Resurgent Republic

Voters in Battleground States Overwhelmingly Oppose Scheduled Tax Increases and Lame Duck Session of Congress

Voters in the dozen states with 2010 U.S. Senate races designated as "toss ups" by the Cook Political Report overwhelmingly oppose tax increases scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2011, and do not believe Members of Congress should address important legislation in a lame duck session of Congress after the November elections. These dozen states--Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington--are very likely to determine which party controls the U.S. Senate in 2011.

Independents Support Conservative Policies in Health Care, Energy, and Fiscal Issues

With Independent voters siding overwhelmingly with Republican voters again in our latest survey, conservative and market-oriented policies now consistently trump the liberal and government-oriented policies pursued by President Obama and the Democrats in Congress.  In three key policy areas – health care, energy, and fiscal issues – conservative policies are more popular than liberal ones, according to Resurgent Republic's analysis.

Less than Half of Voters Support Kagan Confirmation, Trouble Signs Seen in Past Stands

A plurality of likely voters in the November elections supports Elena Kagan’s confirmation, by a 46 to 28 percent margin with 26 percent undecided, according to Resurgent Republic analysis. But her past positions on military recruitment while at Harvard and the District of Columbia’s handgun ban could harm that support, with undecided voters overwhelmingly saying they would be less likely to support a senator who voted to confirm Kagan on both issues.

Resurgent Republic’s most recent national survey of 1000 likely voters was conducted June 20 – 23, 2010.

Independents Move Closer to Republicans on One-Party Government, Fiscal and National Security Issues

In the year since Resurgent Republic conducted its inaugural survey in April 2009, President Obama and Democrats in Congress have seen dramatic deterioration of their public standing, driven by disaffection from Independent voters who have steadily moved toward siding with Republican policymakers on fiscal, domestic and national security policies. Today, by more than a two-to-one margin, self-identified Independents think “we need more Republicans in Congress to act as a check and balance on runaway Washington government that is bankrupting the country and mortgaging our children's future” versus those who think “more Republicans in Congress will lead to more gridlock and stand in the way of President Obama's agenda to create jobs and make needed reforms to our economy.”

Hispanic Voters Align with Conservative Fiscal and National Security Policies

Despite being more favorable to Democrats than Republicans, Hispanic voters are open to persuasion this November due to concern over current Democrat policies on spending, debt and national security, according to Resurgent Republic’s latest national survey among 800 registered likely Hispanic voters conducted March 7-10, 2010.

Older Independents View Republicans in Congress More Favorably than Democrats

Voters 55 and older are now extremely concerned about the federal government’s current level of spending and debt. Since our first survey in April, we have been noting the extent to which budgetary and fiscal issues have been driving Independents away from Democrats and toward Republicans. That is clearly the case with voters 55 and older.endents View Republicans in Congress More Favorably tha

Older Voters Strongly Reject Democrats' Health Care Reform

With their health care reform proposals, Democrats in Congress are digging an enormous political hole with voters age 55 and older, a demographic group that plays an outsized role in non-presidential year elections. Voters age 55 and older think health care reform will raise their taxes, increase the deficit, raise their premiums, cause their health care costs to go up, and cause the quality of the health care they receive to go down.

Voters Find Serious Vulnerabilities in Democratic Health Care Proposals

Voters overwhelmingly agree that reforming health care is important but are concerned about Democratic proposals that increase federal debt, add new taxes and push those with private insurance to a public plan.  The findings, according to a newly released Resurgent Republic survey, find Democrats on one side of the issue with Independents and Republicans on the other.

Public, Political Left At Odds Over Interrogation

American voters believe harsh interrogations of high-value al-Qaeda detainees were justified by a 19-point margin in the most recent survey conducted by Resurgent Republic. The 53 to 34 percent margin is almost identical to a recent Gallup Poll that found 55 percent of Americans believed harsh interrogation techniques for terrorism suspects were justified.

Independents Side with Republicans on Obama Budget and More

A new national survey by Resurgent Republic and Ayres, McHenry & Associates shows voters are deeply skeptical about the amount of money Mr. Obama proposes for the government to spend, tax, and borrow for bailouts and other spending programs that produce few private sector jobs. Independents, who hold the balance of power in this electorate, are closer to Republicans than to Democrats on this issue. This survey also verifies that Independents side with Republicans on more than just the president's budget.