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Title: Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining
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Washington Post
URL Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy ... 010/07/29/AR2010072900004.html
Published: Jul 30, 2010
Author: Washington post
Post Date: 2010-07-30 09:16:01 by go65
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Views: 883
Comments: 7
Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest results of a tracking poll, reported Thursday. Fifty percent of the public held a favorable view of the law, up slightly from 48 percent a month ago, while 14 percent expressed no opinion about the measure, according to the poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation. (More polls from the Washington Post) The approval level was the highest for the legislation since it was enacted in March, after a divisive year-long debate. In April, the poll found 46 percent in favor and 40 percent opposed. Though the legislative battle is over, the political tug-of-war continues. Democrats and Republicans have been fighting to shape public opinion on the issue in hopes of influencing the fall elections. (The lastest news on health care reform) Among Republicans, opposition to the law remained steady at 69 percent, but the intensity of that opposition ticked upward. Fifty-three percent of Republicans said they had a "very unfavorable" opinion of the law this month, up from 50 percent in June. Independents, who can tip the balance in elections, split 48 percent to 37 percent in favor, compared with 49 percent to 41 percent a month earlier. The intensity of opinion among this group showed little change; just less than a fifth expressed a very favorable view, and just more than a quarter expressed a very unfavorable view. The legislation was passed by Democratic majorities in the House and Senate and was signed into law by a Democratic president, and over the past month Democratic support for the legislation grew. Seventy-three percent of Democrats expressed a favorable opinion, up from 69 percent in June. Fifteen percent of Democrats expressed an unfavorable opinion, down from 19 percent in June. A third of Democrats held a very favorable opinion of the health care overhaul. The public remains split into rough thirds as to whether the law will leave their own family better off, worse off or unchanged, the Kaiser Family Foundation reported. The poll found that misconceptions about the legislation persist, including the "death panel" falsehood propagated by opponents of the legislation. "A year after the town meeting wars of last summer, a striking 36% of seniors said that the law 'allowed a government panel to make decisions about end of life care for people on Medicare', and another 17% said they didn't know," Kaiser Family Foundation chief executive Drew Altman wrote. The survey of 1,504 adults was conducted from July 8 through July 13 and, for the broadest categories of respondents, has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, the Kaiser Family Foundation said. The foundation, which conducts research on health care policy, is not associated with the Kaiser Permanente health plan.
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#1. To: go65 (#0)
SINGLE PAYER VA/MEDICARE FOR ALL. Anything else is a joke. Dear Small People, F.U. Sincerely, Your Masters 8D
Anything else is a joke. Dear Small People, F.U. Sincerely, Your Masters The CBO just analyzed the latest public option plan, the result is that it will reduce the federal deficit by $68 billion between 2014 and 2020. Obviously Conservatives should embrace the public option, right?
Move to the USSR.
There is no USSR. perhaps you mean Russia, which has a flat tax of the kind many conservatives advocate for the U.S.?
He doesn't have to. It's coming here.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meet the new elephant boss The last gasp of a dying Republic is a "living, breathing Constitution."
I don't mean Russia. I mean the ussr. Go there it was so wonderful.
Among other things the Conservatives won't be embracing: 1. Ms. Hagerty, who has red hair, states she called Mr. Gore immediately following the alleged incident and told him to "dream of redheaded women" seemingly in contradiction to her assertions that she was terrified of Mr. Gore. Two days after the alleged incident Ms. Hagerty also sent an email to the Hotel Lucia stating that she appreciated the business referrals she received from the hotel. She did not mention any problem with Mr. Gore; 2. Witnesses at the hotel where the alleged incident occurred state they do not remember seeing or hearing anything unusual---directly contradicting Ms. Hagerty's published claim in the July 12, 2010 of the National Enquirer that she was "shaking and in shock" and "rushed down the hall and to the lobby where the front desk clerk noticed she was upset was asked if she was OK"; 3. Forensic testing of pants retained by Ms. Hagerty as possible evidence are negative for the presence of seminal fluid; 4. Ms. Hagerty has not provided as repeatedly requested medical records she claims are related to the case; 5. Ms. Hagerty has also failed to provide other records related to the case; 6. Ms. Hagerty failed a polygraph examination; 7. It appears Ms. Hagerty was paid by the National Enquirer for her story; and 8. Mr. Gore voluntarily met with detectives and denied all of the allegations.
#2. To: mcgowanjm (#1)
SINGLE PAYER VA/MEDICARE FOR ALL.
Being a Republicans means you get to choose your own reality
#3. To: go65 (#2)
#4. To: A K A Stone (#3)
Move to the USSR.
Being a Republicans means you get to choose your own reality
#5. To: A K A Stone (#3)
Move to the USSR.
Same as the old jackass boss
#6. To: go65 (#4)
#7. To: go65 (#2)
Obviously Conservatives should embrace the public option, right?
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