ObamaCare vote puts Nelson (D-Neb) 30 points down in reelection bid ;^D
1-20-2013
Election 2012: Nebraska Senate
Health Care Vote Puts Nelson 30 Points Down in Reelection Bid
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
The good news for Senator Ben Nelson is that he doesn�t have to face
Nebraska voters until 2012.
If Governor Dave Heineman challenges Nelson for the Senate job, a new
Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows the Republican would get 61% of
the vote while Nelson would get just 30%. Nelson was reelected to a
second Senate term in 2006 with 64% of the vote.
Nelson's health care vote is clearly dragging his numbers down. Just 17%
of Nebraska voters approve of the deal their senator made on Medicaid in
exchange for his vote in support of the plan. Overall, 64% oppose the
health care legislation, including 53% who are Strongly Opposed. In
Nebraska, opposition is even stronger than it is nationally.
Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters in the state believe that passage of
the legislation will hurt the quality of care, and 62% say it will raise
costs.
The House and Senate have passed different versions of the health care
legislation and now will try to agree on a plan to pass early in 2010.
Because every Democratic vote is required to pass the legislation in the
Senate, Nelson�s vote is essential. If Nelson votes to block final
passage of the health care plan, he would still trail Heineman but would
be in a much more competitive situation.
When survey respondents were asked how they would vote if Nelson blocks
health care reform, 47% still pick Heneman while 37% would vote to keep
the incumbent in office. Twenty percent (20%) of those who initially
said they�d vote for Heineman say they�d switch to supporting Nelson.
Another six percent (6%) of Heineman supporters say they�re not sure
what they�d do if Nelson stops the health care plan from becoming law.
If Nelson votes to block health care reform, 10% of all voters would
prefer a third-party option. Most of those who would prefer a third
choice initially said they would vote for Nelson.
Overall, 40% of Nebraska voters have a favorable opinion of Nelson while
55% have an unfavorable view. Those figures include 12% with a Very
Favorable opinion while 34% hold a Very Unfavorable view.
Twenty-six percent (26%) say Nelson has done a good or excellent job in
the health care debate. Forty-seven percent (47%) give him poor marks.
Forty-two percent (42%) say their senator has been too supportive of
President Obama�s agenda while 13% say he�s not been supportive enough.
Thirty percent (30%) say he�s got the balance about right.
Nelson is also one of the key players in the discussion about how
abortion should be handled in the health care plan. Sixty-five percent
(65%) of Nebraska voters say that coverage of abortion should be
prohibited in any plan that receives government subsidies. Only six
percent (6%) want coverage mandated, while 22% want no requirements
either way.
Obama earned 42% of the Nebraska vote in 2008, and 38% continue to
approve of his job performance. Sixty-one percent (61%) of Nebraska
voters disapprove of how the president is performing.
Patriot Games
<0120...@obamas-lastday.com> wrote:
>Election 2012: Nebraska Senate
>Health Care Vote Puts Nelson 30 Points Down in Reelection Bid
>Tuesday, December 29, 2009
>Nebraska voters until 2012.
The 2010 DemocRAT Tsunami of WhoopAss will be EPIC!
John Q Public
Bet there's a run on ammo after Nov. elections, they just won't be able to
cope that its them who rekindled conservatism and killed their party
Patriot Games
wrote:
Hahahaha!!
So far this year (thru November) NO LESS THAN 12,626,669 guns have
been sold. That's a lot of folks needing a lot of ammo!