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May 23rd, 2011
Rasmussen Reports / National Pollster

Health Care Law (05.23.11)


51 percent Favor Repeal of Health Care Law, 42 percent Think Repeal Is Likely

Most voters still want to repeal the national health care law but are now evenly divided over the likelihood of the controversial measure actually being repealed.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 51 percent of Likely U.S. Voters are at least somewhat in favor of repeal, with 41 percent who Strongly Favor it. Forty-three percent are at least somewhat opposed to repeal of the law, including 31 percent who are Strongly Opposed.

The majority of voters have favored repeal every week but one since Congress passed the health care law in late March 2010.  Weekly tracking has found support for repeal ranging from a low of 47 percent to a high of 63 percent.

Forty-two percent of voters now think it is at least somewhat likely that the law will be repealed, while the identical number view repeal as unlikely. These findings include 14 percent who say repeal is Very Likely and eight percent who believe it is Not At All Likely.

The new Republican majority in the House voted to repeal the measure early this year as one of its first official acts, but the effort has ground to a halt in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Now GOP legislators are trying to stop the measure by refusing to fund certain portions of it.

The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on May 21-22, 2011 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95 percent level of confidence. 

Just over one-in-three voters  -- 37 percent -- think the health care law passed last year by Congress will be good for the country. Forty-eight percent say it will be bad for the country. Only five percent believe it will have no impact.

Republicans continue to lead on latest generic ballot. Match-ups between President Obama and a generic Republican suggest a close race. 

Overall, 49 percent of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the president's performance. 50 percent disapprove.

 

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