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Poll: Majority of Americans want to keep health care law
McClatchy Newspapers ^ | 11/23/2010 | Steven Thomma

Posted on 11/23/2010 6:56:38 AM PST by toma29

A majority of Americans want the Congress to keep the new health care law or actually expand it, despite Republican claims that they have a mandate from the people to kill it, according to a new McClatchy Newspapers-Marist poll.

The post-election survey showed that 51 percent of registered voters want to keep the law or change it to do more, while 44 percent want to change it to do less or repeal it altogether.

Driving support for the law: Voters by margins of 2-1 or greater want to keep some of its best-known benefits, such as barring insurers from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. One thing they don't like: the mandate that everyone must buy insurance.

At the same time, the survey showed that a majority of voters side with the Democrats on another hot-button issue, extending the Bush era tax cuts that are set to expire Dec. 31 only for families making less than $250,000.

The poll also showed the country split over ending the "don't ask, don't tell" policy prohibiting gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military, with 47 percent favoring its repeal and 48 percent opposing it.

The results signal a more complicated and challenging political landscape for Republicans in Congress than their sweeping midterm wins suggested.

(Excerpt) Read more at stltoday.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: healthcare; obama; obamacare; obamacarepoll
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Did you even read comment #1? That’s my take. Just because I post the story doesn’t mean I believe it.


21 posted on 11/23/2010 7:15:52 AM PST by toma29
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To: toma29
Just wait until they start paying for it.
22 posted on 11/23/2010 7:16:01 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The people who hate Sarah Palin hate her because they know that her Presidency is inevitable.)
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To: BenLurkin

They should poll only taxpayers.


23 posted on 11/23/2010 7:17:42 AM PST by All Blue State
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To: toma29

Further, republicans support the best liked aspects of the bill and oppose the stuff everyone opposes.

The stuff we oppose is the main stuff of the bill.


24 posted on 11/23/2010 7:18:32 AM PST by Williams (It's the policies, stupid.)
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To: toma29

Witness the invention of another mendacious talking point.

Every Leftist in America and especially those in Congress will be using this “poll” as if Moses brought it down with the 10.


25 posted on 11/23/2010 7:19:29 AM PST by Happy Rain ("GO GAMECOCKS--THE REAL USC!!!")
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To: toma29

Republicans “claim” a mandate. Let’s see, they opposed the bill, Obama’s own advisors told him teh bill was a political disaster, the republicans won an overwhelming victory.

Seems like a strong “claim”.

Dems strategy is oh yeah you won the elections but nobody wants you to do any of the things you ran on.


26 posted on 11/23/2010 7:20:57 AM PST by Williams (It's the policies, stupid.)
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To: toma29

Poll = Barbra Streisand


27 posted on 11/23/2010 7:22:26 AM PST by ShandaLear (The price of Obamacare? 30 pieces of silver.)
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To: toma29

Yeah, I want never to have to work and have a mansion and lollopops every day, and i bet many other Americans would like to also.

But how would we pay for it? And what would it do to society?


28 posted on 11/23/2010 7:23:12 AM PST by cvq3842 (I don't waste my vote on third party candidates, like RINO Republicans.)
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To: toma29
Yeah, LIKE I'm gonna believe polls AFTER the snafu or OUT lier poll from NV...I don't think so!!! THE newly elected republicans BETTER NOT CAVE!!!!!!
29 posted on 11/23/2010 7:36:47 AM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: toma29

That’s why Obama is at a new low of 39% in the Zogby poll — Americans want health care.


30 posted on 11/23/2010 7:39:41 AM PST by Blind Eye Jones
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To: toma29

This is what Romney would like you to think. This is why he’s so dangerous as a Republican candidate for president.


31 posted on 11/23/2010 7:40:14 AM PST by TheThinker (Communists: taking over the world one kooky doomsday scenario at a time.)
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To: toma29

By lumping together those who are happy with the bill the way it is, AND people who don’t like the bill but would like better bill, they get a narrow majority that want “A” bill.

But a lot of those who want to repeal also want a better bill. They just don’t think bigger is better.

It is though true that too many americans want government to “fix” their health care, and despite the lesson of Obamacare (which they don’t like), they think government COULD make a better, bigger bill if they tried.


32 posted on 11/23/2010 7:46:49 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: toma29

I wonder what the percentage is of people who will actually pay for it?


33 posted on 11/23/2010 7:50:17 AM PST by GCC Catholic (0bama, what are you hiding? Just show us the birth certificate...)
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To: jersey117
obamacare was designed to kick-in in increments

Of course, it's ye olde frog-in-water-slow-boil technique. Works every time!

34 posted on 11/23/2010 7:59:51 AM PST by arasina (So there.)
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To: toma29

This poll is made of the stuff I used to shovel out of the cattle pens every spring and spread on the garden.


35 posted on 11/23/2010 8:14:08 AM PST by IronJack (=)
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To: toma29

the McClatchy Family also said they could make the Pittsburgh Pirates competitive. In 1996.


36 posted on 11/23/2010 8:25:09 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: toma29
Not what Gallup says you lying pos leftist think turd... I mean tank.

LLS

37 posted on 11/23/2010 8:41:33 AM PST by LibLieSlayer (WOLVERINES!)
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To: toma29

Whether this is a true poll or not, the new Repubs have a lot of educating to do. They need to state some basic American principles, then show how obama broke them, and then tell people how we need to fix them.

They have to bring Americans back to KNOWING what the USA is all about. If they can do that, they will have huge support from the average folks.

But the dems have been doing their lefty educating nearly unopposed for so long, people don’t even realize it.

Get Jefferson and the boys back here and have them help us straighten things out.


38 posted on 11/23/2010 10:09:42 AM PST by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is <strike>fading</strike>gone.)
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To: toma29
I don't care who wants it.
It is unconstitutional!!
39 posted on 11/23/2010 10:21:59 AM PST by orinoco
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To: BenLurkin

more than 50% of the population takes out more than they put in, so I do believe this....fortunately most of that 50% does not vote....


40 posted on 11/23/2010 1:38:29 PM PST by is_is (VP Dad of Sgt. G - My Hero - "Sleep Well America......Your Marines have your Back")
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