Larry Blanchard wrote:

On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:49:13 -0700, Mark & Juanita wrote:

Do you really think that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Ried really think that
way? If so, this abomination of a health care bill would never have
gotten as far as it has with polls showing a solid majority opposing it.


From USA Today:

"By 56%-33%, those surveyed endorse the idea of enacting major health
care changes this year. Just one in four say it's not important to them.

When it comes to financing the costs, six of 10 favor the idea of
requiring employers to provide health insurance for their workers or pay
a fee instead. Increasing income taxes on upper-income Americans, an
approach backed by House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.,
is endorsed by 58%. Just over half support taxing sugary soft drinks."

Now where do you get "a solid majority opposing it"?

From the ultra-conservative CNN:
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/11/06/cnn-poll-public-wants-congress-to-keep-working-on-health-care/
45% support / 53% oppose. Now, given the fact that this was pretty much
Obama's margin of victory last November, and we were all told that this was
a "solid majority for Obama", I am going to apply that same standard and
say that 53% oppose is a solid majority *against* the health care bill.

Other polls:

From that bastion of conservatism -- the AP poll:
http://www.ap-gfkpoll.com/pdf/AP-GfK_Poll_11_10_09.pdf HC1 showing a 39%
for 45% against -- when you look at the internals, the poll was heavily
weighted toward democrats with 43% democrats, 31% republicans surveyed.
Even with a 12 point democrat advantage the poll couldn't get a favored
win.

Other polls:
http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/healthplan.php
Rasmussen: 45% favor/ 52% oppose
Pew 34% favor / 47% oppose

As far as the USA Today poll, the numbers you cite are from a July 14 poll
before people had a chance to really delve into the details of the [then]
1200 page monstrosity that has now grown to over 2000 pages.

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