The U.S. public is critical of both Republicans and Democrats in Congress for failing to resolve such issues as the national debt while rejecting the sacrifices that may be needed to fix it. According to a Bloomberg National Poll, Republicans in Congress have an unfavorable rating of 51 percent, and […] Read more »
Medicare working to boost Obama in swing states
Voters in three critical swing states broadly oppose the sweeping changes to Medicare proposed by Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan and, by big margins, favor President Obama over Mitt Romney on the issue, according to new state polls by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Among seniors, […] Read more »
Health Care and the 2012 Election
… As of mid-September, President Obama holds an edge over Gov. Romney as the candidate more likely to be trusted to handle a range of health care issues. From the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to Medicaid, reducing health care costs and women’s health, Pres. Obama holds at least a 20 […] Read more »
Swing-State Voters Trust Obama More to Address Medicare
Voters in 12 key election swing states trust President Barack Obama over challenger Mitt Romney to address issues facing the Medicare system, 50% to 44%. Obama holds a slightly larger advantage on this issue among voters nationally. … Swing-state voters are slightly more likely to believe Obama and Vice President […] Read more »
Romney’s Tax Cuts May Be a Hard Sell With Voters
In U.S. national politics, Republicans flourish when the focus is on tax cuts; they suffer when Medicare is the focus. It looks like it’ll be different this year. Mitt Romney has proposed huge tax cuts that principally benefit the wealthy, while refusing to say how he’d pay for them by […] Read more »
Challenged on Medicare, G.O.P. Loses Ground
… The latest New York Times/CBS News poll, conducted over the last week, found that Mr. Obama held an advantage over Mr. Romney on the question of who would do a better job of handling Medicare. That is consistent with other recent polls and is a shift from just last […] Read more »