The new national health care plan was passed in March by Congressional Democrats. That same month, president Obama signed the bill, approving the plan. National support for the health plan has declined significantly, resulting in the desire for repeal. Weekly polls demonstrate that fifty-four percent (54%) to fifty-eight percent (58%) of citizens advocate repeal, while only thirty-two percent (32%) oppose it. These numbers indicate support for repeal currently at its highest level ever. This is the first time repeal backing has hit numbers close to sixty percent (60%). Opposition statistics have remained a constant before and throughout passage of the bill. Current numbers show that just twenty-five percent (25%) of voters strongly oppose repeal of the health care bill, while forty-six percent (46%) strongly favor it. It is unknown whether these numbers will indicate a subtle jump in numbers, or prove to be a new trend of growth.
Declining 6 points last week, belief in the good of the health care plan is down to thirty-three percent (33%). Confidence levels are at an all time low. Fifty-five percent (55%) of voters believe the plan will ultimately do harm to the nation, while just three percent (3%) say it will have absolutely no impact. Overall, mainstream voters doubt the plan. Sixty-seven percent (67%) of common voters distrust the health care bill, and maintain that it will do harm to America. The highest numbers of supporters come from the political class; seventy-seven percent (77%) of political voters presume the plan will be good for the future of the USA.
A survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports on May 22-23, 2010 polled 1,000 likely voters. The survey had a ninety-five percent (95%) level of confidence and a margin of sampling error at +/-3 percent. All field work for the survey was administered by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. In terms of the federal deficit, sixty-three percent (63%) of voters expect an increase; twelve percent (12%) believe it will be lowered, while thirteen percent (13%) claim it will have no impact. Most voters expect the quality of health care to decrease (55% of voters). Only twenty percent (20%) think it will improve the quality of health care, and eighteen percent (18%) conclude that it will stay about the same. Citizens also consider that the price of health care plans will rise instead of the intended goal, lowering costs. In fact, fifty-five percent (55%) of voters assume that health care costs will increase. Only eighteen percent (18%) of voters foresee lowered costs, as the health plan intends. Sixteen percent (16%) deem that costs will generally stay the same.
Gender comparisons mark that female voters are less critical of the plan when compared to male voters. Male voters are more stringent in judging the plan’s content. Party comparison reveals that Democrats lend their support to the plan, while Republicans and non affiliated party voters assist repeal of the plan.
If the number of plan supporters drop again, as a recent trend would show, odds are repeal cases will be seen and heard.
