According to a recent New York Times/CBS News poll (9/24/2009):
Obama’s approval rating is at 56%, down from earlier in his term, but better than Ronald Reagan’s approval rating at this point in his first term (53%) and considerably ahead of Bill Clinton’s approval rating (43%). Reagan and Clinton were elected for a second term.
By a margin of 52 percent to 27 percent, Americans said Mr. Obama has better ideas about overhauling health care than Republicans. And the percentage of Americans who approve of how Mr. Obama has handled health care has gone from 40 percent in August to 47 percent, about equal to where it was earlier in the summer.
Nearly two-thirds of the country continues to favor a public option, which is backed by Mr. Obama but has drawn intense fire from most Republicans and some moderate Democrats.
The percentage of Americans who approve of how Mr. Obama has handled health care has gone from 40 percent in August to 47 percent now which is about equal to where it was earlier in the summer.
Most Americans trust Mr. Obama more than Republicans to make the right decisions on health care
76 % said Republicans had not even laid out a clear health care plan.
By a lopsided margin, Americans said that Mr. Obama and not Republicans had made an effort to cross party lines and strike a deal that has the support of both parties.
Two-thirds of respondents said they wanted Congress to come up with a bill supported by both sides which they blamed Republicans for resisting.
By a margin of 52 percent to 27 percent, Americans said Mr. Obama has better ideas about overhauling health care than Republicans.
The Republicans can take heart that their campaign of exageration, distortions and mis-information has had some traction. About one in four respondents said they believed that health care legislation would create organizations to decide when to stop providing medical care to the elderly — so-called death panels which is false. Three in 10 say the bill would use taxpayer money to provide health care benefits to illegal immigrants which is also false.
A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC polls reports that a More than one in three Americans, 37%, said congressional Republicans will be “most to blame” if the bill fails. That’s almost four times the 10% of respondents who said President Barack Obama will be to blame, and nearly three times the 16% of respondents who said congressional Democrats will be to blame. Nearly a quarter, 23%, said all three will be to blame.Most people say that Republican opposition to health care reform is politically motivated.
Most Americans say the health care debate has been rude and disrespectful and they blame Republicans for the tone it has taken.
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