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