Baton Rouge, LA- Based on a Magellan Strategies survey of 855 likely voters conducted in Nebraska, an alarming 73% of voters think things in the country are on the wrong track and 63% of voters disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as President. Augmenting Obama’s problems in Nebraska is the fact that nearly a majority of voters (48%) oppose Elena Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Voters are less likely to support her nomination on the grounds that if nominated she would potentially rule in favor of President Obama’s health care bill (63% less likely) and as Dean of Harvard Law School she banned military recruiters from campus (62% less likely). As voters also learn more about her lack of judicial experience, opposition to her nomination jumps by 12 points.
In a hypothetical 2012 U.S. Senate match-up, incumbent Ben Nelson would trail Governor Dave Heineman by 30 points if the election were held today (Heineman 58%/ Nelson 28%/ 15% Undecided). Enlarging Nelson’s problem is a weak image. Only 32% of Nebraska voters have a favorable opinion of him, while 57% have an unfavorable opinion of him.
Download survey press release, toplines and crosstabs below.
NE 2012 US Senate – Kagan Nomination Survey Press Release 071910
NE 2012 US Senate – Kagan Nomination Survey Topline Results 071910
NE 2012 US Senate – Kagan Nomination Survey Crosstabs 071910
