Today (and for the past few weeks) the GOP has been screaming from the mountain tops that the American public did not want this bill. And if this recent CNN Opinion Research Poll is any indication, they're absolutely right:
As you may know, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate are trying to pass final legislation that would make major changes in the country’s health care system. Based on what you have read or heard about that legislation, do you generally favor it or generally oppose it?
Mar 19-21 2010
Favor 39%
Oppose 59%
No opinion 2%
I'd say that 59% is pretty telling. Until you read the next question:
(IF OPPOSE) Do you oppose that legislation because you think its approach toward health care is too liberal, or because you think it is not liberal enough?
Mar 19-21 2010
Oppose, too liberal 43%
Oppose, not liberal enough 13%
No opinion 5%
So, if you combine that with the 39% that favor the bill from the previous question, you get something like this.
52% Favor, or oppose because the bill isn't liberal enough
43% Oppose, feel the bill is too liberal
5% No opinion
Maybe you're not as tuned in to the pulse of America as you think you are, GOP. I'd be willing to wager that if this bill included a Public Option, approval numbers would have been much higher.
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