Research 2000 Illinois Poll

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    The Research 2000 Illinois Poll was conducted for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America and Credo Action from February 15 through February 16, 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: 287 (48%)
    Women: 313 (52%)
    Democrats: 263 (44%)
    Republicans: 172 (29%)
    Independents: 165 (27%)
    White: 452 (75%)
    Black: 82 (14%)
    Hispanic: 53 (9%)
    Chicago/Cook County: 258 (43%)
    Collar Counties: 114 (19%)
    Central: 138 (23%)
    Southern: 90 (15%)
    Obama Voters: 355 (59%)


    ILLINOIS VOTERS WANT DURBIN TO FIGHT FOR A PUBLIC OPTION -- NOT BIPARTISANSHIP

    • 68% support the public option; only 37% support current Senate bill without public option.
    • By 61% to 30%, Independent voters favor bill with public option over bipartisan bill.
    • By 6 to 1, Independent voters want Durbin to fight harder for the public option.
    • By 8 to 1, Independent voters want Durbin to call on White House to embrace public option.
    • Over 80% of Independents -- and 67% overall -- support reconciliation on a good bill.
    • By 7 to 1, Independent voters in Illinois want Durbin 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 37% 53% 10%
    MEN 33% 57% 10%
    WOMEN 41% 49% 10%
    DEMOCRATS 62% 25% 13%
    REPUBLICANS 7% 88% 5%
    INDEPENDENTS 28% 61% 11%
    WHITE 34% 57% 9%
    BLACK 51% 39% 10%
    LATINO 40% 44% 16%
    OBAMA VOTERS 54% 35% 11%
    CHICAGO/COOK 51% 41% 8%
    COLLAR 20% 69% 11%
    CENTRAL 31% 59% 10%
    SOUTHERN 30% 58% 12%
    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 68% 26% 6%
    MEN 65% 30% 5%
    WOMEN 71% 22% 7%
    DEMOCRATS 90% 6% 4%
    REPUBLICANS 35% 60% 5%
    INDEPENDENTS 69% 22% 9%
    WHITE 64% 31% 5%
    BLACK 87% 6% 7%
    LATINO 75% 14% 11%
    OBAMA VOTERS 78% 13% 9%
    CHICAGO/COOK 83% 12% 5%
    COLLAR 50% 44% 6%
    CENTRAL 61% 32% 7%
    SOUTHERN 59% 33% 8%
    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 61% 30% 9%
    MEN 57% 33% 10%
    WOMEN 65% 27% 8%
    DEMOCRATS 88% 5% 7%
    REPUBLICANS 13% 74% 13%
    INDEPENDENTS 68% 25% 7%
    WHITE 56% 36% 8%
    BLACK 83% 7% 10%
    LATINO 73% 14% 13%
    OBAMA VOTERS 79% 10% 11%
    QUESTION: Several months ago, Senator Dick Durbin 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 Durbin should fight harder for the public option?
     YESNONOT SURE
    ALL 39% 8% 53%
    MEN 35% 11% 54%
    WOMEN 43% 5% 52%
    DEMOCRATS 59% 5% 36%
    REPUBLICANS 6% 14% 80%
    INDEPENDENTS 42% 7% 51%
    WHITE 33% 9% 58%
    BLACK 61% 4% 35%
    LATINO 55% 6% 39%
    OBAMA VOTERS 52% 6% 42%
    QUESTION: The White House has announced that they will soon propose a revised health care plan to Congress. If Dick Durbin calls on the White House to include a public option in their plan, will that make you more likely or less likely to support him when he's next up for re-election?
     MORELESSNO EFFECT
    ALL 41% 6% 53%
    MEN 36% 8% 56%
    WOMEN 46% 4% 50%
    DEMOCRATS 63% 4% 33%
    REPUBLICANS 6% 11% 83%
    INDEPENDENTS 43% 5% 52%
    WHITE 34% 7% 59%
    BLACK 67% 2% 31%
    LATINO 61% 5% 34%
    OBAMA VOTERS 57% 4% 39%
    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 Dick Durbin fight to include a public health insurance option in the bill?
     YESNONOT SURE
    ALL 42% 7% 51%
    MEN 38% 10% 52%
    WOMEN 46% 4% 50%
    DEMOCRATS 64% 4% 32%
    REPUBLICANS 7% 13% 80%
    INDEPENDENTS 44% 6% 50%
    WHITE 35% 8% 57%
    BLACK 68% 3% 29%
    LATINO 62% 5% 33%
    OBAMA VOTERS 58% 5% 37%
    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 67% 26% 7%
    MEN 64% 30% 6%
    WOMEN 70% 22% 8%
    DEMOCRATS 91% 5% 4%
    REPUBLICANS 18% 67% 15%
    INDEPENDENTS 81% 17% 2%
    WHITE 60% 32% 8%
    BLACK 91% 5% 4%
    LATINO 86% 11% 3%
    OBAMA VOTERS 80% 8% 12%