NEWSWEEK/DAILY BEAST POST-SC POLL

Obama's handling on health care, per Newsweek:
37% approve, 58% disapprove (44% strongly disapprove).

Approve/Disapprove of Supreme Court Ruling?
Approve 45%
Disapprove 50%

Who should run Congress?
Republicans 38%
Democrats 36%

President?
Obama 47%
Romney 44%

Do you think Barack Obama has done his job well enough to deserve re-election, or is it time to replace him with somebody else?
He has 42%
Time to replace 48%

Does the Supreme Court's decision make you more or less likely to vote for Mitt Romney for President, or does it not impact your opinion?
More likely 32%
Less likely 11%
Not Sure 7%
No Impact 50%

Does the Supreme Court's decision make you more or less likely to vote for Barack Obama for re-election, or does it not impact your opinion?
More likely 14%
Less Likely 29%
Not Sure 5%
No Impact 51%

Generally speaking, do you think the Supreme Court's decision will make our country better off, worse off, or will it not be impacted?
Better off 24%
Worse off 47%
No impact 14%
Not Sure 14%

This poll was conducted immediately after the announcement. Breaks down D+2, ideology 24% liberal 46% moderate 30% conservative.

Not exactly what a lot of political experts would have enjoyed, I think. The nation still disapproves of Obamacare, and calling it, more appropriately, ObamaTax would be effective. The court decision seems to have influenced voter opinions in favor of Romney, though I still suspect the President will enjoy an approval bounce out of this. How long that lasts will depend on Friday's jobs report.

posted by CAC at 06:54 PM

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