If President Obama thinks that he’ll be able to campaign against the U.S. Supreme Court if it strikes down his health care law, he may have to think again. A new Rasmussen poll finds that the approval rating of the Court has gotten a 13 point bump in the wake of last month’s oral arguments on challenges to his health care law.
Fourty-one percent of Americans now rate the performance of the Court as “good” or “excellent,” compared with 28 percent right before oral arguments.
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According to Rasmussen:
The last point, if it holds true in other polling, may be the most significant finding of the survey. For the administration, the silver lining of a decision to strike down the health care law would be that the Obama campaign could use it to energize the base and run against the Court. If Obama’s preemtive attack on the Court last week hasn’t even gained traction among Democrats, it’s less likely this will prove a winning strategy. Of course, this could all change once there’s an actual ruling.
