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As the reality of health care "reform" continues to sink in, public support continues to fall.  Not only are most Republicans strongly opposed to expanding federal control, but so are independents.

According to Rasmussen Reports:

Public support for the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats has fallen to a new low as just 42% of U.S. voters now favor the plan. That's down five points from two weeks ago and down eight points from six weeks ago.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that opposition to the plan has increased to 53%, up nine points since late June.

More significantly, 44% of voters strongly oppose the health care reform effort versus 26% who strongly favor it. Intensity has been stronger among opponents of the plan since the debate began.

Sixty-seven percent (67%) of those under 30 favor the plan while 56% of those over 65 are opposed. Among senior citizens 46% are strongly opposed.

Predictably, 69% of Democrats favor the plan, while 79% of Republicans oppose it. Yet while 44% of Democratic voters strongly favor the reform effort, 70% of GOP voters are strongly opposed to it.

Most notable, however, is the opposition among voters not affiliated with either party. Sixty-two percent (62%) of unaffiliated voters oppose the health care plan, and 51% are strongly opposed. This marks an uptick in strong opposition among both Republicans and unaffiliateds, while the number of strongly supportive Democrats is unchanged.

Sorry to contradict you Mr. President.  But it appears that it is the grassroots which has been speaking against your proposals after all.

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JJC| 8.12.09 @ 1:25PM

Can't fool all of the people all of time... Sorry Barry, but that seems to be holding true here.

The shame is that there are some things that should be done, but won't- such as how federal employees buy theirs from a pool.

Either way, this bill should never, ever have left committee, and it should have been read and vetted by the administration before seeing the light of day.

Tim| 8.12.09 @ 1:49PM

Support can drop a lot lower, this Democrat party seems to be determined to make this happen no matter what the cost may be to their members.

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