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Fox News Poll: Voters support delaying Obamacare, but oppose defunding it
Fox News
Dana Blanton
10/3/2013
Excerpt:
Two extraordinary events happened on Tuesday: The opening of insurance exchanges at the center of President Obama’s health care law and a partial government shutdown stemming from disagreement over the federal budget and whether to defund or delay Obamacare.
While voters oppose defunding the health care law, they say implementation should be delayed, and a majority wants all or part of the law repealed.
Voters also view the shutdown negatively and clearly think it is a serious problem, yet a majority believes their family won’t be significantly affected by it.
That’s according to a Fox News national poll conducted after the shutdown began.
The new poll, released Thursday, finds that an overwhelming majority thinks the shutdown is a serious problem, including 58 percent who see it as “very” serious. And two-thirds think the government closing is “definitely a bad thing.” That’s more than twice the number who say it “could be a good thing” (67-30 percent).
A 59-percent majority says their family won’t be “significantly affected” by the shutdown, while a sizable 37-percent minority says they will.
Meanwhile, a quarter of voters blame “Republican leaders such as John Boehner” (25 percent) for the shutdown and about the same number point the finger at President Obama (24 percent). Some 17 percent blame “Tea Party Republicans such as Ted Cruz.” Just 8 percent blame “Democratic leaders such as Harry Reid.” Another 20 percent think all of them are responsible for the shutdown.
By a 48-39 percent margin, voters say they trust Republicans in Congress more than President Obama when it comes to cutting government spending enough to make a difference in the deficit while at the same time not cutting so much that valuable programs are hurt.
Those who identify with the Tea Party movement are more likely to think the government shutdown is not a serious problem (53 percent) and most say it could be a good thing (71 percent). Nearly half of Tea Partiers place blame for the shutdown solely on Obama (49 percent).
President Obama’s overall job rating has improved 5 percentage points over last month: 45 percent approve now, up from 40 percent in September. That comes mainly from an increase in approval among his party faithful. Some 84 percent of Democrats approve of Obama’s performance now, up from a record-low 69 percent last month during the situation with Syria.
The president’s approval for his handling of health care is also up. In the new poll 45 percent of voters approve, while 38 percent approved in September.
In addition, while about twice as many voters overall have a favorable opinion of Barack Obama as Ted Cruz, the Texas senator has a healthy 60 percent favorable rating among Tea Partiers. That’s lower than Obama’s 86 percent favorable rating among Democrats, yet it tops Boehner’s 35 percent among Republicans and Reid’s 34 percent among Democrats.
Health Care Law
A 54-percent majority of voters would like to see all or part of the health care law repealed. That’s down from 58 percent who felt that way in June, and a high of 61 percent in January 2011. The current 54 percent supporting repeal of at least some of the law matches a low recorded twice before in October 2012 and October 2010.
Most people are happy with their current health care coverage (76 percent). And by a 52-36 percent margin, they say the pre-Obamacare system would be better for their family than the new law.
Yet despite a 57-percent majority saying the law “should be delayed for a year until more details are ironed out,” voters oppose defunding the law by 53-41 percent.
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View the complete article at:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...-defunding-it/
Fox News
Dana Blanton
10/3/2013
Excerpt:
Two extraordinary events happened on Tuesday: The opening of insurance exchanges at the center of President Obama’s health care law and a partial government shutdown stemming from disagreement over the federal budget and whether to defund or delay Obamacare.
While voters oppose defunding the health care law, they say implementation should be delayed, and a majority wants all or part of the law repealed.
Voters also view the shutdown negatively and clearly think it is a serious problem, yet a majority believes their family won’t be significantly affected by it.
That’s according to a Fox News national poll conducted after the shutdown began.
The new poll, released Thursday, finds that an overwhelming majority thinks the shutdown is a serious problem, including 58 percent who see it as “very” serious. And two-thirds think the government closing is “definitely a bad thing.” That’s more than twice the number who say it “could be a good thing” (67-30 percent).
A 59-percent majority says their family won’t be “significantly affected” by the shutdown, while a sizable 37-percent minority says they will.
Meanwhile, a quarter of voters blame “Republican leaders such as John Boehner” (25 percent) for the shutdown and about the same number point the finger at President Obama (24 percent). Some 17 percent blame “Tea Party Republicans such as Ted Cruz.” Just 8 percent blame “Democratic leaders such as Harry Reid.” Another 20 percent think all of them are responsible for the shutdown.
By a 48-39 percent margin, voters say they trust Republicans in Congress more than President Obama when it comes to cutting government spending enough to make a difference in the deficit while at the same time not cutting so much that valuable programs are hurt.
Those who identify with the Tea Party movement are more likely to think the government shutdown is not a serious problem (53 percent) and most say it could be a good thing (71 percent). Nearly half of Tea Partiers place blame for the shutdown solely on Obama (49 percent).
President Obama’s overall job rating has improved 5 percentage points over last month: 45 percent approve now, up from 40 percent in September. That comes mainly from an increase in approval among his party faithful. Some 84 percent of Democrats approve of Obama’s performance now, up from a record-low 69 percent last month during the situation with Syria.
The president’s approval for his handling of health care is also up. In the new poll 45 percent of voters approve, while 38 percent approved in September.
In addition, while about twice as many voters overall have a favorable opinion of Barack Obama as Ted Cruz, the Texas senator has a healthy 60 percent favorable rating among Tea Partiers. That’s lower than Obama’s 86 percent favorable rating among Democrats, yet it tops Boehner’s 35 percent among Republicans and Reid’s 34 percent among Democrats.
Health Care Law
A 54-percent majority of voters would like to see all or part of the health care law repealed. That’s down from 58 percent who felt that way in June, and a high of 61 percent in January 2011. The current 54 percent supporting repeal of at least some of the law matches a low recorded twice before in October 2012 and October 2010.
Most people are happy with their current health care coverage (76 percent). And by a 52-36 percent margin, they say the pre-Obamacare system would be better for their family than the new law.
Yet despite a 57-percent majority saying the law “should be delayed for a year until more details are ironed out,” voters oppose defunding the law by 53-41 percent.
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View the complete article at:
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013...-defunding-it/