Results of OnePoliticalVoice Nationwide Survey
September 14-19, 2007
Do you generally feel that things in this country are going in the right direction or do you feel that things have gotten off on the wrong track?
19.6% Right Direction
71.8% Wrong Track
8.6% Not Sure
Do you approve or disapprove of the way President Bush is handling his job:
13.6% Strongly approve
22.7% Somewhat approve
19.8% Somewhat disapprove
41.4% Strongly disapprove
2.5% Undecided
Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job:
1.7% Strongly approve
13.4% Somewhat approve
34.5% Somewhat disapprove
45.4% Strongly disapprove
5.0% Undecided
The following are match–ups between potential Republican and Democratic nominees for the 2008 presidential election. While the election is a long way off, if the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:
44.6% Hillary Clinton
42.5% Rudy Giuliani
6.0% Not sure
6.9% Probably would not vote
If the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:
45.8% Hillary Clinton
40.7% John McCain
7.3% Not sure
6.2% Probably would not vote
If the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:
50.6% Hillary Clinton
33.9% Mitt Romney
9.7% Not sure
5.8% Probably would not vote
If the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:
48.5% Hillary Clinton
38.9% Fred Thompson
7.9% Not sure
4.7% Probably would not vote
If the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:
45.2% Rudy Giuliani
41.9% Barack Obama
7.0% Not sure
5.9% Probably would not vote
If the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:
44.5% Barack Obama
43.5% John McCain
5.7% Not sure
6.3% Probably would not vote
If the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:
48.7% Barack Obama
35.8% Mitt Romney
10.2% Not sure
5.3% Probably would not vote
If the election were today which of the following candidates would you vote for:
46.9% Barack Obama
40.2% Fred Thompson
8.1% Not sure
4.8% Probably would not vote
The following questions deal with our health care system – I am concerned about the solvency of our Medicare system:
54.8% Strongly agree
33.9% Somewhat agree
4.8% Somewhat disagree
2.4% Strongly disagree
4.0% Don't know
I am concerned that our Medicare system is in serious trouble and I might not be covered adequately when I retire:
61.7% Strongly agree
22.5% Somewhat agree
10.0% Somewhat disagree
3.3% Strongly disagree
2.5% Don't know
I would be willing to pay more in taxes if I knew that our health care system would be improved:
2.9% Strongly agree
31.1% Somewhat agree
15.6% Somewhat disagree
23.0% Strongly disagree
7.4% Don't know
I am confident that increasing funding to our Medicare system would help improve the system:
19.7% Strongly agree
27.0% Somewhat agree
25.4% Somewhat disagree
21.3% Strongly disagree
6.6% Don't know
I believe that Universal Health Care is a good thing and should be seriously considered by Congress:
38.0% Strongly agree
12.4% Somewhat agree
4.1% Somewhat disagree
24.0% Strongly disagree
21.5% I don't know enough about Universal Health Care to make an educated decision right now
I am concerned about the cost of prescription drugs:
56.6% Strongly agree
28.7% Somewhat agree
9.0% Somewhat disagree
3.3% Strongly disagree
2.4% Don't know
I believe we should be allowed to purchase less expensive prescription drugs from Canada:
52.5% Strongly agree
23.0% Somewhat agree
9.8% Somewhat disagree
6.5% Strongly disagree
8.2% Don't know
Health Care should be a major priority of our Congress:
54.5% Strongly agree
26.8% Somewhat agree
7.3% Somewhat disagree
9.8% Strongly disagree
1.6% Don't know
The number of malpractice lawsuits and complaints filed with the state against physicians should be publicly available:
61.2% Strongly agree
24.0% Somewhat agree
5.8% Somewhat disagree
3.3% Strongly disagree
5.7% Don't know
I believe punitive damages awarded against doctors should be capped to help keep down the cost of health care and to help retain quality physicians in the medical field:
45.9% Strongly agree
30.3% Somewhat agree
4.1% Somewhat disagree
8.2% Strongly disagree
11.5% Don't know
Which should be the TOP Health Care priority of the President and Congress:
49.2% Provide health care coverage for the 44 million uninsured Americans
17.2% Pass some version of a Patient's Bill of Rights to reform the current health care system
4.1% Improve a prescription drug benefit to seniors
12.3% Give patients the right to choose their own doctor
9.8% Something else
7.4% Don't know
I believe allowing small businesses the right to band together for group health care coverage, allowing a reduction in their insurance costs, is needed in this country:
68.9% Strongly agree
23.8% Somewhat agree
0.8% Somewhat disagree
1.6% Strongly disagree
