Poll shows voters cheering Supreme Court's challenge of Obamacare

SIC 'EM, SCALIA! “Forty-one percent of likely U.S. voters now rate the Supreme Court’s performance as good or excellent,” the report asserts. “That’s up 13 points from 28 percent in mid-March,” which would have been two weeks before oral arguments were heard in the case brought by 26 states against Obamacare.

Rasmussen notes the turnaround is particularly noticeable when broken down by political affiliation.

“Three weeks ago, 29 percent of Republicans gave the Supreme Court positive marks for its job performance; now that number has climbed to 54 percent,” Rasmussen reports. “Similarly, among voters not affiliated with either of the major political parties, good or excellent ratings for the court have increased from 26 percent in mid-March to 42 percent now. Democrats’ views of the court are largely unchanged.”

Rasmussen notes its data does not measure whether the leap in ratings was prompted by the hearings themselves, the justices’ questions, President Obama’s comments cautioning the court about overturning the law or from other factors, yet it’s clear the controversy effected a major improvement in perceptions of the court.