"October 8, 2009 - American Voters Oppose Obama Health Care Plan, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; GOP Gets Lowest Grades Since Obama Elected"
"American voters oppose 47 - 40 percent President Barack Obama's health care reform plan, and don't want an overhaul that only gets Democratic votes, but they support key parts of the plan, including 61 - 34 percent for giving people the option of a government health insurance plan that competes with private plans, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.
"By a 57 - 37 percent margin, voters say Congress should not approve a health care overhaul with only Democratic votes. Democrats are OK with a one-party bill 63 - 29 percent, but opposition is 88 - 9 percent from Republicans and 62 - 32 percent from independent voters.
President Obama's job approval is 50 - 41 percent, virtually unchanged from his 50 - 42 percent rating August 6, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University survey of 2,630 American voters finds..."
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1295.xml?ReleaseID=1382
And from Pew:
"October 8, 2009
US: National Survey (Pew 9/30-10/4) By Staff
Pew Research Center9/30-10/4/2009; 1,500 adults, +/- 3% margin of errorMode: Live telephone interviews(Pew report, topline questionnaire)
National
Obama Job Approval52% Approve, 36% Disapprove (chart)
State of the Country25% Satisfied, 67% Dissatisfied (chart)
As of right now, do you generally favor or generally oppose the health care proposals being discussed in Congress?34% Favor, 47% Oppose (chart)
Party ID34% Democrat, 23% Republican, 37% independent
http://www.pollster.com/blogs/us_national_survey_pew_930104.php
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