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CNN Poll: 61% of Americans Oppose Health Care Bill

By on 12.10.09 @ 1:37PM

A new CNN poll is an unmitigated disaster for Democrats.

Among the key findings:

--61 percent now oppose the Senate health care bill, compared to just 36 percent who support it.

--Just 22 percent of Americans say that the proposals would help them/their family

-- 79 percent of Americans say that the Senate bill would increase the deficit.

-- And 85 percent of Americans think the Senate bill would increase their taxes.

Meanwhile, on the political front:

40 percent of people questioned say the U.S. would be better off if Democrats ran Congress while 39 percent feel things would be better if Republicans took charge on Capitol Hill. The 1-point margin is a statistical tie.

Support for Democrats is down from a 10-point advantage in August and a 25-point margin in January.

This poll, which comes amid other similar ones (see Quinipiac), shows that Democrats are losing the health care debate on substance. Whether they try to ram it through anyway under the assumption that passing nothing would be even worse for their political prospects, is another matter.

Via Brian Faughnan.

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Rubeczech| 12.10.09 @ 3:44PM

So? What does the Senate care about what Americans think of their bill, or lack thereof? They seem to function wholly independently from public opinion/concerns.

There's no way I can even try to picture Reid seeing that poll and saying, "Wow, people hate this thing. Guess we're on the wrong track." He'll fight to pass ANYTHING no matter how awful.

I just hope we can stop it happening until he loses his election back home. Not holding out much hope, though.

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…market to me. And in politics, that translates into a loss of power to persuade other politicians to go along. With public approval of the Senate Health Care bill at an all-time low (-32 in the latest CNN poll ), it seems as though it will be increasingly difficult for the president to persuade all 60 Democrats and Independents in the Senate to walk that particular plank. Possibly related posts:…

Wanderer Mission| 12.17.09 @ 12:10PM

I agree. If we could get everyone we get to oppose this, we still might be able to change their minds and let them know that while before we were blind, we are blind no more!!!

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You Shall Not Pass! … Obamacare | Feed Your ADHD links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…because in your twisted arrogance you are blind, unable to see everyone around you recoiling in horror, from the left to the moderate to the right to the voice of the American people expressed in every last poll spewing from the MSM. You know when CNN reports, actually reports, such widespread discontent that you people haven’t the capacity to see beyond the fog of the Twilight Zone surrounding your…

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…because in your twisted arrogance you are blind, unable to see everyone around you recoiling in horror, from the left to the moderate to the right to the voice of the American people expressed in every last poll spewing from the MSM. You know when CNN reports, actually reports, such widespread discontent that you people haven’t the capacity to see beyond the fog of the Twilight Zone surrounding your…

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…because in your twisted arrogance you are blind, unable to see everyone around you recoiling in horror, from the left to the moderate to the right to the voice of the American people expressed in every last poll spewing from the MSM. You know when CNN reports, actually reports, such widespread discontent that you people haven’t the capacity to see beyond the fog of the Twilight Zone surrounding your…

Jo| 1.1.10 @ 11:29PM

These racketeers in this administration will be brought to justice. Mr.O, this isn't ACORN your
organizing, it's our constitutional rights your trampling on. Say what, oh, the other thing, the constitution states you have to be a natural born citizen to become president in America.

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…Socialism, Unions with No Comments Ten New Reasons Why Obamacare Can Still Be Stopped by Phyllis Schlafly New reasons emerge almost daily as to why Obamacare can and must be defeated. The American people oppose Obamacare by almost 2 to 1 in the latest CNN poll. Other polls show lopsided opposition to passing either the Senate or House health-care bill.Public opinion is against the bill because of its obscene…

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