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Poll: Political fallout from ObamaTax ruling
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Poll: Political fallout from ObamaTax ruling

How did last week's Supreme Court decision to uphold President Obama's signature health care law pan out politically? Rasmussen has the latest in today's presidential tracking poll:

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday shows Mitt Romney attracting 46% of the vote, while President Obama earns 44%. Four percent (4%) prefer some other candidate, and five percent (5%) are undecided. ...

While the Supreme Court declared that the president’s health care law is constitutional, they were unable to make it popular. Fifty-two percent (52%) still favor repeal of the law.  That’s little changed from a week ago and little changed since the law was passed more than two years ago. However, while most voters still hope for repeal, the belief that it will happen has fallen sharply.  Just 39% now believe repeal is even somewhat likely, down from 61% last week.

Ratings for the Supreme Court have slipped since the health care ruling.  A week ago, 36% said the high court was doing a good or an excellent job. That’s down to 33% today. The big change is a rise in negative perceptions. Today, 28% say the court is doing a poor job. That’s up 11 points over the past week.

A growing number (56%) now believe the Justices pursue their own agenda rather than ruling on an impartial basis. Also, the number who see the Court as too liberal is up while the number who see it as too conservative is down. The Court’s ratings are slipping at a time when just 22% believe the government has the consent of the governed. 

Unlike many other polls, Rasmussen tracks trends among likely voters.  It looks like Republicans will have to bolster Americans' confidence that "ObamaTax" will be overturned under GOP majorities if they hope to make health care an issue this election season.

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