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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JakeStraw who wrote (19899)	9/29/2009 3:32:10 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

You love those Rasmussen polls, don't you but they are not consistent with other numerous polls.

To: JakeStraw who wrote (19899)	9/29/2009 3:36:23 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

September 29, 2009US: Health Care (Kaiser 9/11-18)By Emily Swanson Kaiser Family Foundation 9/11-18/09; 1,203 adults, 3% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews (Kaiser: summary, release, toplines) National Which comes closer to describing your own views? Given the serious economic problems facing the country we cannot afford to take on health care reform right now OR it is more important than ever to take on health care reform now? 57% It is more important than ever to take on health care reform now 39% We cannot afford to take on health care reform now Which comes closer to your opinion about what Congress and the president should do regarding health care reform this year? 50% They should continue trying to pass a major reform of the health care system 25% They should stop trying to pass a major reform this year and instead work on passing a more limited version 22% They should leave health care reform for another time Do you think ______ would be better off or worse off if the president and Congress passed health care reform, or don't you think it would make much difference? You and your family: 42% Better off, 23% Worse off, 28% Wouldn't make much difference The country as a whole: 53% Better off, 26% Worse off, 14% Wouldn't make much difference Now I'm going to read you some different ways to increase the number of Americans covered by health insurance. As I read each one, please tell me whether you would favor it or oppose it... Requiring all Americans to have health insurance, either from their employer or from another source, with financial help for those who can't afford it: 68% Favor, 29% Oppose Creating a government-administered public health insurance option similar to Medicare to compete with private health insurance plans: 57% Favor, 37% Oppose