Greg Sargant points out that in a new CNN poll there is a 6 point uptick in support for the Senate bill. There are some other numbers in that poll that are very interesting:
Thinking about the health care and health insurance that is available to most Americans, do you think the proposals in the Senate bill would change things for the better, change things for the worse, or not make any real changes at all?
34% Change for the better, 38% Change for the worse, 26% No changeThinking about the health care and health insurance that is available to you and your immediate family, do you think the proposals in the Senate bill would change things for the better, change things for the worse, or not make any real changes at all?
22% Change for the better, 37% Change for the worse, 39% No change
These two questions were rotated in the polling, so they each represent a 50% coverage of those polled. It’s interesting that while support for the bill has gone up (even though it is still widely opposed), the number of people who thinks the bill will do actual good remains low and out numbered by those who think it will do more harm than good. In all honesty I think we should look at change for the worse and no change as the same thing.