July 3, 2012

Obama leads by 2 -- Americans split on healthcare law -- Hispanic voters -- Tuesday trivia

YOUR DAILY POLLING UPDATE

OBAMA APPROVAL: CLARUS AVERAGE 47%
(no change from yesterday; down 2 from a week ago)

PRESIDENTIAL NATIONWIDE: CLARUS AVERAGE*

Obama over Romney +2

HEALTHCARE DECISION**
(among adults nationwide)

"As you may know, a new health reform bill was signed into law earlier this year. Given what you know about the new health reform law, do you have a generally favorable or generally unfavorable opinion of it?"

Favorable 41%
Unfavorable 41%

"Which comes closer to your view? Now that the Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the health care law, opponents of the law should -- ?"

Continue trying to block the law from being implemented 38%
Stop their efforts to block the law and move on to other national problems 56%

HISPANICS: PARTY IDENTIFICATION***
(among registered voters)

Democrats 45%
Republicans 16%
Independents 36%

After probing independents for party leaning:

Democrats 60%
Republicans 27%
Independents 10%

TUESDAY TRIVIA:

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died the same day, July 4, 1826, 50 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. What other President died on July 4th -- and which President was born on July 4th?
(see answer below)

SOURCES:
Presidential job rating: average of the three most recently reported nationwide polls.
* Average based on the three most recently released nationwide polls: CNN/ORC, Gallup, Rasmussen.
** Kaiser Family Foundation Health Tracking Poll, June 28-30.
*** USA Today/Gallup, April 16-May 31.

TUESDAY TRIVIA ANSWER:

The 5th President, James Monroe, died on July 4, 1831--five years to the day after Adams and Jefferson died. Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President, was born on July 4th, 1872.