Poll Watch: Magellan Strategies (R) Massachusetts Republican Survey on RomneyCare

Magellan Strategies (R) Massachusetts GOP Survey on RomneyCare

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Massachusetts Health Care Plan that was enacted by Governor Mitt Romney and the Massachusetts Legislature in 2006?

• Very Favorable 15%
• Somewhat Favorable 15%
• Somewhat Unfavorable 17%
• Very Unfavorable 34%

• Total Favorable 30%
• Total Unfavorable 51%

Do you think the state of Massachusetts should keep the Health Care Plan or repeal it and replace it with something else?

• Repeal Health Care Plan and replace it 53%
• Keep Health Care Plan 29%

Do you think the Massachusetts Health Care Plan will help Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, hurt Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, or will it not make much of a difference at all?

• Help Romney's campaign 13%
• Hurt Romney's campaign 42%
• Not make much difference 43%

How would you describe Mitt Romney's time as Governor of Massachusetts? Would you say he was a "Tea Party conservative" seeking drastic changes to reduce the size of government, or as an "Establishment Republican" willing to compromise with Democrats and maintain the status quo, or a "Moderate or Liberal Republican" who is economically conservative, but liberal on social issues like abortion and gay rights?

• Establishment Republican 40%
• Moderate or Liberal Republican 37%
• Tea Party Conservative 13%

Survey of 740 likely 2012 Massachusetts Republican Presidential primary voters was conducted April 25-26, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3.6 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 55% Republican; 45% Independent.