Less than half of all Americans, 45% support health reform while 50 % are opposed. Only 36% of independents support the bill.The opposition is more passionate that those in favor, 40% of all Americans with many more "strongly" oppose Obamacare, 27% support it.
Support for a public option has fallen dramatically from 62% in June to 52% ; 46 percent are opposed, up 13 points. Support for the public option follows party lines , support ranges from three-quarters of Democrats to half of independents and 24 percent of Republicans. The drop in support, though, has occurred equally among independents and Republicans alike.
Two months ago 58% of Americans said reform was "necessary to control costs and expand coverage," today that number is down to 51%
Obama's approval rating for handling health care has fallen steadily from 57% in April to 46%, independents are moving away the fastest a 17-point slide since April. Expectations that he can successfully accomplish reform have dropped even further from 68% shortly before he took office to 49% now. Although congress shouldn't brag because confidence in their abilities has fallen also.
Congress better watch out because more people say they'd be inclined to vote against a candidate who supported reform than to vote for one. By a margin of 32% to 23% more Americans say they’d be inclined to vote against rather than for a congressional supporter of Obamacare.
Health Care is not the only issue showing an Obama decline. Americans disapprove of his handling of the deficit by a record 12-point margin, 53-41%
At his 100-day mark in April, 60 % of Americans expressed confidence in Obama "to make the right decisions for the country's future." Today, just past 200 days, it's 49 %
(see the entire Poll here)
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