Ruling boosts support for Obama healthcare reform
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Voter">Voter</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="upheld">upheld</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="oppose">oppose</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span>/<span word="Ipsos">Ipsos</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="crucially">crucially</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="independents">independents</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span> 6 <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="Thirty">Thirty</span>-<span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="independents">independents</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="constitutional">constitutional</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 27 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span>/<span word="Ipsos">Ipsos</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="justices">justices</span>' <span word="ruling">ruling</span>.</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> 48 <span word="percent">percent</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 43 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p><span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="stayed">stayed</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span>. <span word="Eighty">Eighty</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> 86 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="June">June</span> 19 <span word="to">to</span> 23.</p><p><span word="Underscoring">Underscoring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="polarization">polarization</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="poll">poll</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> - 53 <span word="percent">percent</span> - <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="repealing">repealing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 46 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="challenger">challenger</span>, <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="against">against</span> "<span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span>". <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="rid">rid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="promises">promises</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repeal">repeal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p>
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