Scott Rassmussen

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" There -- good morning see it's comments are still -- you on beautiful beautiful morning hot. Scott -- Mussa will get the run refresh the -- after the military. It's a miserable day -- a little rainy. Scotty is the number one pollster in America he joins us now you can learn more about what he does that Rasmus and reports dot com -- welcome to WRKO thanks for being here."

" I'll -- only to refute that."

" So you are on a regular basis you're organization talking with -- Americans finding out what they think can believe in particular you just on a new study and health care bill what are what are you learning in terms of trends. That might give some indication -- congress has had a."

" Well -- just setting your public opinions things that these same tanks you know we've we've seen that much easier ways and old are good overwhelmingly oppose sturdy bailouts are overwhelmingly opposed. Or the auto industry -- screwed that direction and just cool. Just put that in terms of -- look at -- and what's fascinating Asian most Americans 64% -- use it. Our health -- system -- change 61%. Say they want to see -- Congress has some current healthcare reform this year and yet these -- and is being worked through congress trying to help our proposal president congressional Democrats. Right now is supported by edition 46% of Americans it's supposed to 50%. And by the way it goes -- really telling I'm not particular per and didn't want to call it."

" What -- six's the best number in we actually out okay all right now represents an increase."

" That was up from 41% the week before we continue to try each week -- a little bit but still more people or opposed. And the people who feel strongly about it -- to more likely to be approached."

" Scott how does the president and henin and his allies in congress. Pushed this rock up and over the hill to a successful conclusion from their point of view. When roughly seven need may be seventy plus percent of the American voters. Think that they have good or excellent health care and they don't want to see a major disruption of that how does the president get that done. Politically in the face of that opposite -- in the face of that public sentiment."

" What do you do verify peacekeepers trying to debate people people don't perceived crisis in terms of their own coverage. Well most Americans talk to help carry -- look at the cost under control us address some other concerns that we have. In terms of public opinion. I don't know to the president and she can address that in the short term. He's been talking about perfected his client would not force anybody under existing coverage even stating that promote. Sure we on this 62% of American asserted that they were concerned this plan would force the matter coverage. Now strictly personal that you saw the numbers have not large. What you them -- if you're president if you can situation here. One if you really believing you're format if you knowingly used to people working they'll go light hit. Go ahead and ram it through congress. And huge save it come 2002012. We will understand what those results because you believe these are people appreciate the F -- the other possibility is you want to build more support. Well did you turn to a couple of smaller options you you look. You address specific concern eroded and overall comprehension course -- how are you wouldn't actually support percent of you. We begin to make people less resources are there risks here for president. He's the democratic base shall not be they would approach."

" Democrats clearly support the president on his health care reform does anybody else besides registered Democrats. Think this is a good idea."

" Well there are few people would overwhelmingly the answer is no Republicans have been -- immediately. Almost from the beginning. Unaffiliated voters are now shrinking more and more against it again they're concerned it is. They don't want to see your own coverage cost I don't wanna see taxes go up and in your in the most Democrats. Are okay would -- these are saying that if you don't have insurance should be forced Abbas are pretty hard. Unaffiliated Republicans say no state should not happened in America."

" I just wanna make clear that -- and I was asking about did to her about the independence in particular because we hold on a regular basis. That it's independents who put the president of the White House its independence really who were that the voters who were in play. -- coming up next year on now and election season that could be very troublesome for the Democrats you see indications here that if you were sitting down with the president briefing him. Then well what he should be doing differently."

" This idea and the independents are clearly under the in my little adult care seniors are the and C are critical in this because they are more likely to vote the more likely -- system. Big political glacier the president is very simple what their reasons Abdul told it to a quickly and get these -- you -- used to these days out here. The president and the authorities are difficult position. What is behind them time for damage control before election 2000."

" What's your sense of as the independence of moved the way you just described that moment Scott what you sense of what. Todd and I might refer to was the generic ballot the general public reaction to Republican candidates versus Democrat -- there -- questions we were hearing just a few months ago how the Republican Party was overall had no future because of seats shifting demographics in the country."

" Do well -- premature are also declared over execution due for a minute he heard -- Democrats -- the White House against the restrictions shut don't know longshot for. Right now -- special bout we show the Republican up by four point 43% disturbing 9%. What we really know he didn't do Republicans are not gonna round over or the Democrats lost a lot of ground. And truly the true political -- did not really Democrats versus Republicans it's Democrats versus conservatives. And an awful lot of people who identified themselves as conservatives. Do not. Like viciously in either party they are not lining up what the Republicans were -- silently. I'll post what they're saying -- Democratic Party won't act."

