The latest results (69% Think It’s Better for Obama to Work With Congress Than Go Around It - Demographic Details) from Rasmussen Reports are now available. President Obama made it clear in his State of the Union speech last night that he is prepared to take independent executive action if he can’t get Congress to work with him on some major issues, but voters strongly believe it’s better for the president to work with Congress than to go it alone. However, most also think it’s more important for Republicans in Congress to work with the president than to stand for what they believe. Sixty-nine percent (69%) of Likely U.S. Voters think it it better for the president to work with Congress on things he considers important, and 53% say it is more important for the Republican Party to work with the president. Forty percent (40%) place more importance on the GOP standing for what it believes in. But here’s the partisan rub. A plurality (49%) of Democrats thinks it’s better for the president to go around Congress if necessary, while 73% of Republicans believe it’s more important for their party to stand for what it believes in rather than to work with Obama. While some chafe at the partisan gridlock in Washington, most voters (55%) continue to think it is more important to preserve our constitutional system of checks and balances than for government to operate efficiently. Thirty-three percent (33%) believe the efficient operation of the government is more important.
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:45:26 +0000
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