Evan should heed this poll, many pitfalls in it for him. If someone were to run ads laying out just how deep in the pockets of Pharma and the medical instrument industry old Evan and his wife are, they just might think there was undue influence.
QUESTION: Would you favor or oppose the government offering everyone a government administered health insurance plan -- something like the Medicare coverage that people 65 and older get -- that would compete with private health insurance plans? (Wording of NYT poll)
FAVOR OPPOSE NOT SURE ALL 52 42 6 MEN 49 46 5 WOMEN 55 38 7 DEMOCRATS 85 10 5 REPUBLICANS 20 75 5 INDEPENDENTS 59 33 8 WHITE 48 46 6 BLACK 85 8 7 OTHER 80 12 8 18-29 56 37 7 30-44 50 44 6 45-59 54 40 6 60+ 48 46 6 MARION COUNTY 66 29 5 SOUTH 48 46 6 NORTHWEST 65 30 5 NORTH 45 50 5 EAST CENTRAL 47 46 7
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