Poll: Voters Reject Health Care Mandate Without Public Option, Medicare Buy-In

[freddie mertz]

A new poll suggests that voters are not pleased by the idea of health insurance mandates without a public option or a Medicare expansion.

Rachel Weiner

Conducted by Research 2000 for the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) and Democracy for America (DFA), the survey finds only 33 percent of likely voters favor a health care bill that does not include a public health insurance option and does not expand Medicare, but does require all Americans to get health insurance. Slightly more Democrats -- 37 percent -- favor the idea, while only 30 percent of Republicans and 31 percent of independents do.

Meanwhile, if the public option and Medicare buy-in are added, 58 percent of people support the idea. The number of Republican supporters drops to 22 percent, but independent support rises to 57 percent and Democratic support to a whopping 88 percent.

"This poll shows voters in full-blown revolt against the Senate bill," said PCCC co-founder Stephanie Taylor. "Only one-third of voters support mandates without a public option, while nearly two-thirds want the public option and Medicare expansion. This will be a disaster of epic proportions for Democrats in 2010 if it's not fixed -- fast."

Another recent poll commissioned by the PCCC and DFA found that one third of Democrats are less likely to vote in 2010 if the health care bill does not contain a public option.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/18/poll-health-care-reform-w_n_396990.html

So it seems that the public is with us (the whiners and left-baggers) on the necessity of improvements to the bill.

[MNDemNY]

1. Fuck the people, we know what is best.

[DJ13]

2. Will Congress and Obama listen?

Or will they continue ignoring the voters thinking the millions their campaign coffers have gotten from the healthcare industry is enough to sway people through cheap TV ads when they run for reelection?

[freddie mertz]

3. Seems people are smarter than the politicians were counting on.

Hope they are paying attention.

[polichick]

5. Yep, we're seeing through their smoke and mirrors now - and that's a good thing! nt

[Leftist Agitator]

4. K & R.

If this bill passes, the Democrats are fucked for at least the next two elections, if not many, many more.

[DBoon]

6. and they know it

this plan is set up to backfire on the Democrats

[Bullet1987]

7. Democrats would rather lose TONS of support than

do what's right. Corruption at its finest.

[m3e92man8850]

8. Who wouldn't be displeased