Pew poll on health care law, March 7 -11

[ProSense]

http://www.people-press.org/2012/03/14/section-6-opinion-about-health-care/

[liberal N proud]

1. I think the confusing part of those numbers is that of those who disapprove, most want to

expand healthcare.

That is never made clear when they talk about the public perceptions.

That also shows how you can affect the numbers because you don't completly agree with something.

[DCBob]

2. Im actually amazed there is a majority who approve it.

given how hard the Republicans and RW media have worked to misrepresent and demonize the law.

[ananda]

3. Numbers don't gibe.

If you look at the college grad and higher income stats, as opposed to the
whites only stat of 37%.. those numbers just don't make sense. Do you
see what I mean?

It looks to me as though the poll is trying to show that support is skewed
towards minorities, and that whites don't want it.

This makes me sick.

[ProSense]

4. You cannot

do a cross comparison by sample.

In breakouts of demographics, on policy or political party approval, the numbers are always skewed that way. That's because there is traditionallly more support among certain groups.

[spanone]

5. but our media keeps telling me that MOST americans hate the thought of ACA

[ProSense]

6. Expand it

40 percent of 18-29

50 percent of Democrats