Opposition to Obama’s Health-Reform Plan Is High, but Easing – washingtonpost.com
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, September 14, 2009President Obama continues to face significant public resistance to his drive to initiate far-reaching changes to the country’s health-care system, with widespread skepticism about central tenets of his plan, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
But after a summer of angry debate and protests, opposition to the effort has eased somewhat, and there appears to be potential for further softening among critics if Congress abandons the idea of a government-sponsored health insurance option, a proposal that has become a flash point in the debate.
Opposition to Obama’s Health-Reform Plan Is High, but Easing – washingtonpost.com