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Sep. 28 2009 - 12:21 pm | 8 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment

Support for ObamaCare hits all-time low

Rasmussen has it down to 41% with 56% opposed. The more Obama talks about it, the more the numbers tank.

Just 41% of voters nationwide now favor the health care reform proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down two points from a week ago and the lowest level of support yet measured.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% are opposed to the plan.

Senior citizens are less supportive of the plan than younger voters. In the latest survey, just 33% of seniors favor the plan while 59% are opposed. The intensity gap among seniors is significant. Only 16% of the over-65 crowd Strongly Favors the legislation while 46% are Strongly Opposed.

For the first time ever, a slight plurality of voters now express doubt that the legislation will become law this year. Forty-six percent (46%) say passage is likely while 47% say it is not. Those figures include 18% who say passage is Very Likely and 15% who say it is Not at All Likely. Sixty percent (60%) are less certain.

The numbers on the seniors’ opposition should be cause for concern among Democrats. They are very upset and they will be voting in large numbers next year. The youth, who will stay home with Obama off the ticket, won’t help them. Then again when the youth realize they are going to be forced to pay for insurance they don’t want, maybe they will vote after all . . ..


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    Bill,

    Just a passing piece of advice but every time you make this point or that based on a poll you only cite Rasmussen. Now I don’t doubt the poll but your argument would be stronger if you including other supporting polls. Most track the same topics and in doing so this writer would not have to go and do it myself. Also do polls include the questions asked?

    Now it seems the senior strategy seems to be working do you think this accounts for the republican turn around on cuts to medicare?

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