Support for ObamaCare cratering, hits all-time low
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on Nov 23 2009 Filed under Politics.
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In Rasmussen’s polling on ObamaCare over the past couple of months, more people have disapproved than approved by a margin of about 6-13 points. So the fact that the boondoggle is unpopular is not news. But today’s poll, conducted over the weekend, with half polled before the Saturday night vote in the Senate and half after, shows disapproval by 56-38, a whopping 18 point margin.
Just 38% of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the lowest level of support measured for the plan in nearly two dozen tracking polls conducted since June.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% now oppose the plan.
Half the survey was conducted before the Senate voted late Saturday to begin debate on its version of the legislation. Support for the plan was slightly lower in the half of the survey conducted after the Senate vote.
Prior to this, support for the plan had never fallen below 41%. Last week, support for the plan was at 47%. Two weeks ago, the effort was supported by 45% of voters.
Intensity remains stronger among those who oppose the push to change the nation’s health care system: 21% Strongly Favor the plan while 43% are Strongly Opposed.
The 18 point margin is somewhat ironic because it was the same margin by which Bob McDonnell beat Creigh Deeds in the Virginia gubernatorial election a couple of weeks ago. That was a landslide of historic proportions. It was also an actual election, not a poll. The people who oppose the Democrats’ takeover of health care are the same people who voted for McDonnell.
So while liberals continue to push for health care reform, we may soon be able to separate them into three distinct groups. There are those from safe liberal districts, like Pelosi, who will never lose reelection and therefore will continue to push the legislation. There are the kamikaze libs from moderate districts who don’t care that they are voting against the will of their constituents and are willing to lose their jobs over the vote. And there are the Democrats who are trying to decide what is best for their constituents, their country, and their career. Those are the ones to whom this poll will matter.
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