A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 55 percent of Americans think that Congress should throw the current health care plan out and start fresh, suggesting that President Obama’s demand that Congress pass his reform proposal has failed to sway the public.
The poll of 1,000 likely voters, which was released on March 5, showed that a majority of both Republicans and independents favor starting fresh on health care reform, giving congressional Republicans added ammunition as they oppose Obama’s final push for the unpopular legislation.
Only 37 percent of Americans think Congress should continue to build on the bill Democrats have been debating amongst themselves for nearly a year.
Most of those supporters are, unsurprisingly, Democrats, 66 percent of whom support the current effort. Opposition to the plan, and support for starting over, appears to enjoy bipartisan support, the poll found.
Twenty-five percent of Democrats join most Republicans and independents in favor of scrapping the current legislation and starting the process over. Republicans favor starting over (85 percent), while independents favor a fresh start two-to-one.
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Frankly I think he and the democrats should stop and walk away, because any new reform legislation would likely end up being the same or worse.
ReplyDeleteThey are trying to reform an albatross that was built over 60 years. Two wrongs don't make a right.