More from the The Hill/ANGA poll mentioned in a previous post discussing the majority of voters in key battleground states believe that over the last two years, since Obama became president, Congress’s ethics have gotten worse, shows this poll also reaffirms that Obamacare is dragging Democratic politicians down ahead of midterms in battleground states.
The Hill: "Dislike of healthcare law crosses party lines, 1 in 4 Dems want repeal"
President Obama predicted in the spring that the new law would become popular as people learned more about it. But the poll shows Republicans strongly oppose it, independents are wary of it and a surprising number of Democrats also want it overturned.
Republicans have vowed to repeal the law if they take control of Congress, and the findings of Mark Penn, who led Penn Schoen Berland’s polling team, show that healthcare is a major issue for voters this year.
When asked if they wanted the legislation repealed, 56 percent of voters in the surveyed districts said yes. “Only Democrats were opposed to repeal (23 percent to 64 percent),” Penn said. “Undecided voters wanted the healthcare law repealed by 49 percent to 27 percent.”
In each district, a majority of those surveyed said they want the controversial law gone.
The article also lists specific examples of Democratic politicians such as Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick’s (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Debbie Halvorson’s (D-Ill.), both of which voter for Obamacare.
Sixty-five percent back repeal in Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick’s (D-Ariz.) district, while only 27 percent oppose such an effort. Kirkpatrick voted for healthcare reform.
Fifty-nine percent of those polled in Rep. Debbie Halvorson’s (D-Ill.) district back a repeal, with 29 percent against. More than one in four Democrats polled also favor repeal. Halvorson was a late yes vote on healthcare reform and is now 18 points behind her Republican challenger.
Mark Penn, who led Penn Schoen Berland’s polling team, is surprised, as evidenced by his quotes in the article:
Penn said, “I was most surprised at the strong discontent with healthcare [reform]. I thought that there was continued discontent but that it had moderated from what we’re seeing in these districts.”
He added, “Most people actually favor repeal of the healthcare legislation, and that included 54 percent of the independents. So outside of the Democratic Party, healthcare legislation has come out as a net negative.”
Read the entire piece.
According to Real Clear Politics averages, showing the latest polling done on "Obama and Democrats' Health Care Plan," the majority of Americans, in almost all the polls conducted and listed there, oppose Obamacare.
My surprise comes from Democratic pollsters and strategists claiming that they are surprised at these results.
Americans tend to get annoyed when their elected officials ignore those that voted them into office which is exactly what these politicians did when they passed Obamacare against the will of the people, claiming that once it passed, people would learn to like it!!!!
Guess what? Wrong.
I guess November 2, 2010 will tell us all exactly how wrong they were.
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