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Home Front: Politix
Public Option Reported to be Surging
2009-10-20
CLEAR MAJORITY NOW BACKS PLAN
sez WaPo
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that support for a government-run health-care plan to compete with private insurers has rebounded from its summertime lows and wins clear majority support from the public.
Cherry-picking data for a headline. See POLL
Independents and senior citizens, two groups crucial to the debate, have warmed to the idea of a public option, and are particularly supportive if it would be administered by the states and limited to those without access to affordable private coverage.
That's not what I saw in the poll, but perhaps I didn't study it close enough.
But Obama's approval ratings on health-care reform are slipping among his fellow Democrats even as they are solidifying among independents and seniors. Among Democrats, strong approval of his handling of the issue has dropped 15 percentage points since mid-September.
Posted by:Bobby

#5  Oversampling to push the policies the leftist media support. Rasmussen does a much better sampling job.
42% of voters nationwide favor the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 54% are opposed to the plan.

The numbers have been remarkably stable throughout the debate. With the exception of bounces following presidential television appearances, support for the plan has stayed in a very narrow range from 41% to 46%. Currently, 24% Strongly Favor the legislative effort and 42% are Strongly Opposed.

Just 36% of the nationÂ’s senior citizens favor the current legislative effort while 59% are opposed. Support is highest among voters under 30 (i.e. the sucker demographic), the age group least likely to use the nationÂ’s health care system.
Posted by: ed   2009-10-20 14:47  

#4  Hot Air notes: The sampling comprises 33% Democrats, as opposed to only 20% Republicans
Posted by: Frank G   2009-10-20 11:39  

#3  33% of Americans think that Muppets are alive.

They're not. When did they die?
Posted by: phil_b   2009-10-20 10:48  

#2  In the same poll it was determined that 98% of Americans don't want another Hiroshima, 92% of Americans don't want another Nagasaki, 78% think they have a "better than average" chance of winning the Powerball jackpot, and 33% of Americans think that Muppets are alive.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2009-10-20 10:26  

#1  It is a peer pressure strategy hoping to reverse the dropping poll numbers. Come on, everyone else supports it. Pathetic, simply pathetic.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2009-10-20 09:19  

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