POLL: Support for Congressional Health Care Reform Falls to New Low

Public support for the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats has fallen to a new low as just 42% of U.S. voters now favor the plan. That’s down five points from two weeks ago and down eight points from six weeks ago.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that opposition to the plan has increased to 53%, up nine points since late June.

Sixty-seven percent (67%) of those under 30 favor the plan [?!, what are they thinking? They'll pay the most and receive the least] while 56% of those over 65 are opposed.

Predictably, 69% of Democrats favor the plan, while 79% of Republicans oppose it.

Most notable, however, is the opposition among voters not affiliated with either party. Sixty-two percent (62%) of unaffiliated voters oppose the health care plan, and 51% are strongly opposed. This marks an uptick in strong opposition among unaffiliateds, while the number of strongly supportive Democrats is unchanged.

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