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Here’s an interesting message the grassroots are sending through our latest Republican Panel poll to Republicans in Washington: “Yes, we support your Medicare plan, now go focus on jobs!”
In a poll of 736 conservative Republicans between June 8-11, 2011, we asked the following 2 questions:
- Republicans in the House have proposed to change Medicare into a program that gives seniors a fixed amount of money each year so they can purchase insurance from a list of providers. These changes would apply to people 55 and under. Do you support the plan?
- Do you think Republicans in Congress are doing enough to promote a jobs agenda?
The results of our poll should do two things:
- Give the Republicans confidence that, despite the NY special election and the Democrats’ Mediscare tactics, GOP voters are standing with the GOP plan.
- Send a strong signal to Republicans in Washington that, despite their best efforts, their jobs message is not getting through.
On the Medicare question:
- 70% support the GOP plan
- 11% do not
- 19% are unsure
Republicans in the House have proposed to change Medicare into a program that gives seniors a fixed amount of money each year so they can purchase insurance from a list of providers. These changes would apply to people 55 and under. Do you support the plan?
On the jobs question:
- 66% do NOT believe congressional Republicans are doing enough on jobs
- 16% believe they are
- 18% are unsure
Do you think Republicans in Congress are doing enough to promote a jobs agenda?
The 736 respondents in the poll are members of the Republican Panel, which has been assembled for ConservativeHome by YouGov. The panel consists of self-identified conservative Republicans across the country, 70% of whom give either time or money to candidates.
