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CNN Poll: Steady Support For Obama Health Care Reform

By Big Tent Democrat

A CNN poll (PDF) shows that 50% of Americans support President Obama's health care proposals against 45% who are opposed. This is almost the identical result from a month ago. Also pretty much the election results. An interesting bit is the deep generational divide:

"Obama's plan is most popular among younger Americans and least popular among senior citizens," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland. "A majority of Americans over the age of 50 oppose Obama's plan; a majority of those under 50 support it."

Apparently there is a Laffer Curve in these results (where seniors who already have a public option are against anyone else having a public option.) In any event, we are where we have been all year, it is up to the President to get this done.

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Full post as published by TalkLeft on August 05, 2009 (boomark / email).