Raleigh, N.C. – Voters who otherwise think Gov. Bev Perdue is doing a good job don’t like her veto of legislation that repealed the federal mandate for health insurance in the Affordable Healthcare Act. They also don’t like the idea of Perdue possibly vetoing the voter photo ID bill.
When asked about the veto of the Protect Health Care Freedom Act, 60 percent of voters who said they agreed more with the Legislature’s action or did not know said Perdue’s veto made them less likely to vote for her in 2012. Just 7 percent said it made them more likely to cast a vote for her.
“Governor Perdue has issued two quick vetoes of legislation voters were not opposed to. It is a real possibility that we could see more vetoes and some of the vetoed legislation may be very popular with voters,” said Civitas Institute President Francis De Luca.
In asking about a possible veto of a photo ID for voting requirement, 56 percent of voters who said they agreed more with the Legislature’s action or did not know said Perdue’s veto made them less likely to vote for her in 2012. Meanwhile, 7 percent said it made them more likely to cast a vote for her.
The voters who had given Perdue a favorable job approval rating said they were less likely to vote for her by a 46 percent to 14 percent margin because she vetoed the repeal of the federal mandate. When looking at the voter photo ID bill, those voters who approved of her job performance said they would be less likely to vote for her by a margin of 43percent to 18 percent.
“Governor Perdue, while appealing to her base with her first vetoes, may be alienating voters who currently approve of her job performance. Looking forward, the Governor may want to save her vetoes for bills that are unpopular with the voters,” added De Luca.
The Civitas Poll is the only regular live-caller voter survey on politics and critical issues in North Carolina. For more information on Civitas polling see http://www.nccivitas.org/category/poll/.
Full text of questions:
“Does Governor Perdue’s veto of the Protect Health Care Freedom Act make you more or less likely to vote for her in 2010 for re-election?” (Of those who answered Legislature or do not know)
Total More Likely – 7%
Total Less Likely – 60%
Much More Likely – 3%
Somewhat More Likely – 4%
Somewhat Less Likely – 16%
Much Less Likely – 44%
No Difference – 28%
Don’t Know/Refused – 6%
“If Governor Perdue vetoed a bill requiring a government-issued photo identification card to vote, would that make you more or less likely to vote for her in 2012 for re-election?” (Of those who answered Legislature or do not know)
Total More Likely – 7%
Total Less Likely – 56%
Much More Likely – 3%
Somewhat More Likely – 4%
Somewhat Less Likely – 15%
Much Less Likely – 41%
No Difference – 32%
Don’t Know/Refused – 5%
Click here for full results and crosstabs.
This poll of 600 registered general election voters in North Carolina was conducted March 14-16 by National Research, Inc. of Holmdel, NJ. All respondents were part of a fully representative sample of registered voters in North Carolina. For purposes of this study, voters interviewed had to have voted in two of the past four general elections or were newly registered to vote since 2008.
The confidence interval associated with a sample of this size is such that: 95 percent of the time, results from 600 interviews (registered voters) will be within +-4% of the “True Values.” True Values refer to the results obtained if it were possible to interview every person in North Carolina who had voted in two of the past four general elections or were newly registered to vote since 2008.
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