Research 2000 Iowa Poll

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    The Research 2000 Iowa Poll was conducted for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America and Credo Action from February 18 through February 20, 2010. A total of 600 likely general election voters in 2010 were interviewed statewide by telephone.

    Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges was utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect the voter registration of distribution by county.

    The margin of error is 4%.

    (Research 2000 also does polling for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Lexington Herald-Leader, Fort Wayne News Sentinel, South Bend Tribune, and Reno Gazette-Journal, and dozens of other media outlets.)

    SAMPLE FIGURES

    Men: 288 (48%)
    Women: 312 (52%)
    Democrats: 199 (33%)
    Republicans: 172 (29%)
    Independents/Other: 229 (38%)
    Obama Voters: 311 (52%)


    ONLY 42% OF IOWANS SAY GRASSLEY SHOULD BE RE-ELECTED

    BY 2 TO 1, IOWANS SAY GRASSLEY'S ATTACKS ON HEALTH CARE REFORM "EMBARRASS" IOWA

    QUESTION: Do you think Chuck Grassley should be re-elected to another 6 years in the Senate, or is it time for someone new to represent Iowa?
    REELECTNEWNOT SURE
    ALL 42%31%27%
    MEN 48%27%25%
    WOMEN 36%35%29%
    DEMOCRATS 12%62%26%
    REPUBLICANS 81%8%11%
    INDEPENDENTS 39%22%39%
    OBAMA VOTERS 16%54%30%
    DISTRICT 1 32%42%26%
    DISTRICT 2 29%44%27%
    DISTRICT 3 41%31%28%
    DISTRICT 4 43%29%28%
    DISTRICT 5 65%11%24%
    QUESTION: When Senator Chuck Grassley says President Obama and Democrats would QUOTE "pull the plug on grandma" UNQUOTE do you think that does Iowa proud in Congress or embarrasses Iowa?
    EMBARASSPROUDNOT SURE
    ALL 53%26%21%
    MEN 49%28%23%
    WOMEN 57%24%19%
    DEMOCRATS 80%6%14%
    REPUBLICANS 11%56%33%
    INDEPENDENTS 61%21%18%
    OBAMA VOTERS 71%8%21%
    DISTRICT 1 62%19%19%
    DISTRICT 2 64%16%20%
    DISTRICT 3 55%21%24%
    DISTRICT 4 53%24%23%
    DISTRICT 5 30%51%19%

