Rasmussen Games Polling To Suggest Public Opposes Dems Doing Health Care Alone

[kpete]

Source: The Plum Line

Rasmussen Games Polling To Suggest Public Opposes Dems Doing Health Care Alone

If and when the debate starts in earnest among Dems over whether they should go it alone on health care, we’re going to see lots more like this.

Rasmussen Reports, which often skews its presentation of polling for conservative media pickup, has a funny new poll that’s clearly designed to suggest public opposition to Dems going it alone on health care. The poll’s headline: “24% Say Democrats Should Pass Health Care Reform Without GOP Votes.”
http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/rasmussen-games-polling-to-suggest-public-opposes-dems-doing-health-care-alone/

Wow, that’s pretty low, right? But now take a look at the question wording:
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/toplines/pt_survey_toplines/august_2009/toplines_health_care_ii_august_23_24_2009

*****Suppose that Democrats agreed on a health care reform bill that is opposed by all Republicans in Congress. Should the Democrats pass that bill or should they change the bill to win support from a reasonable number of Republicans?

24% They should pass the bill
58% They should change the bill
19% Not sure

Fifty eight percent say Dems should craft health care in order to get support from a “reasonable” number of Republicans. Yet the poll also includes the amusing caveat that the pollster did not

Read more: http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/rasmussen-games-polling-to-suggest-public-opposes-dems-doing-health-care-alone/

[FVZA_Colonel]

1. Rasmussen. What a shock.

More people favor a public option, and if the version includes that, it'll count as a win.

[targetpractice]

2. Rasmussen poll finds Republicans wish they won the 2008 elections.

Silly poll... What did they expect?

[Roland99]

9. heh heh

to the Greatest with this, though.

[Hawkeye-X]

3. Rasmussen lost all credibility YEARS ago

when it was revealed that it leans to the right.

So fuck you FAUX of polls.

Hawkeye-X

[bemildred]

4. Polls are a propaganda tool.

There is lots of money to be made doing polls, think about it.

[dgibby]

5. Well, who in the hell do they think is going to do it? n/t

[BlueIdaho]

6. Assmussen lies - always. nt.

[Booster]

7. Well, the Dems wouldn't have to do it along if the Repugs would

just consider the people every once in awhile.

[fascisthunter]

8. Rasmussen has no credibility

for hire poling, and usually for Republican corporate interests

[BrklynLiberal]

10. Bull!!!! Another RW poll meant to mislead everyone..

[Proud Liberal Dem]

11. If a majority want HCR

particularly one with a public option and that is not acceptable to Republicans and none of them will vote for it, then do they not just want ANYTHING AT ALL? :shrug: Do they want Democrats to take out important elements of the bill (i.e. Public Option) just to pick some Republican support (which it won't because they won't even support Conrad's nutty co-op idea) and be able to say that the bill is "bipartisan"? :eyes:
If Democrats are the only ones whom are going to give the public what most of us say we want, then why SHOULDN'T they do it themselves? Anyway, the Republicans have ADMITTED publicly that they are merely stalling for time to kill HCR and/or purposely watering down the legislation- via endless "negotiations"- which none of them AFAIK are going to vote for anyway in the end. :eyes:
I say just figure out how to whip our "Blue Dogs" into shape and get something good passed and not worry about whether Republicans vote for it or not. Democrats have gotten lots of monumental legislation passed over the years that has tremendously benefited the country (i.e. Social Security, Medicare) but that the Republicans vociferously refused to support/endorse/vote for. HCR is almost certainly going to have to be another one IMHO and the Republicans are ultimately going to pay for electorally- as they rightfully should.

[johnaries]

12. They just get more blatant as they get more desperate. nt