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[Gallup] On Healthcare, Americans Trust Obama More Than Congress
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 29, 2009 12:07pm |
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| Category | Poll |
| Author | Lydia Saad |
| News Date | Thursday, October 29, 2009 06:05:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | PRINCETON, NJ -- As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tries to advance a healthcare reform bill onto the Senate floor, just under half of Americans, 48%, say they trust the Democrats in Congress to change the nation's healthcare system; 52% express little or no trust in them. Trust in President Obama on healthcare is a bit higher, at 55%, while trust in the Republicans in Congress -- 37% -- is significantly lower.
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Americans' reactions to the Republicans and Democrats in Congress for handling healthcare reform are sharply partisan, and independents show little faith in either side. As a result, neither party's congressional leadership can boast that a majority of Americans are behind them on this issue.
While Republicans do not trust the president much more than they trust congressional Democrats on healthcare, political independents do see him in a more positive light. This helps lift Obama above the fray, earning him the trust of the slight majority of Americans.
Gallup's most recent reading on public support for healthcare reform finds 44% of Americans saying either that they will support the final healthcare reform bill that comes to a vote in Congress, or that they are likely to support it. Slightly more, 49%, expect to oppose the bill. With such anemic public support for reform, Sen. Reid could benefit from Obama's playing a more visible role in trying to rally public support around whatever plan the Democrats in Congress finally agree on. |
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