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August 26, 2009

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Poll: Public Opinion of ObamaCare Now Bad or Worse than HillaryCare in 1994

A new national survey out from Public Opinion Strategies, an Alexandria, Va., survey research company that has done several polls on health care reform, shows Americans’ see President Barack Obama’s health care agenda as nearly the same way they did for President Bill Clinton’s plan in 1994.  

Company co-founder and partner Bill McInturff in a press release called the data “highly problematic” for Obama, saying it highlights the struggle his administration and Democratic leadership have had in promoting their health agenda to the public .

The survey — conducted August 11‑13 among 800 registered voters — offers nearly identical results of public opinion now versus June 1994, when the company conducted a similar survey:

– Back then, 67 percent of American adults were familiar with Clinton’s plan. Today, 64 of Americans say they’re familiar with Obama’s plan.

– Even more Americans are opposed to Obama’s health agenda than Clinton’s (37 percent today versus 35 percent in 1994).

The survey notes that opposition to Obama’s health care reform “does not just run along partisan lines.” Key groups like seniors, women and independents express the same level of opposition or more to Obama’s plan as they did to Clinton’s plan 15 years ago, the survey said.

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