Poll: Support for GOP health bill declines
Source: Politico
By STEVEN SHEPARD 05/10/17 06:38 AM EDT Updated 05/10/17 10:52 AM EDT
The popularity of the Republican health care bill declined over the past week even as its chances of becoming law improved after its passage by the House, underscoring the political peril President Donald Trump and the GOP face in their efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Voters have low expectations few believe the bill, if enacted, will make the U.S. health care system better, increase the number of Americans with health coverage, improve the quality of their own care or decrease the costs for them and their family. And as the Senate prepares to take up the legislation, the POLITICO/Morning Consult poll also shows declines in voters views of Trumps job performance and his partys standing in next years congressional elections.
Only 38 percent of voters approve of the GOP-drafted health care bill, the new poll shows down from 42 percent last week, prior to the Houses party-line vote to advance the measure. Forty-four percent of voters disapprove of the bill, up significantly from 37 percent last month. Eighteen percent of voters say they dont know or have no opinion of the bill.
In fact, voters have a more positive opinion of the law the new legislation seeks to supplant: Half of voters now approve of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, while 42 percent disapprove.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/10/poll-gop-health-care-bill-support-238176
Doodley
(8,976 posts)Javaman
(62,439 posts)and that's to the detriment of the right wing.
they push colossal bullshit, and they weren't prepared that the public would start paying attention.
not fooled
(5,791 posts)in my opinion McTurdle et al. will work on the Senate version in virtual secrecy, then attempt to ram it through / reconcile with the House version as fast as possible. Minimize scrutiny and attention. They truly care about repealing the taxes the ACA enacts on the wealthy. Everything else is secondary.
Javaman
(62,439 posts)turtle boy has to work fast because it's becoming more and more likely that the Dems will retake the House in 2018.
they are trying to shovel the money as fast as they can out of the burning house.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,786 posts)Javaman
(62,439 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)right.
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,786 posts)-6% ChumpCare 3.0 (more disapprove than approve)
+8% ObamaCare (more approve than disapprove)
NewRedDawn
(790 posts)Back in March before the failed vote. What changed other than it got worse?