Toplines - Health Care Repeal - March 23-24, 2010

National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted March 23-24, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Will the health care plan passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama be good for the country or bad for the country?

41% Good
49% Bad
3% No impact
7% Not sure

2* A proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?

46% Strongly favor
9% Somewhat favor
7% Somewhat oppose
35% Strongly oppose
4% Not sure

3* In this November’s congressional election, suppose you have a choice between one candidate who wants to repeal the health care plan and another candidate who opposes repeal. Which candidate would you support – the one who wants to repeal the plan or the one who opposes repeal?

52% One who wants to repeal the plan

41% One who opposes repeal

7% Not sure

4* Is the health care reform legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama likely to increase the deficit, reduce the deficit or have no impact on the deficit?

60% Increase
19% Reduce
12% No impact
9% Not sure

5* Regardless of the impact on the nation at large, what type of impact will the health care plan have on you personally. Will the health care plan be good for you personally, bad for you personally, or will it have no impact on you personally?

26% Good
43% Bad
25% No impact
6% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence