A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 44% of likely U.S. voters would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 38% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Support for Democrats is up two points from last week, while support for Republicans fell two points.

Last week, the GOP had a 10-point lead, its high for the year, reached only one other time since January, and the party’s biggest lead in the history of Rasmussen Reports polling.

Still, 43% of voters not affiliated with either major party now prefer the Republican candidate, while 28% like the Democrat. These results show little change from the previous survey.

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A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, while 36% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. But support for both parties is down two points from last week. Still, since the beginning of the year, the Republican lead hasn’t dipped below seven points.

Just after Congress’ passage of the national health care plan, voter support for Democrats reached its highest level measured since early December 2009, while GOP support matched the highest level measured since weekly tracking began in early April 2007.

Forty-six percent (46%) of voters not affiliated with either major party now prefer the Republican candidate, while 19% like the Democrat. Support for Republicans among unaffiliated voters has held steady from last week, but support for Democrats is down five points.

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The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 33% believe repeal will be bad for the economy. Twelve percent (12%) say it will have no impact, and eight percent (8%) are not sure.

From the moment it was passed, a majority of voters around the country have wanted to see the health care law repealed.

Seventy-six percent (76%) of Republicans believe repeal would be good for the economy, while 59% of Democrats believe it would be bad. Among those not affiliated with either political party, 47% believe repeal would be good for the economy, and 29% believe it would be bad.

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Currently, two weeks after passage, 54% of the nation’s likely voters still favor repealing the new law. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 42% oppose repeal. Those numbers virtually unchanged from last week and the week before. They include 43% who Strongly Favor repeal and 32% who Strongly Oppose it.

Repeal is favored by 80% of Republicans and 57% of unaffiliated voters. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Democrats oppose repeal.

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A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 47% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate, up from 46% last week, while 38% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent, down a point from the previous survey.

Last week, just after Congress’ passage of the national health care plan, voter support for Democrats reached its highest level measured since early December 2009, while GOP support matched the highest level measured since weekly tracking began in early April 2007.

Forty-six percent (46%) of voters not affiliated with either major party now prefer the Republican candidate, while 24% like the Democrat. These findings show little change from the previous survey. Last week, support among unaffiliateds for Democrats jumped six points, while support for Republicans held steady.

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A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 49% of adults think it’s a bad idea for the federal government to get more directly involved in the student loan market. Sixteen percent (16%) more are not sure about the plan under which students will borrow money directly from the government rather than through a private bank.

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Those figures are virtually unchanged from last week. They include 44% who Strongly Favor repeal and 34% who Strongly Oppose it.

Repeal is favored by 84% of Republicans and 59% of unaffiliated voters. Among white Democrats, 25% favor repeal, but only one percent (1%) of black Democrats share that view.

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A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 20% of voters think most members of Congress will understand what is in the plan before they vote. Another 22% are not sure. These findings are little changed from September.

Perhaps that’s one reason why 50% of voters say they’re less likely to vote to reelect a member of Congress who supports the health care bill. Despite President Obama’s current full-court press to build public support for the plan, just 45% of voters now support it, while 52% are opposed.

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The new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 45% would vote for their district’s Republican congressional candidate while 35% would opt for his or her Democratic opponent. Voter support for GOP congressional candidates increased slightly from last week, while support for Democrats fell two points.

Republicans started 2010 ahead by nine points, while support for Democrats fell to its lowest level over the same period.

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