Now That DemCare Is Open For Debate In The Senate, More Americans Oppose It Than Ever

Rasmussen Reports, via Hot Air (emphasis mine):

Just 38% of voters now favor the health care plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats. That’s the lowest level of support measured for the plan in nearly two dozen tracking polls conducted since June.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% now oppose the plan.

Prior to this, support for the plan had never fallen below 41%. Last week, support for the plan was at 47%. Two weeks ago, the effort was supported by 45% of voters.

That's some serious shedding of support! This is confirming something I've said more than once: regardless of what's actually in this bill, the American people should demand a slowdown and re-examination simply on the process of how it's been shoved forward.

Hot Air has more analysis:

The spread against ObamaCare jumped significantly in the last week, as Harry Reid prepared his version for the Senate. It went from -2%, within the margin of error, to -18%, the largest gap between supporters and opponents. The previous high had been 15 points at the end of September, with opposition peaked at the current 56%. The new gap suggests that more core supporters have begun to fall by the wayside.

When looking at the demographics of the poll, literally everyone is opposed to it to some degree or another except for those making less than $20k a year. Thus the conclusion:

The Democrats are looking at an electoral meltdown next year if they push this bill through Congress. The more people see it, and the more they see the way Reid, Pelosi, and Obama are attempting to stuff it down their throats, the more they dislike it.

That's why we have to drag this sucker out for as long as possible. The support/oppose numbers have held relatively stable for quite a while up until the Senate vote on Saturday, which prompted another big drop. If we can beat this thing to death, drag it out, and delay it, we can inform more and more people of what's really in this bill, and how the Democrats are shoving it down our throats while exempting themselves from its disastrous effects. The longer we can drag it out, the more likely it is that we will be able to actually kill it - the closer this vote is to the election, the more radioactive it will be, especially as the opposition continues to build.

There's my two cents.