Chris
07-01-2012, 02:22 PM
For what it's worth...
Support for Obamacare rises after supreme court ruling (http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/support_for_obamacare_rises_after_supreme_court_ru ling)
Support for Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul has risen since it was upheld by the US supreme court, but most people still oppose the law, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The online survey showed increased backing from Republicans and, crucially, the political independents whose support will be essential to winning the presidential election on 6 November.
Obamacare was supported by 38% of independents in the poll, which was conducted after the court ruled on Thursday that the law was constitutional. That was up from 27% from a Reuters/Ipsos poll days before the ruling.
Among all registered voters, support for the law rose to 48% from 43% before the court decision.
Among Republicans, 81% opposed the bill, down from 86% in the earlier poll. Three-quarters of Democrats backed the bill, the same as a week earlier.
The supreme court ruling also seems to be energizing opposition to Obamacare.
In the new poll, 53% of registered voters said they would be more likely to vote for their member of Congress if he or she ran on a platform of repealing the law, up from 46% before the ruling....
Didn't an earlier Rasmussen poll put it at 53% as well?
IMO, voting for Congress will be far more important than voting for President.
Support for Obamacare rises after supreme court ruling (http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/support_for_obamacare_rises_after_supreme_court_ru ling)
Support for Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul has risen since it was upheld by the US supreme court, but most people still oppose the law, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The online survey showed increased backing from Republicans and, crucially, the political independents whose support will be essential to winning the presidential election on 6 November.
Obamacare was supported by 38% of independents in the poll, which was conducted after the court ruled on Thursday that the law was constitutional. That was up from 27% from a Reuters/Ipsos poll days before the ruling.
Among all registered voters, support for the law rose to 48% from 43% before the court decision.
Among Republicans, 81% opposed the bill, down from 86% in the earlier poll. Three-quarters of Democrats backed the bill, the same as a week earlier.
The supreme court ruling also seems to be energizing opposition to Obamacare.
In the new poll, 53% of registered voters said they would be more likely to vote for their member of Congress if he or she ran on a platform of repealing the law, up from 46% before the ruling....
Didn't an earlier Rasmussen poll put it at 53% as well?
IMO, voting for Congress will be far more important than voting for President.