A review of polls completed by New
Yorkers who participated in a national pre-election survey of over 14,000
likely voters conducted by the non-partisan organization, The Free Enterprise
Nation, indicates that Republicans and independents will participate in a
massive turnout on November 2, and that independent voters tend to see the
issues the same as Republicans.
Poll conducted October 21 to October 27- See New York poll results at http://www.thefreeenterprisenation.org/sp/poll-results/The-FEN-2010-National-Pre-Election-Poll-Results-NY.aspx
Most Pressing Issue For New York
Voters
Are You Financially Better Off
Than Last Year?
But the common ground disappeared
when opinions as to the desire to repeal the new healthcare reform act were
analyzed. While Democrats generally
oppose repeal, Republicans and independents strongly favor repeal, and independents
represent a growing political force in New York and the nation.
Total % of New York Voters Who
Identify Themselves As Independent- 31%
“The
high number of independents was pretty unexpected,” said MacDougald. “We had
always believed that independents represented 20% rather than 31% of the
electorate. And independents don’t like the health care reform legislation.”
“Favor” or “Oppose” the Repeal of
the Recently Passed Healthcare Reform Legislation
What surprised MacDougald and
other analysts was that the independents’ answers to most key questions were
much more similar to the responses of Republicans than to Democrats.
“What is really remarkable,” said
MacDougald, “is that this election is beginning to look like the opposite of
2008. With this poll, we saw a very high degree of participation by the
age group that is 50 or over, and very low participation by those under
35. We believe that these levels of participation will be mirrored at the
polls next Tuesday.”
MacDougald added that of the 110
million voters over age 50 in the country, the majority call themselves independent
or Republican, and they plan to vote this election cycle. The issue of the poor US economy is
considered the most important issue by all, but defining who is to blame varies
strongly by party.
Who Is Most Responsible For the
Current Weak Economy?
1. Republicans- 90% blame President
Obama and Congress
2. Independents- 66% blame
President Obama and Congress
3. Democrats- 88% blame President
Bush, Wall Street, and big corporations
“The problem for Democrats,” says
MacDougald, “is the independent voter. Bush, Wall Street, and big corporations
are not on the ballot next Tuesday, but Congress is. Independents and
Republicans blame President Obama and Congress for our current economic
problems. And that’s bad news for the Democrats.”
For poll results
The Free Enterprise
Nation is a non-partisan member based
organization representing American employees and businesses in the private
sector. Its President, James MacDougald is a regular guest on many
national news networks including CNBC, FOX News, CNN and MSNBC and was recently
prominently featured in the John Stossel special, The Battle for the Future.
Contact: The Free Enterprise
Nation
Kathleen Mott (813) 384-2400
Email: kmott@thefreeenterprisenation.org