Half of voters say they're opposed to a government mandate that would requirethat employers provide health insurance with free contraceptives for their female employees, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll released Monday.

Voters remain closely divided, however, when asked if a business should be allowed to opt out of such a mandate for religious reasons --the subject of a legal challenge of Obamacare now being heard before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Conservative group American Action Network is running cyber ads attacking U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., for backing President Barack Obamas federal health-care law on Cyber Monday.

Americans know a bad deal when they see one, said Emily Davis, a spokeswoman for American Action Network. Obamacare champion Patrick Murphy is running for cover after selling Floridians a bag full of broken promises, but Floridians arent foolish enough to buy his dishonest spin.

Murphy is a top target for Republicans in 2014.

Supporters of drafting Dr. Ben Carson to run for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 are claiming momentum. John Phillip Sousa IV, great-grandson and namesake of the celebrated composer of patriotic marches, is leading the national "Draft Ben Carson for President" committee and sent an email out to conservatives this weekend to make the case for his candidate, noting that more than 200,000 Americans ... have signed the petition urging Dr. Ben Carson to run for president of the United States.