Short version: nine out of ten, and the word ‘Pyrrhic’ seems ever-more appropriate when discussing the Democrats’ health care monstrosity.
| Mar-10 | Feb-10 | ||||||
| Issue | Dem | GOP | Diff | Dem | GOP | Diff | Shift |
| Health Care | 37% | 53% | (16) | 42% | 45% | (3) | (13) |
| Education | 40% | 43% | (3) | 41% | 38% | 3 | (6) |
| Social Security | 36% | 48% | (12) | 39% | 42% | (3) | (9) |
| Abortion | 32% | 47% | (15) | 38% | 42% | (4) | (11) |
| Economy | 37% | 49% | (12) | 41% | 46% | (5) | (7) |
| Taxes | 34% | 52% | (18) | 37% | 48% | (11) | (7) |
| Iraq | 39% | 47% | (8) | 38% | 42% | (4) | (4) |
| Nat’l Security | 36% | 51% | (15) | 37% | 47% | (10) | (5) |
| Gov’t Ethics | 35% | 33% | 2 | 35% | 28% | 7 | (5) |
| Immigration | 34% | 47% | (13) | 34% | 39% | (5) | (8) |
Contra the first paragraph of the Rasmussen article (I think that it was just a cut-and-paste mistake), the Democrats did not improve their position in several areas in comparison to last month; in fact, they didn’t improve at all. Even the bane-of-our-existence Government Ethics number reflects a five point shift in favor of the GOP. The Democrats will no doubt worry about their bad Health Care numbers; they should be worrying more about Taxes, The Economy, and Immigration. All three of these are going to be big issues in the summer…
Moe Lane
Crossposted to RedState.
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Moe, great stats — thanks very much for sharing. Any chance these numbers are broken out on a state-by-state basis?
If they are, Rasmussen doesn’t make them available for free.
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