Majority of Public Supports Health Care Reform
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Whatever happens in tomorrow’s elections, one thing’s already clear: Americans support the recently passed health care reform. Despite Fox News’ rhetoric, there is no mandate to repeal health care reform. If anything, there is a public mood for more real reform.
Writing today on the Center for American Progress website, Ruy Teixeira reports on two recent polls that show just where Americans really stand on health care.
Survey: Public Strongly Supports Employee Free Choice
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A new survey released today shows 78 percent of those polled want to see legislation that protects workers’ freedom to form unions and bargain for a better life—great news and a strong signal to Congress and President-elect Barack Obama that we need to pass the Employee Free Choice Act.
The survey of 1,007 adults across the country, conducted Dec. 4-10 for the AFL-CIO by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, shows a striking level of support for the provisions of the Employee Free Choice Act and the freedom to form unions. This support crosses party and state lines, with 74 percent of those who identify as moderate or liberal Republicans in favor; conservative Republicans were the only group not expressing majority support. Support remains steady, even when those surveyed heard messages from both supporters and opponents of the bill.
