Liberty Reborn

You’ve got to love polls like this one regarding support for Obamacare by Rasmussen:

Voters remain closely divided over the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats, with a high level of intensity on both sides of the issue.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 50% of U.S. voters at least somewhat favor the Democrats’ health care reform plan, while 45% are at least somewhat opposed.

But one thing about Scott Rasmussen and his crew, at least they will admit when something may not be as it seems. See, the poll was worded like this:

“Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and the congressional Democrats?”

No where in the poll was the plan’s details described (and since it is not finalized they could not be) and no where was the question asked if whether or not those polled understood what was in the bill.

The question did not in any way describe the plan as it stands to date. It was simply presented as the health care reform proposed by President Obama and Congressional Democrats.

How much do you want to bet that 90% of those in this poll have no idea what Obamacare actually is? So the purpose of this poll is somewhat unclear considering that it was so vague. Right now everyone is inserting their own hopes and dreams into what the plan will entail. It is sort of like that mythical “generic ballot” question so often asked which changes dramatically once names are actually inserted in place of “Democrat” or “Republican.”

Here is really what is startling too and this goes back to my most Americans are too dumb to vote and should voluntarily stay home theory. Only a small minority actually think their care will get better under Obamacare as they envision it to be!

Among all voters, just 12% think their health care coverage will get better if the plan is passed while 37% expect it will worsen. Thirty-seven percent (37%) expect their coverage to stay about the same if the plan proposed by the president and congressional Democrats becomes law.

Yep, a plan that supposedly has 50% support has only 12% that think it will improve their standard of care? You other 38% who “support” this plan are actually saying that you either think your care will stay the same or get worse and you still support it? And for those of you who actually think it will get better have you seen the VA Hospital System or dealt with Medicare recently?

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