Link to Reuters Poll on Health Care Reform is Hugely Misleading

[Bleacher Creature]

If you go to Yahoo! News, there is a link to an article that reads: "Public Support Slips for Obama's Health Care Plan, poll shows"

So the first thing that came to mind was that all of the attacks on the public option have begun to erode support. Yet, if you click on and read the actual article, it says the following:

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Public support for President Barack Obama's handling of healthcare reform, the pillar of his legislative agenda, has fallen below 50 percent for the first time, a Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Monday said.

Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress have run into stiff opposition this month as they try to pass legislation to restructure the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare industry through the creation of a government-run health insurance program.

Republicans and some fiscally conservative Democrats argue the plan, with an estimated cost of more than $1 trillion, could hurt small businesses, add to budget deficits and reduce the quality of medical care for many Americans.

Those concerns may be having an impact on the public, according to the poll, which showed 49 percent of respondents approving of Obama's stand on the issue compared to 57 percent in April."

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_usa_healthcare_poll

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I'm sorry, but disapproving on Obama's handling of an issue does not equal disapproval of one particular policy. Hell, a lot of the erosion in support for the President is surely the result of people who support a public option, who want him to fight harder.

This kind of misinformation is shameful and needs to stop.

[RDANGELO]

1. In that very same poll

they had a question describing the plan in detail, and it won 54 - 43.

[uponit7771]

2. The so called "liberal" MsM is on full court press this week when it comes to health reform