A new Gallup poll released Thursday showed that a majority of Americans are opposed to Senate Democrats using reconciliation to pass a health care reform bill if they cannot receive enough votes to pass it by normal means.
According to the poll, which surveyed 1,009 adults on February 23, 52% of Americans oppose using reconciliation to pass health care reform compared to 39% who support it.
Under reconciliation, the Senate would be able to pass its health care reform bill with a simple 51-vote majority rather than with the 60 votes needed to break a Republican filibuster.
In addition, the poll found that 49% oppose Congress passing a health care reform bill similar to the one proposed by President Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats, while 42% support passing such a bill.
When looked at along party lines, 84% of Republicans oppose passing a bill similar to the one proposed in Congress, including 48% strongly opposed, while only 9% support it.
Among Democrats, 70% favor passing such a bill, with 21% strongly in favor, while 19% oppose it. Independents were a bit more split on the issue, with 49% opposing such a bill and 42% supporting it.
The poll also found that most Americans have very little hope that any kind of agreement will be reached at the health care summit being held Thursday.
According to the poll, 77% of Americans do not believe an agreement will be reached compared to 22% who believe one will be.
Broken down by party, 87% of Republicans do not believe an agreement will be reached, while 77% of Independents do not believe an agreement will be reached.
Even among Democrats, belief in reaching an agreement is low, with 71% saying they do not believe an agreement will be reached.
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