American Pulse™: Half Concerned that Greek Debt Crisis & Embattled Euro May Trigger More Financial Problems for U.S.      

45% of Registered Voters Want Healthcare Reform Repealed

COLUMBUS, OH – (MARKET WIRE) – 5/18/10 – 55.8% of Americans are somewhat/very concerned that the financial problems in Greece and the instability with the Euro will trigger more financial fallout for America, according to the latest American Pulse™ survey of 5,130 Americans. 16.8% aren’t very concerned or not at all concerned (27.4% are neutral).

Anxiety over global markets and their effect on the U.S. market can’t be good for candidates seeking re-election come November because Americans appear to have little-to-no confidence regarding the current government’s economic policies.

How confident are you that the government’s economic policies will…    

                              Registered  Registered  Registered  Registered
                              Voters      Republicans Democrats   Independents
Help lower unemployment?                 
Confident/Very Confident      30.0%       9.4%        52.6%       27.5%
Little-to-no Confidence       70.0%       90.6%       47.4%       72.5%

Get the economy back on track?                       
Confident/Very Confident      32.4%       11.1%       56.0%       29.4%
Little-to-no Confidence       67.6%       88.9%       44.0%       70.6%

Source: American Pulse™, May-2010

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Another issue that is sure to be fiercely contested this fall is healthcare reform and if 44.7% of registered voters get their way, it will be repealed. Interestingly, 20.4% of Democrats support revoking the law.

Do you think the healthcare reform should be repealed?
                       
               Registered  Registered  Registered  Registered
               Voters      Republicans Democrats   Independents
Yes            44.7%       78.5%       20.4%       44.2%
No             34.0%       9.8%        55.8%       34.5%
I don’t know   21.3%       11.7%       23.8%       21.3%

Source: American Pulse™, May-2010

Further, 59.9% of registered voters believe Americans should get their healthcare from their employer, versus 20% who say they should get it from the government.

Key findings:
• 43.8% say judicial experience is important for Supreme Court Justices to have…34.8% think not and that diverse legal backgrounds are good for the Court.
• 40.1% say the Obama Administration isn’t doing enough to protect Americans from terrorist attacks; 29.2% say it is.
• 42.8% say the Administration didn’t act soon enough regarding the Gulf Coast oil spill; 22.8% say it did.