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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (10589)	10/20/2009 4:38:13 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 42652

Health Care Reform Following Senate Finance Committee Passage, 42% Support Health Care Reform Now that the Senate Finance Committee has passed its version of health care reform, 42% of voters nationwide favor the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s down two points from a week ago and down four from the week before. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 54% are opposed to the plan. The numbers have been remarkably stable throughout the debate. With the exception of bounces following presidential television appearances, support for the plan has stayed in a very narrow range from 41% to 46%. Currently, 24% Strongly Favor the legislative effort and 42% are Strongly Opposed. While voters are skeptical of the plan working its way through Congress, 54% say that major changes are needed in the health care system. Sixty-one percent (61%) say it’s important for Congress to pass some reform. Just 36% of the nation’s senior citizens favor the current legislative effort while 59% are opposed. Support is highest among voters under 30, the age group least likely to use the nation’s health care system. These generational dynamics also have been stable and consistent over the past several months. Rasmussen Reports is tracking support for the plan on a weekly basis. But the number who expect the congressional plan to pass has grown to its highest level year. Fifty-six percent (56%) now say passage of health care reform is likely while 32% say it is not. Those figures include 21% who say passage is Very Likely and eight percent (8%) who say it is Not at All Likely. rasmussenreports.com Edit - And yes the same issues of wording, selection, and methodology I raised in my last post, also apply to this poll.

To: TimF who wrote (10589)	10/20/2009 7:16:24 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

Edit - But the poll apparently uses a similar group, and asks the same question as previous polls by the same organization, and support for the public option is up from the last poll. I don't think the selection or methodology is so faulty as to make the change meaningless if its large enough to be significant, considering the question is the same. But I'm not sure if the change from the last one is statistically significant, and even if it is you get "support is up", more than "support is strong". OK.