42% Support Health Care Plan, 52% Oppose --- it's time to remove the scum from DC by any means necessary
On Jan 12, 10:34 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > 42% Support Health Care Plan, 52% Oppose > Monday, January 04, 2010 > [image: Email a Friend] Email to a > Friend<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/content/tipafriend/26003> > ShareThis <javascript:void(0)> > Advertisement > > Forty-two percent (42%) of U.S. voters now favor the health care reform plan > proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the most > positive result since mid-November, but still most voters remain opposed. > > The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 52% of > voters oppose the legislation (see question wording and > trends<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/toplines/pt_s...>). > Opposition remains highest among middle-income Americans. > > Last week, 39% of voters nationwide supported the plan, and 58% opposed it. > That was consistent with our weekly tracking of the issue which has found > support between 38% and 41% every week from just before Thanksgiving to the > end of 2009. > > *(Want a **free daily e-mail > update*<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/daily_updates> > *? If it's in the news, it's in our polls).* Rasmussen Reports updates are > also available on Twitter <http://twitter.com/RasmussenPoll> or > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Asbury-Park-NJ/Rasmussen-Reports/869591...> > . > > Despite the fact that a majority has consistently opposed the plan, 65% of > voters nationwide now expect that health care reform legislation will pass > this year. That’s down slightly from 67% a week > ago<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_event...> > but > up from 49% before the Senate passed its version of the legislation on > Christmas Eve. > > As has been the case throughout the debate, those who feel strongly about > the issue are more likely to be opposed. Just 22% of voters Strongly Favor > the plan while 43% are Strongly Opposed. > > Polling data released last > week<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_event...> > * *showed that reminding voters of what’s in the plan does not increase > support for it. Additional data will be released later today on reaction to > individual aspects of the plan and how to pay for it. > > Fifty-nine percent (59%) of voters believe passage of the plan will increase > the cost of health care, and 51% think it will hurt the quality of care. > > Seventy-eight percent (78%) expect the plan to cost more than > projected<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_event...>. > As a result, voters overwhelmingly believe passage of the plan will increase > the federal deficit and lead to middle class tax hikes. > > Also consistent throughout the health care debate has been the partisan > nature of the response and the strong opposition from senior citizens. > > The latest numbers show that 73% of Democrats favor the plan while 81% of > Republicans are opposed. Among those not affiliated with either major party, > 31% support the plan, and 50% are opposed. > > Most voters favor the ban on abortion > coverage<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_event...> > for > insurance plans that receive federal subsidies, and 47% believe each state > should have the right to opt > out<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_event...> > of > the federal plan if it passes. On a related topic, 34% favor a single-payer > national health insurance > system<http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_event...> > . > > Please sign up for the Rasmussen Reports daily e-mail update > <http://www.rasmussenreports.com/daily_updates>(it’s > free) or follow us on Twitter <http://twitter.com/RasmussenPoll> or > Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Asbury-Park-NJ/Rasmussen-Reports/869591...>. > Let us keep you up to date with the latest public opinion news.
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