October 24-26, 2010: Bloomberg Poll—Nationwide poll of likely voters solicits the public۪s views on policy changes Republicans have said they want to accomplish if they gain control of Congress.
“I’m going to mention some things Republicans have said they want to accomplish if they gain control of Congress. For each, please tell me if this is something you definitely want them to do or not. Just answer yes or no….Cut taxes for all, including those with the highest incomes, repeal the health care law, cut federal spending in areas like education and health care, excluding Social Security, Medicare, and defense”
54% Cut taxes for all, including those with the highest incomes
52% Repeal the health care law
31% Cut federal spending in areas like education and health care, excluding Social Security, Medicare, and defense
28% None of these (Vol.)
2% Not sure
Subpopulation/Note: Likely voters. Likely voters are those who will definitely vote in the 2010 elections/have already voted. Adds to more than 100% due to multiple responses.
Survey by Bloomberg. Methodology: Conducted by Selzer & Co., October 24 – October 26, 2010 and based on 1,447 telephone interviews. Sample: national adult. [USSELZER.102810.R12]
Formal Citation
Bloomberg Poll, Oct, 2010. Retrieved Nov-9-2010 from the iPOLL Databank, The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, University of Connecticut. http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/data_access/ipoll/ipoll.html