many independents say they are less likely (39 percent) to vote for a candidate who favored the bill than say more likely (18 percent).
More than two-thirds of Democrats — 69 percent — like the new law. While nearly four times as many Democrats say they are more likely (39 percent) rather than less likely (10 percent) to vote for a candidate who favored the bill, nearly half say it will make no difference to their vote (49 percent). Almost all Republicans (91 percent) oppose the overhaul, and 70 percent say they are less likely to vote for someone who backed it.
Overall, 38 percent say they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who voted for the bill, while 22 percent say more likely. For another 38 percent it won’t make a difference. About a third of respondents (32 percent) say they don’t know how their Representative voted on health care.
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