Majority of Americans Really Like the Idea of a Public Insurance Option
Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 9/28-30. All adults. MoE 2% (9/28-30 results)
Do you favor or oppose creating a government-administered health insurance option that anyone can purchase to compete with private insurance plans?
     Favor   Oppose  Not Sure
All    60 (59)  33 (34)  7 (7)
Dem    86 (84)  10 (11)  4 (5)
Rep    24 (24)  70 (71)  6 (5)
Ind    59 (58)  32 (33)  9 (9)
Northeast 73 (72) Â 19 (20) Â 8 (8)
South   47 (46)  47 (48)  6 (6)
Midwest  63 (62)  30 (31)  7 (7)
West    62 (61)  32 (32)  7 (7)
This looks a lot like the previous poll, and there's been little movement since the August polling, other than even strong Dem support, which polled at 81 percent at the end of August...