AARP Poll: 8 in 10 Back Public Option

[babylonsister]

http://www.mydd.com/story/2009/8/26/131840/361

AARP Poll: 8 in 10 Back Public Option

by Jonathan Singer, Wed Aug 26, 2009 at 02:49:10 PM EST


A new survey commissioned by the AARP asks respondents to what degree they support or oppose "{s}tarting a new federal health insurance plan that individuals could purchase if they can't afford private plans offered to them" -- a public option, in other words. The results are interesting, though not necessarily surprising to those who have been closely following the debate.

All: 79 percent favor/18 percent oppose
Democrats: 89 percent favor/8 percent oppose
Republicans: 61 percent favor/33 percent oppose
Independents: 80 percent favor/16 percent oppose

Not only does a public option enjoy strong support (AARP finds 37 percent strongly supporting such a choice), it enjoys broad support -- a finding based not only in this new survey but also in SurveyUSA polling released last week. Indeed, a supermajority of even Republicans supports a federal program to provide individuals with a choice for their health insurance coverage, with just a third of the party membership opposing such a plan.

So why, again, are supporters of a public option finding such difficulty in Congress?

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1. there are other polls where they manipulate the questions badly for corporate interests

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2. While visiting a relative in hospital last Fri, the national news (ABC)

... repeatedly insisted that 'support for the PO is SLIPPING.'

Nice bit of propaganda. I only noted it since we never watch that type of M$M at home. Thanks for posting this, Babylonsister.

[babylonsister]

3. Same as it ever was. The r/w says anything often enough, and

the m$m takes it as gospel.

I thought this was encouraging, too.

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5. +1

[salinen]

6. r/w & m$m

are the same.

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7. _

[zbdent]

4. Does AARP remind their people that

Medicare is a gov't run system?