Healthcare Skepticism High

Fox News and Opinion Dynamics asked people about two promises President Obama made in his address to Congress on healthcare, and Americans were skeptical of both. Only 28 percent said it was possible that the president’s healthcare plan would not add one dime to the deficit, but 67 percent said that was impossible. Democrats were divided 47 percent to 46 percent about whether this was possible or not. Majorities of Republicans and independents said it wasn’t. In another question, people were told that “President Obama says under his healthcare plan if you have health coverage you like that you won’t have to make a change if you don’t want to.” Sixty percent said they would probably have to make some changes, but 36 percent believed the president. Fifty-four percent of Democrats believed the president, but only 18 percent of Republicans and 32 percent of independents did.

Source: Fox News/Opinion Dynamics, September 2009.