Q poll on shutting down the government : 72% oppose blocking the ACA
AMDEN, Conn., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. voters oppose shutting down the government to block implementation of healthcare reform and favor raising the debt limit, a poll released Tuesday found.
The Quinnipiac University Poll found voters, by 72 percent to 22 percent, oppose shutting down the government as a means of blocking implementation of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare -- with Democrats opposing the shutdown 90-6, independents against it 74-19 and Republicans favoring it 49-44.
The poll found 45 percent of those surveyed support Obamcare and 49 percent oppose it, but only 34 percent favor cutting funding for the healthcare law to prevent its implementation, Quinnipiac University Poll said in a news release.
The poll found 64 percent of voters oppose blocking an increase in the federal debt ceiling to stop Obamacare, while 27 percent favor that.
Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/10/01/Poll-Voters-oppose-shutdown-favor-raising-debt-limit/UPI-54751380672105/#ixzz2gZ5qZov0
and congressional repukes have a 74% disapproval rating with 17% approval. Not that dems are that much better at a 60% disapproval rating with a 32% approval rating, but the difference is not insignificant.
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