Many Americans Don't Trust Leaders
To Reform Health Care, Poll Finds
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE
February 21, 2007
February 21, 2007
Nearly half of Americans don't trust President Bush to reform the nation's health-care system, a new Wall Street Journal Online/Harris health-care poll found.
When asked much they trust the president to come up with good policies for improving and reforming the U.S. health-care system, 49% said "not at all," while 16% said "not much," according to the online survey of 2,482 U.S. adults. By comparison, 18% said they trust Mr. Bush "to some extent" and only 9% trust him "a great deal" on the issue. The survey was conducted Feb. 7-9.
The survey found more confidence in Democrats than Republicans. Fifty percent said they trust Democrats on the issue "a great deal" or "to some extent," up from 45% in a survey conducted last year. In contrast, 28% of people in the latest poll said they trust Republicans "a great deal" or "to some extent," compared with 31% last year.
Among potential presidential contenders, 48% said they trust Democratic Sen. Hillary Clinton on the issue a great deal or to some extent, while 45% said the same about Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, 34% about Republican Sen. John McCain and 19% about Republican Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts.
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