Yesterday the Washington Post had pollsters who were warning Democrats against the healthcare bill. Today they have an editorial by the one they apparently listen to.
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By Joel BenensonIt is ironic that Democratic pollsters Patrick H. Caddell and Douglas E. Schoen felt “compelled” to “challenge the myths” about public attitudes on health care by simply restating one of the most commonly stated — and patently wrong — Republican myths [Washington Forum, March 12].No pollster, including me, could look at the recent data and responsibly say anything other than that the American public is closely divided when it comes to supporting or opposing various health-care plans. The most recent Washington Post poll (from Feb. 10) shows a narrow gap between support and opposition: 46 percent favor; 49 percent oppose. This data is consistent with eight of the 12 most recent independent public polls reported on Pollster.com.In light of this data, it is irresponsible, and wrong, for Schoen and Caddell to assert that a “solid majority of Americans oppose” health-care reform.In fact, two recent polls, including one with the most negative ratings on health care, reveal through follow-up questions that a significant number of people who oppose current plans do so because they don’t go far enough rather than because they go too far. Not only is it absurd to suggest that these people would rise up against Democrats for passing the president’s plan, it is far more likely that they would join others who support the plan and punish those who tried to block reform or voted against it.Let’s take the CNN poll from early January — the most negative independent poll on health care and one that predated President Obama’s proposal. Only 40 percent supported the bills passed by Congress, while 57 percent opposed them. But in a crucial follow-up question, a net of 10 percent of all Americans opposed the bill because it was “not liberal enough.” If one makes the reasonable assumption that these people are far more likely to side with supporters of the president’s plan than with Republicans who are obstructing it, the results would show that 50 percent favor the plan or want a broader one, while only 45 percent oppose the plan.Similarly, a more recent poll by Ipsos showed that among the 47 percent who initially said they “opposed health care,” more than a third of opponents said they “favor” reform overall but think the current plan doesn’t go “far enough.” Shifting these people to the group in “favor of reform” would reduce opposition to current reforms to under 40 percent.
I printed all of the editorial yesterday. Today I’m doing just a part. To read the rest go here.
