“I doubt 70% of the people were voting to against Democrats because of Medicare.”
Why? It’s a change to the status quo, and people want their benefits from the government, sadly, even conservatives.
Republicans RAN on “decimating medicare”.
Those that decry the loss of liberty,freedom and fairness in Obamacare will find, if they look, the same in Medicare.
Those that decry the cost of Obamacare will find the same unaffordability in Medicare.
“Excuse me if I find that poll suspect.”
You can and should suspect everything that every poll and politician tells you - but the poll is there for you to poke holes in.
Conservatives that do not see that Medicare has all the things you hate about obamacare are deluding themselves. If you disagree, watch as Medicare BECOMES Obamacare.
If a politician says “No change to Medicare and Social Security” they are lying. And they are all lying.
But the fact is only 19% said that they would oppose a Gov't shutdown that was for the purpose of cutting those programs.
The polls also said that they were against Defense cuts as well.
So, the Poll never did say what was suppose to be cut to shrink the deficit.
Again, those polled may have viewed it as a case of priorities, cut those things last, not first.