Majority of Americans: Democrats Abused Power to "Ram Through" Healthcare Takeover Law - Paging Mr. Gary Peters!

Troubling Polls For Democrats
Thursday, April 01, 2010 @ 11:04 AM
ShareA new USA Today/Gallup poll shows that Americans anxious about unemployment and the economy increasingly blame President Obama for hard times, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, amid signs of turbulence in November's midterm elections. Last week's jubilant signing of the health care overhaul, Obama's signature domestic initiative, seems to have given the president little boost. Instead, his standing on four personal qualities has sagged, and 50% of those surveyed say he doesn't deserve re-election…Obama's standing on four key personal qualities, including being a strong and decisive leader and understanding the problems Americans face in their lives, has dipped. For the first time since the 2008 campaign, he fails to win a majority of people saying he shares their values and can manage the government effectively.

Given the Democrats’ unpopular policies and total disarray post-health care, polls like today’s Gallup survey show a sharp shift in momentum toward the Republican party for November’s elections. The March 22-28 results were obtained after the U.S. House's passage of landmark healthcare reform legislation on March 21. The shift toward Republicans raises the possibility that the healthcare bill had a slightly negative impact on the Democrats' political fortunes in the short run.

Another Gallup poll released Tuesday shows that a majority of Americans – including 58 percent of Independents – view Democrats’ tactics to ram their health spending bill through Congress as an “abuse of power.” One reason for Republicans' anger may be revealed in a new question asking whether Americans believe the methods Democratic leaders used to secure passage of the bill represented "an abuse of power" or "an appropriate use" of the majority party's power in Congress. Nearly 9 in 10 Republicans see it as abuse of power, whereas a smaller majority of Democrats (70%) call it an appropriate use of power. The majority of independents agree with most Republicans on this question.

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