Gallup: GOP Not Trusted On Health Care
When it comes to health care reform, Republicans in Congress are trusted less than their colleagues across the aisle and President Obama, according to a new Gallup survey (Oct. 16-19, 1521 A).
Just more than one-third (37%) of American adults have a great deal or fair amount of trust in congressional Republicans on reforming the nation's health care system, while nearly half (48%) trust congressional Dems and more than half (55%) trust the president.
Only counting those who said they have a "great deal of trust," 4% said Republicans, 10% said Democrats and 23% said Obama.
Republicans not only lag in trustworthiness among the nation as a whole, but also among members of their own party. Just 61% of Republicans nationwide trust the Republicans in Congress on health care, while 81% of Democrats trust congressional Dems and 86% of Democrats trust Obama.
As for independents, 36% trust Republicans in Congress, 39% trust Democrats and 51% trust Obama.



