CNN Poll
Opinion Research Corporation
May 9, 2007
30. Do you think the government should provide a national health insurance program for all Americans, even if this would require higher taxes?
64% – Yes
35% – No
2% – No opinion
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/05/09/rel6e.pdf
And…
Health Security in America
Catholic Healthcare West
May 9, 2007
72% – The time has come for universal healthcare in America.
63% – We need universal healthcare in America, even if it means increasing taxes.
Comment:
By Don McCanne, MD
If these poll numbers were cast at the ballot box, this would constitute a clear mandate from the American public. So why do we keep hearing that national health insurance is not politically feasible?