Research 2000 Virginia Poll

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    The Research 2000 Virginia Poll was conducted for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Democracy for America and Credo Action from February 19 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: 229 (38%)
    Republicans: 205 (34%)
    Independents/Other: 166 (28%)
    White: 469 (78%)
    Black: 83 (14%)
    Nova: 160 (27%)
    Rest: 440 (73%)
    Obama Voters: 293 (49%)


    VIRGINIA VOTERS WANT WARNER AND WEBB TO FIGHT FOR A PUBLIC OPTION -- NOT BIPARTISANSHIP

    • 61% support the public option, only 36% support the current Senate bill without it.
    • By 63% to 32%, independent voters favor a bill with a public option over a bipartisan bill.
    • By 7 to 1, Independent voters want Warner to fight harder for the public option.
    • By nearly 6 to 1, Independent voters want Webb to fight harder for the public option.
    • 74% of Independent voters in Virginia support reconciliation on a good bill, only 17% would object.
    • By 4 to 1, Independent voters in Virginia want Senators Webb and Warner 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 36%56%8%
    MEN 32%60%8%
    WOMEN 40%52%8%
    DEMOCRATS 66%24%10%
    REPUBLICANS 7%87%6%
    INDEPENDENTS 31%63%6%
    WHITE 33%60%7%
    BLACK 55%34%11%
    NOVA 44%40%16%
    REST 33%62%5%
    OBAMA VOTERS 57%29%14%
    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 61%32%7%
    MEN 58%35%7%
    WOMEN 64%29%7%
    DEMOCRATS 84%11%5%
    REPUBLICANS 35%58%7%
    INDEPENDENTS 62%30%8%
    WHITE 57%37%6%
    BLACK 81%5%14%
    NOVA 75%19%6%
    REST 56%37%7%
    OBAMA VOTERS 78%15%7%
    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 55%33%12%
    MEN 51%38%11%
    WOMEN 59%28%13%
    DEMOCRATS 88%6%6%
    REPUBLICANS 10%64%26%
    INDEPENDENTS 63%32%5%
    OBAMA VOTERS 81%7%12%
    QUESTION: What do you believe private health insurance companies care about more: the health of patients, or making a profit?
    PROFITPATIENTSNOT SURE
    ALL 82%12%6%
    MEN 79%14%7%
    WOMEN 85%10%5%
    DEMOCRATS 88%5%7%
    REPUBLICANS 73%23%4%
    INDEPENDENTS 85%9%6%
    OBAMA VOTERS 82%7%11%
    QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Senator Jim Webb is doing on health care?
    APPROVEDISAPPROVENOT SURE
    ALL 40%52%8%
    MEN 36%56%8%
    WOMEN 44%48%8%
    DEMOCRATS 65%26%9%
    REPUBLICANS 14%79%7%
    INDEPENDENTS 37%56%7%
    OBAMA VOTERS 54%33%13%
    QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Senator Mark Warner is doing on health care?
    APPROVEDISAPPROVENOT SURE
    ALL 41%50%9%
    MEN 39%52%9%
    WOMEN 41%48%11%
    DEMOCRATS 63%25%12%
    REPUBLICANS 17%75%8%
    INDEPENDENTS 40%54%6%
    OBAMA VOTERS 53%32%15%
    QUESTION: Do you think Senator Webb should fight harder for a public health insurance option to compete head-to-head with private insurance?
    YESNONOT SURE
    ALL 44%11%45%
    MEN 41%13%46%
    WOMEN 47%9%44%
    DEMOCRATS 77%6%17%
    REPUBLICANS 7%19%74%
    INDEPENDENTS 45%8%47%
    OBAMA VOTERS 64%9%27%
    QUESTION: Do you think Senator Warner should fight harder for a public health insurance option to compete head-to-head with private insurance?
    YESNONOT SURE
    ALL 46%11%43%
    MEN 43%14%43%
    WOMEN 49%8%43%
    DEMOCRATS 80%5%15%
    REPUBLICANS 7%20%73%
    INDEPENDENTS 48%7%45%
    OBAMA VOTERS 67%8%25%
    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 Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner fight to include a public health insurance option in the bill?
    YESNONOT SURE
    ALL 43%14%43%
    MEN 39%18%43%
    WOMEN 47%10%43%
    DEMOCRATS 75%6%19%
    REPUBLICANS 7%25%68%
    INDEPENDENTS 45%11%44%
    OBAMA VOTERS 63%10%27%
    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 60%32%8%
    MEN 57%36%7%
    WOMEN 63%28%9%
    DEMOCRATS 88%7%5%
    REPUBLICANS 18%72%10%
    INDEPENDENTS 74%17%9%
    OBAMA VOTERS 76%10%14%