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Do Americans View Healthcare Bill Favorably?: Fact Check

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:51 pm
by travelinman67
Was puzzled why Jellydonut would quote a USA Today/Gallup Poll showing 49 percent of Americans favor the passed Healthcare Bill, when exactly the opposite is true...

50.4% Oppose Healthcare Bill
40% Support


The list of aggregated polls:
http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/healthplan.php

Pollster Dates N/Pop Favor Oppose Undecided No Opinion
CBS News 3/22-23/10 649 A 42 46 12 -
Quinnipiac 3/22-23/10 1552 RV 40 49 - 11
USA Today/Gallup 3/22/10 1005 A 49 40 - 11
Bloomberg 3/19-22/10 1002 A 38 50 12 -
CNN 3/19-21/10 1030 A 39 59 2 -

The Plot
http://www.pollster.com/HealthCarer.php

:coffee:


Typical Donk...

...cherry picks data to support a false premise.

:ohno:

Re: Do Americans View Healthcare Bill Favorably?: Fact Check

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:05 am
by blueballs
"The health care bill passed by Congress and signed by Obama was supported by only 34 percent of Floridians in the poll and opposed by 54 percent. The bill was especially unpopular among senior citizens, a big voting bloc in Florida..."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/fl-natio ... 9660.story