Poll: Obama and Democrats' Health Care Plan - Check this out!

[Tx4obama]

Tuesday, June 12

Obama and Democrats' Health Care Plan

Reuters/Ipsos

For/Favor 45, Against/Oppose 44

For/Favor +1

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This is the FIRST time that I've seen a poll that shows more folks in favor than against!!!


Edited to add... Here's the link: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/

[freshwest]

1. Word must be getting out... Hope that translates into votes.

[jpbollma]

2. I saw a poll a month or two ago showing a +1 or +2 in favor as well

I don't think this is going to be quite the issue the GOP want it to be. I think this will just be a fundraising tool for them.

[Tx4obama]

3. Hmmm... just found a few more from the 'past', but not many - on the link below

Scroll down a few inches after clicking the link to see the 'longer' list

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/other/obama_and_democrats_health_care_plan-1130.html#polls

[still_one]

4. The biggest problem is that a lot of Democrats in Congress won't speak for it, even though they

Voted for it

I am so angry at what has happened to the Democratic party

When I see them talking about "compromising" on social security and Medicare it makes me sick

[SoutherDem]

5. The truth is slowly leaking out.

If the public was educated from the beginning people may not only be for it but actually support single payer.

[JaneQPublic]

6. People like the individual provisions, just not "Obamacare."

When asked if they're in favor of coverage of kids to age 26 and coverage regardless of pre-existing conditions, etc., etc., people say "yes" by big majorities. But when asked if they like "Obamacare," not so much.

Let's face it, most people don't even know what the law entails; they just know what Fox News tells them is bad about it.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. The polls have mostly had a large plurality of support

at least insofar as most people either support the current law or want to see it expanded (though it is hardly ever reported that way). Only that diehard teabagger segment of the population want to see the law and/or any attempts to achieve universal health coverage for Americans scrapped completely. People also like most of the individual provisions of the law except for the mandate- though given that most people want to have some kind of insurance coverage (as long as it is affordable) and/or already have coverage, I don't really understand why being required to have some kind of health coverage gets people all riled up. With some people it's as though the government telling people should have some form of health insurance coverage is the height of tyranny.

[JDPriestly]

8. I have supported Obama's health insurance reform, but I have a lot of questions

about just how they are going to save so much money on Medicare.

We asked our congressman about this, but he couldn't seem to give us an answer.

Does anyone on DU know what changes are in store for Medicare?

So far, I don't see any changes for the worse, but I cannot understand how they can save so much money on the reforms with regard to Medicare.