As the health-care reform progresses, the public’s dislike towards the pending bill continues to grow. And as a result of the public becoming more and more displeased, Obama’s popularity is on the decline. U.S. News reports that, “A poll released Tuesday by CBS News shows the decline to be continual, with 54 percent of the more than 1,200 adults surveyed saying they disapproved of the way in which Obama was handling healthcare.” And feelings towards Congress are worse as 57% say they aren’t happy with how the Democrats are dealing with the issue, and people aren’t too happy with how Republicans are handling the issue either as 61% reported they are dissatisfied.
Even though countless surveys showed that the American public really wanted a health-care reform, it seems as though they just aren’t pleased with what’s being presented to them, and “partly, the process is to blame,” states U.S. News. A lot of the health-care negotiation has gone on behind closed doors which most likely explains why the public isn’t too happy because “they will not buy what they cannot see.”