" Pollster Scott Rasmussen is with -- WRKO Scott before you go. -- you breakdown the two races that were here we hear on a regular basis we should be watching those gubernatorial races. That are being voted on next month. Where will get an indication of if voters are already losing interest in Democrats and the Obama administration."

" 02 races in Virginia and New Jersey are quite different in her you we have no incumbent because that's the way can torture that state. Hey today there's probably see the clearer reflection of the national trend. And what we see you right now is Robert McConnell Leo Republican candidate is up by nine points. At one point he had. He's struggled a little bit there was a story stories about pieces she's written twenty years ago that some unflattering portrayal solution he's is that women. He seems to have gotten by that mainly because there's. Democratic opponent suggesting it might -- since -- That's not going to sell well in the great state of Virginia Acosta right now that looks like it's moving in the Republican direction. I would say it's totally safe -- but fairly likely Katrina this year okay. My home state of New Jersey entirely different church. The Jon Corzine a Democrat could very unpopular. It almost everything possible to alienate voters -- struggling with a bad economy. Traditionally all governors. Under normal circumstances you would -- he was short -- loose. Injures though we Delaware and Republican statewide since 1997. And what we see right now is a third party candidate has entered the race -- target how. Corzine the incumbent Democrat. Is struggling to hit a ball below forty in -- will support he's hoping -- Republican unattractive and not the people -- you vote for either these are additional external third party. It happens Corzine could be elected Hussein 44% of the vote sort it out don't you right now Chris Christie just about tree collection."

" And Corzine has do know virtually unlimited. Christine is does he can he fight back over the and in this it wave -- that's going on our resume errors resources limited."

" And resources are limited to accept public funding sort of fight back to you -- here this year OPEC also has public funding and he's actually challenging -- A number of points actually and Jon Corzine has dipped into his personal resources -- structures and forty million dollars campaign. National's outstanding anybody else."

" do something with the lunch money. -- Scott Rasmus and thank you so much for your time nice having there. -- any fun stuff Scott dress visit right on the Barbara as -- and reports dot com he is the polling is great and the information in the perspective it gives you what's gone -- the country. Truth is is fantastic I always thought it would get right back to this issue of the New Hampshire kids because this is -- is this when I can't get out of my mind but just to kind of final comment from my perspective taught him how can I."

" Always thought that Obama bit off. Much much more than -- could chew and so does my pride in the Democratic Party. When we continue to try to say is a crisis the -- crisis like the word reform is so vastly overused in and around politics. How to seventy plus percent of the American people come to -- reasonable and I would say fundamentally accurate conclusion. That they health key is good -- don't watch excellent Andy got to convince him that this crisis can try to make something that this is a political. Fiction defeat apolitical. Concede that some are -- we need Iraq cost slash we need the Democrats to fix a system most people -- fix what -- they're worried about cost access yet to feel bad about the feverishly -- that might not make pitching but it is did on the module new do you play with these things you don't go to the hot of -- the -- out -- and give your brand new system."

" Yeah and I I think we have the same reaction if we were having if the president had decided that we really have to be off of the com. The internal combustion engine next year and here's my plan for what the new technology is gonna be would we want him. Taking over 15% of the economy which automotive represented just putting the government in control of where. The markets really should be driving us and that's the danger is that you put politicians in charge of people's needs instead of the people voting with their dollars what it is proven to be the most effective most responsive way of doing this."

" Look political curiosities as well I mean first of all that they remember he was adamant he gave a deadline to congress. Pass this thing before you go on the August recess how outrageous was that when you think about second life. It's probably it's similar and it -- maybe not outrageous but very very cute Todd and I don't like cute in politics I just don't like -- rather be straightforward so that's why your aunt Sarah Palin take the heat that's right exactly right. I get better care of in some places but what to help. So good but the Q does this none of the stuff is gonna take effect until 2000 through T have -- he is Barack Obama's. Election if it is so so much about crisis an immediate data de America wake up as if this is a call to walk. The what to how we -- the 2000 at thirteen foot. One statement contradicts. Another. And well what else is interest rates are low we're talking and New Hampshire story the murderers up there -- allegedly for kids teenagers."