    IOWA VOTERS WANT HARKIN TO FIGHT FOR A PUBLIC OPTION -- NOT BIPARTISANSHIP

    • 62% support the public option, only 35% support the current Senate bill without it.
    • By 67% to 23%, independent voters favor a bill with a public option over a bipartisan bill.
    • By 3 to 1, voters want Tom Harkin to fight harder for public option -- over 4 to 1 among Independents.
    • 66% of Iowa voters -- and 83% of Independents -- support reconciliation on a good bill.
    • By 3 to 1, Independent voters in Iowa want Harkin to fight for a public option in any reconciliation bill.
    QUESTION: Do you favor or oppose the health care reform bill passed in December by the U.S. Senate?
    FAVOROPPOSENOT SURE
    ALL 35%56%9%
    MEN 31%60%9%
    WOMEN 39%52%9%
    DEMOCRATS 62%23%15%
    REPUBLICANS 6%87%7%
    INDEPENDENTS 34%62%4%
    DISTRICT 1 41%50%9%
    DISTRICT 2 44%47%9%
    DISTRICT 3 34%56%10%
    DISTRICT 4 33%58%9%
    DISTRICT 5 23%69%8%
    OBAMA VOTERS 51%32%17%
    QUESTION: Would you favor or oppose the national government offering everyone the choice of buying into a government administered health insurance plan -- something like the Medicare coverage that people 65 and older get -- that would compete with private health insurance plans?
    FAVOROPPOSENOT SURE
    ALL 62%31%7%
    MEN 59%32%9%
    WOMEN 65%30%5%
    DEMOCRATS 89%9%2%
    REPUBLICANS 32%59%9%
    INDEPENDENTS 61%29%10%
    OBAMA VOTERS 78%14%8%
    DISTRICT 1 70%22%8%
    DISTRICT 2 74%20%6%
    DISTRICT 3 61%31%8%
    DISTRICT 4 60%32%8%
    DISTRICT 5 44%50%6%
    QUESTION: What do you believe private health insurance companies care about more: the health of patients, or making a profit?
    PROFITPATIENTSNOT SURE
    ALL 81%10%9%
    MEN 78%11%11%
    WOMEN 84%9%7%
    DEMOCRATS 88%4%8%
    REPUBLICANS 68%19%13%
    INDEPENDENTS 85%9%6%
    OBAMA VOTERS 81%7%12%
    QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Tom Harkin is doing as a U.S. Senator?
    APPROVEDISAPPROVENOT SURE
    ALL 54%35%11%
    MEN 50%40%10%
    WOMEN 58%30%12%
    DEMOCRATS 81%11%8%
    REPUBLICANS 22%68%10%
    INDEPENDENTS 55%32%13%
    OBAMA VOTERS 67%21%12%
    QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Senator Harkin is doing on health care?
    APPROVEDISAPPROVENOT SURE
    ALL 48%42%10%
    MEN 44%46%10%
    WOMEN 52%38%10%
    DEMOCRATS 77%17%6%
    REPUBLICANS 18%70%12%
    INDEPENDENTS 46%43%11%
    OBAMA VOTERS 56%32%12%
    QUESTION: Months ago, Senator Harkin endorsed creating a public health insurance option that competes head-to-head with private insurance. Recently, he has not spoken much about it. Do you think Harkin should fight harder for the public option?
    YESNONOT SURE
    ALL 37%11%52%
    MEN 33%13%54%
    WOMEN 41%9%50%
    DEMOCRATS 61%7%32%
    REPUBLICANS 5%19%76%
    INDEPENDENTS 41%9%50%
    OBAMA VOTERS 53%10%37%
    QUESTION: The White House has announced that they will soon propose a revised health care plan to Congress. If Senator Harkin calls on the White House to include a public option in their plan, will that make you respect him more, respect him less, or no change?
    MORELESSNO CHANGE
    ALL 37%8%55%
    MEN 34%10%56%
    WOMEN 40%6%54%
    DEMOCRATS 61%4%35%
    REPUBLICANS 5%15%80%
    INDEPENDENTS 41%7%52%
    OBAMA VOTERS 52%7%41%
    QUESTION: What would make you more likely to vote for Democrats in the 2010 elections: If they pass health care reform that includes a public health insurance option but gets zero Republican votes OR if they pass health care reform without a public option but with some Republican votes?
    OPTIONGOP VOTESNOT SURE
    ALL 58%29%13%
    MEN 55%31%14%
    WOMEN 61%27%12%
    DEMOCRATS 87%6%7%
    REPUBLICANS 12%64%24%
    INDEPENDENTS 67%23%10%
    OBAMA VOTERS 76%11%13%
    It's been widely reported that Democrats had well over a majority of the Senate committed to voting for a public health insurance option last year. But the public option was removed from consideration in an attempt to get a super-majority of 60 votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. Now, Senate Democrats will likely use a procedure called "reconciliation" -- which only needs a simple majority -- to pass the final elements of health care reform.
     
    QUESTION: If Senate Democrats use "reconciliation" to pass the final elements of health care reform with a simple majority, should Senator Harkin fight to include a public health insurance option in the bill?
    YESNONOT SURE
    ALL 39%12%49%
    MEN 36%16%48%
    WOMEN 42%8%50%
    DEMOCRATS 67%5%28%
    REPUBLICANS 6%23%71%
    INDEPENDENTS 40%11%49%
    OBAMA VOTERS 60%8%32%
    QUESTION: If the Senate passes a health care reform bill that you consider to be beneficial to your family, would you object to the Senate's use of "reconciliation" rules to pass that bill with a majority vote, or not?
    NOYESNOT SURE
    ALL 66%29%5%
    MEN 63%33%4%
    WOMEN 69%25%6%
    DEMOCRATS 89%7%4%
    REPUBLICANS 17%75%8%
    INDEPENDENTS 83%14%3%
    OBAMA VOTERS 77%13%10%