The administration's push-back against the "mobs" at town halls
doesn't seem to be working.
According to Rasmussen Reports:
For the first time in over two years of polling, voters trust
Republicans slightly more than Democrats on the handling of the
issue of health care. The latest Rasmussen Reports national
telephone survey shows that voters favor the GOP on the issue
44% to 41%.
Democrats held a four-point lead on the issue
last month and a 10-point lead
in June. For most of the past two years, more than 50% of
voters said they trusted Democrats on health care. The latest
results mark the lowest level of support measured for the party
on the now-contentious issue.
Public support for the health care reform plan proposed by
President Obama and congressional Democrats
has fallen to a new low with just 42% of U.S. voters now in
favor of it. That's down five points from two weeks ago and
down eight points from six weeks ago.
TheRepublican Party needs to stand firm. So often the
phrase "the truth will triumph" is just an empty claim. But
this time it actually appears to be true.
About the Author
Doug Bandow is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and the Senior Fellow in International Religious Persecution at the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. A former Special Assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is author of Beyond Good Intentions: A Biblical View of Politics (Crossway).
