Americans Demand Bipartisanship And (Gasp!) Health Care Reform

A new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds that large majorities of Americans believe Republicans are doing too little to foster cooperation with President Obama on key issues and that Congress should move forward in working on comprehensive health care reform.

The poll finds Republicans get little support in their contention that Democrats and the president are blocking GOP ideas and wreaking chances for bipartisanship in Washington. Nearly 60 percent of Americans say that Republicans are not doing enough to cooperate with Obama and get the blame for partisan gridlock on important legislation and issues.Just over 40 percent say the president is doing “too little” to compromise with Republicans.

Independents, the most vital electoral bloc  heading into the midterms and a group expressing profound frustration with President Obama’s agenda, nearly mirror the broader results. Just under 60 percent say that Republicans are doing “too little” to work with the president.

Nearly six in 10 in the new poll say the Republicans aren’t doing enough to forge compromise with President Obama on important issues; more than four in 10 see Obama as doing too little to get GOP support. Among independents, 56 percent see the Republicans in Congress as too unbending and 50 percent say so of the president; 28 percent of independents say both sides are doing too little to find agreement.

Most remarkable from the poll are the results that show an overwhelming majority of Americans from both parties and independents want Congress to continue working on comprehensive health care reform. 63 percent of Americans overall and 56 percent of independents want Congress to “keep trying” on health care reform. This shows that there is hope for Democrats and the president on this issue despite opposition to Obama’s handling of the health care issue.

As party leaders tussle over the proposed bipartisan health care summit, nearly two-thirds of Americans say they want Congress to keep working to pass comprehensive health-care reform. Democrats overwhelmingly support continued action on this front, as do 56 percent of independents and 42 percent of Republicans.

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