AP Poll: Most Who Oppose Health Care Law Want It To Do More, Not Less

Posted by | September 27, 2010 10:19 | Filed under: Top Stories


A new AP poll shows that by a 2-1 margin, those who think the health care law should do more outnumber those who want it to do less.

The poll found that about four in 10 adults think the new law did not go far enough to change the health care system, regardless of whether they support the law, oppose it or remain neutral. On the other side, about one in five say they oppose the law because they think the federal government should not be involved in health care at all.

The AP poll was conducted by Stanford University with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Overall, 30 percent favored the legislation, while 40 percent opposed it, and another 30 percent remained neutral.

This shows that Americans did and do want change, unlike what the Republicans have proposed, which is to roll back much of the plan.

Republicans “are going to have to contend with the 75 percent who want substantial changes in the system,” said Stanford political science professor Jon Krosnick, who directed the university’s participation.

“Republican legislators’ passion to repeal the legislation is understandable if they are paying attention to members of their own party,” Krosnick added. “But if they want to be responsive to all Americans, there are more Democrats and independents than there are Republicans.”

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