New Poll: 62% of Likely Voters Oppose Raising Debt Ceiling

New Poll: 62% of Likely Voters Oppose Raising Debt Ceiling

An overwhelming 62 percent of likely voters oppose raising the debt ceiling, while only 27 percent favor raising it, a new poll by The Hill reveals.

Opposition is strongest amongst Republicans and independents, but even more Democrats oppose the measure than support it:

Seventy-seven percent of likely GOP voters and 64 percent of independent voters said they don’t want the debt ceiling to be raised. Even among Democrats, more oppose raising the ceiling (46 percent) than support it (42 percent). (TheBlaze.com)