Most Say Major Legislation Likely Early On From New Congress
A majority of voters see the possibility of big things from the new Congress in the early going next year.
A majority of voters see the possibility of big things from the new Congress in the early going next year.
Most voters think Congress should wait until the new members take office in January before tackling any major new legislation, but even more expect Democrats to try to pass major legislation anyway in the upcoming lame-duck session.
National polling firms and others sorted out the many races for Senate and governor clearly identifying winners in most well before Election Day. However, seven Senate races and 11 governors’ races were still rated Toss-Ups by Real Clear Politics heading into the final day.
Republican voters remain strongly critical of how their party’s representatives in Congress are performing and have a highly favorable opinion of the Tea Party movement that is pushing the GOP more to the political right.
Many Americans still believe raising the age requirement to obtain a driver’s license will benefit society in two ways: It will reduce the number of auto accidents and reduce the cost of auto insurance.
Roughly one-quarter to one-third of Republican primary voters say they would be inclined to consider a third-party candidate if any of the current favorites wins the GOP presidential nomination for 2012.
Most voters are pretty confident that the right candidates were the official winners in last Tuesday’s elections, but nearly one-in-five think a lot of ineligible voters were allowed to cast ballots.
While public polling generally gave a good projection of what to expect around the country in Election 2010, that was not the case in Nevada.
Most voters said going into Election Day that it was all about President Obama’s agenda, and coming out on the other side, they’re reinforcing that message.
They’re the leading contenders for now for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, and, perhaps not surprisingly, they’re the best liked of 14 top party players among likely GOP primary voters.
OK, the election’s over, and the message from most voters was that they didn’t care much for President Obama’s agenda. Now the focus is on the race for the presidency in 2012.
Voters overwhelmingly believe the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives is likely to vote to repeal the unpopular national health care law.