Broad Support for Health Care Reform

• The latest ABC/Washington Post poll finds that 65% of adults support spending $700 billion to stimulate the economy through construction projects, in line with what Obama has proposed. Also, 51% of adults want Obama to make major changes to the health care system soon after taking office, compared to 26% who say he should wait and only 20% who say he shouldn't do it at all.
• A Democracy Corps (D) poll from two and a half weeks ago finds 66% of likely voters saying they support Obama's policies, including 45% strong support.
• A Gallup poll from three weeks ago found 58% saying they supported Obama's infrastructure-based stimulus package.