Favor/Oppose Health Reform

The latest trend in polls, minus Rasmussen generated data, show a sharp closing of the gap between those who oppose and those who favor health reform.  As people are coming to understand the contents of the proposals, and the enormous costs of the status quo, reform's support is growing.  Republicans, whose continuous opposition to this legislation is not lost on the public, should take no comfort in electoral prospects for November.  With major employers planning to sharply increase premiums, deductibles and other cost sharing provisions as noted in this Washington Post story, pressures for reform will only build.

Here's the latest trending, courtesy of Pollster.com:


For another take, see Ezra Klein, or Matthew Yglesias, who looks at trends without excluding Rasmussen polling.