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To underscore the President's healthcare message problem, CBS' Chip Reid unfairly emphasized unfavorable statistics in his network's latest national opinion poll conducted with The New York Times. The numbers he highlighted were those worried that the eventual legislation would diminish the quality of healthcare (69%) or increase its cost (77%) or hike their taxes (66%). "He still has not convinced most Americans," was Reid's top line. Reid's report was unfair in that he relegated contradictory supportive statistics to its tail end. Most people agree that the current system needs major overhaul (82%), worrying that otherwise it will increase medical costs (75%) and jeopardize their current coverage (66%). How many people want a government-run healthcare option? 66%. NBC News also published a poll with its partner Wall Street Journal. Chuck Todd showed us the month-by-month decline in Barack Obama's approval ratings--from 61% in April to 56% in June to 53% in July: "This campaign for healthcare has taken a serious toll on him and his party."
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