The Hill: Poll: Opinions of Obama will be on voters minds when they decide on Nov. 2
The Hill: Poll: Opinions of Obama will be on voters minds when they decide on Nov. 2
October 6, 2010
Two-thirds of voters in key battleground districts will be thinking about President Obama when they choose their next member of Congress, according to a 2010 midterm election poll from The Hill and ANGA.
The poll surveyed likely voters in 12 competitive congressional districts held by first-term Democratic lawmakers who came into office with the president in 2008.
Of the voters surveyed, 69 percent said their feelings about Obama will be an important consideration when they vote in congressional elections, while 28 percent said the president would not be a factor.
“All politics is local, but not all voting,” said pollster Mark Penn of Penn Schoen Berland, which conducted the poll.
“I think, without question, people view this as a national election,” Penn said. “The strongest thing working against the administration today is the number of people dissatisfied with the economy and the government and who are willing to take their votes and vote on a national basis rather than on the merits of the individual candidate.”
