On the other hand, 21 percent of Republican voters want their party leaders to move on, Politico reported. Nearly half of all voters — 40 percent — including Democrats and Republicans, want congressional Republicans to keep working on a new healthcare bill, and 47 percent want them to move on.
Amid calls from both parties for a bipartisan approach to health reform, 54 percent of Republican voters want GOP leaders to work with Democrats, while 39 percent want them to work exclusively with other Republicans.
About 40 percent of all voters oppose the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act, while 47 percent disapprove, the poll showed. Voters are also divided on President Donald Trump’s role in the ACA repeal and replace process, with 27 percent saying the president has been too involved in efforts to pass the bill. Another 21 percent say he hasn’t been involved enough. Thirty-three percent say he’s involved the right amount, and 20 percent don’t have an opinion.
The poll was conducted July 7 to July 9.
More articles on leadership:
Collaboration & consolidation: 4 questions with Dr. Fred Davis on the changing field of pain medicine
Senate GOP to release new draft of healthcare bill Thursday
GOP senators draft alternative healthcare bill
