rasmussenreports.com - 3/2/2009
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President Obama told the nation last week that health care reform is one of the top three priorities of his administration, but 49% of U.S. voters say the president should wait until the economy improves before moving forward on the health care front. Forty-two percent (42%) believe Obama ...
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 3/5/2009
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Recent national polling suggests that nearly three out
of four Americans support government programs to improve the...
country's health care system. WASHINGTON (CNN) – As President Barack Obama hosts a Thursday summit at the White House on ...
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Poll: Do Americans want government health care reform?
congressmatters.com - 2/28/2009
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To hear them tell it, the New Dems
and Blue Dogs are the Friends of The Little...
Man, while mustache-twisting schemers like John Conyers are plotting to do Big Banking's business. Watch them take otherwise accurate quotes and put them in a context that ...
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AP turns the cramdown story upside-down
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Voters say Obama should delay health care reform
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... New Rasmussen Reports polling finds 49% of U.S. voters say President Obama should delay his so-called health care reform until the economy improves. ...
Poll Finds Most Say Health Care Can Wait
Politics Daily —
... A recent survey of Americans on their view of health care reform finds that most respondents believe the Obama Administration should abandon its plans for a wholesale change in the nation's health care system, at least for now. Forty-nine percent of those surveyed said the Administration should put off its health care reform plans until the economy recovers, against just 42 percent who said that the plans should go ahead. The poll could spell trouble for President Obama, who identified health care reform as one of three signature pieces of his economic recovery plan. ...
Rasmussen: Many Believe Health Care Reform Should Be Delayed Until Economy Improves
Weekly Standard Blog —
... the economy improves, but only 24 percent of Democrats share that view. Interestingly, 57 percent of independents (or those who claim “other” as their party affiliation) also want the economy to improve before tackling reform.
President Obama often uses the current economic morass as a justification to reform health care. He may want to rethink that argument. It looks like economic anxiety is also an obstacle to a major health overhaul.
Read the full Rasmussen poll here.
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Blago to write a book on dark side of politics. Comes with bonus collection of combs and hairspray.
The road to Damascus.
It has come to this: Meghan McCain on dating.
49 percent say "no thanks" to nationalized health care, at least until the economy shapes up.
"Those of us who consider ourselves moderates — moderate-conservative, in my case — are forced to confront the reality that Barack Obama is not who we thought he was."
Turning crack dealers into chief executives.
CBO says ...
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49% Say Obama Should Delay Health Care Reform Until Economy Is Better
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