Poll: Most Americans want more GOP support on health care

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A 55% majority of Americans say President Obama and congressional Democrats should suspend work on the health care bill that has been on the verge of passage and consider alternatives that would draw more Republican support, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Wednesday finds.
The findings underscore the unsettled prospects for health care legislation — which has consumed much of the capital's attention for nearly a year — in the wake of Republican Scott Brown's upset victory in the Massachusetts Senate race Tuesday. When sworn in, he will give Republicans the 41st vote they need to sustain a filibuster and block action.

An overwhelming 72% of those surveyed say the Massachusetts result "reflects frustrations shared by many Americans, and the president and members of Congress should pay attention to it." Just 18% say it "reflects political conditions in Massachusetts and doesn't have a larger meaning for national politics."

Obama had a similar reaction Wednesday in an interview with ABC News. "Here's my assessment of not just the vote in Massachusetts, but the mood around the country: The same thing that swept Scott Brown into office swept me into office," he said. "People are angry; they are frustrated."

There's less unanimity about what that larger meaning is, however: 55% call for lawmakers to go back to the drawing board to draft a more bipartisan proposal while 39% say they should continue to work on the current bill being pushed by Democrats.

Those surveyed also are inclined to say that the president and Democratic leaders have erred in making health care the top legislative priority for now. Forty-six percent say health care is important but there are other problems they should address first, and 19% say health care shouldn't be a major priority.

One in three say health care should be the top priority now.

Poll: Most Americans want more GOP support on health care - USATODAY.com

 

[rdean]

It will never happen.

Republicans don't care about this country or some "poor people" without health care. They just don't care.

Considering what they did in Iraq by supporting the destruction of the Christian religion and supporting making "Islam" the national religion and supporting the "public option" for all Iraqi's. Saying they care about health care in this country is just a "poke in the eye".

 

[turbotad]

I only wish that the healthcare bill could just leave out any verbiage on mental health. It's such a totally different topic.

 

[Tom Clancy]

It will never happen.

Republicans don't care about this country or some "poor people" without health care. They just don't care.

Considering what they did in Iraq by supporting the destruction of the Christian religion and supporting making "Islam" the national religion and supporting the "public option" for all Iraqi's. Saying they care about health care in this country is just a "poke in the eye".

Right because we don't care about those who can't afford to pay for their Healthcare..

You know what I mean by that right? It aint Free Healthcare.


There needs to be a Healthcare Reform, but not what you Liberals Propose.

 

[rdean]

It will never happen.

Republicans don't care about this country or some "poor people" without health care. They just don't care.

Considering what they did in Iraq by supporting the destruction of the Christian religion and supporting making "Islam" the national religion and supporting the "public option" for all Iraqi's. Saying they care about health care in this country is just a "poke in the eye".

Right because we don't care about those who can't afford to pay for their Healthcare..

You know what I mean by that right? It aint Free Healthcare.


There needs to be a Healthcare Reform, but not what you Liberals Propose.

What was originally proposed was so watered down to get "bipartisan" support, even the left doesn't want it.

Republicans don't care anyway. They are dancing in the street because the conservative Supreme Court just opened our political system to unlimited money from overseas corporations.

 

[Tom Clancy]

This Overhaul is too Liberal for America, i'm not the saying this, its the people.


Like Liberals are any different.

 

[PixieStix]

This Overhaul is too Liberal for America, i'm not the saying this, its the people.


Like Liberals are any different.

Most Americans have not known nor payed attention to how this has been an agenda for the so called progressives for years. It has taken the passing of a couple of generations to come to this point


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[DiamondDave]

It will never happen.

Republicans don't care about this country or some "poor people" without health care. They just don't care.

Considering what they did in Iraq by supporting the destruction of the Christian religion and supporting making "Islam" the national religion and supporting the "public option" for all Iraqi's. Saying they care about health care in this country is just a "poke in the eye".

No.. what many do not care for is government run, government paid for, or government controlled health care, health insurance, or health systems....

Most REPs and Conservatives do indeed care about the poor and those with health issues... hence why we support the voluntary contributions to charities to help those in need.... and why there is support for the freedom to go after jobs for people to pay for the services they want, or the insurance they want... for after all, your personal care and upkeep is your personal responsibility

But nice try with your winger attempt to twist facts again