How Will Repealing Health Care Play in November?

Published on July 07, 2010 | | Chris Good | The Atlantic

It's hard to imagine the nation's massive new set of health care laws simply vanishing after a bad November for Democrats, but some Republicans are calling for just that, and it looks like the strategy could win them a few votes in conservative districts this fall.


According to a new survey from GOP polling/research firm Resurgent Republic, a full 53% of independent voters support repeal, while 41% oppose it and 8% either don't know or aren't sure.


This is a statistic that could very well become part of Republican talking points for November, as they depict health reform as wildly unpopular. But it's worth taking a look at how the question was asked. In contacting 1,000 likely independent voters, the firm asked them whether they agree that:

"We should repeal the Obama health care reform law, and replace it with a system that lowers costs, allows people to keep the coverage they have now, and give individuals the same tax breaks businesses get to provide health care insurance. Obama's law will drive health care costs through the roof and bankrupt the country."

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