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Posted November 18, 2009
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Americans Seem Split on National Health Care--Big Surprize
- Health Care Proposals: Oppose 47%, Support 41%
- Public Option: Approve 54%, Disapprove 39%
- Obama's Handling of Health Care: Disapprove 50%, Approve 45%
Do you support the proposed health care bills in Congress?
| Pollster | Date | Support | Oppose |
| AVERAGE | 41.2 | 46.8 | |
| CBS | 11/13-16 | 40 | 45 |
| CNN | 11/13-15 | 46 | 49 |
| AP-GfK | 11/5-9 | 39 | 45 |
| Gallup | 11/5-8 | 43 | 48 |
| Pew | 10/28-11/8 | 38 | 47 |
Averaging the past five polls on health care, we find that, although not a majority, the opposition to the health care bills in congress is leading the support by over 5%.
According to CNN, 10% of Americans thought the bill was not liberal enough. 34% said too liberal.
Obama's Handling of Health Care
Do you approve or disapprove of Obama's handling of health care?
| Pollster | Date | Approve | Disapprove |
| AVERAGE | 45.0% | 50.3% | |
| CBS | 11/13-16 | 44 | 48 |
| AP-GfK | 11/5-9 | 49 | 46 |
| CNN | 10/30-11/1 | 42 | 57 |
Public Option
| Pollster | Date | Approve | Disapprove |
| AVERAGE | 53.8% | 39.3% | |
| CBS | 11/13-16 | 61 | 28 |
| Ipsos | 10/29-11/1 | 51 | 43 |
| CNN | 10/30 - 11/1/09 | 55 | 44 |
NBC | 10/22-25/09 | 48 | 42 |
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