Rasmussen reports when the U.S. Senate returns this week, they'll debate on two issues the nation is divided upon: socialized medicine and global warming. Illinoisans that assume both U.S. Senators Durbin and Burris will be supporting would be correct:
Voters remain closely divided over the health care reform plan proposed so far: Fifty percent (50%) are at least somewhat in favorite of it, but 45% are at least somewhat opposed. While the overall numbers favor the plan, those with strong opinions tilt the other way. Twenty-four percent (24%) strongly favor the plan, but 34% are strongly opposed.
Likely 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney last week pointed to the state health reform plan he initiated as governor of Massachusetts as a better alternative to the national Democrats’ plan, but Bay State voters beg to differ. Just 26% of Massachusetts voters say their state’s health care reform effort has been a success, while 37% say it’s been a failure. Only 10% of Bay State voters say the quality of health
The Senate also will be taking up the historic climate change bill that narrowly passed the House just before the July 4 recess. Americans have mixed feelings about the bill aimed at fighting global warming, and 42% say it will hurt the U.S. economy. Only 19% believe the climate change bill will help the economy. While estimates vary on how much the plan will cost individual Americans, 56% say they are not willing to pay more in taxes and utility costs to generate cleaner energy and fight global warming.
It will be interesting to watch how these critical issues are worked out and what impact they will have on voters’ views of the Congress. Right now, just 18% of voters say Congress is doing a good or excellent job, down from 23% in May.
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