Likely Democratic caucusgoers are divided on what they want when it comes to health care, according to a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll.
Published 10:34 AM EST Nov 19, 2019
Another 20% say they want to restore provisions lost from the Affordable Care Act and work incrementally from there. The 2010 law, known as Obamacare, expanded health care coverage to millions of Americans but has long been derided by Republicans. Harmony Kennis, a poll respondent and 25-year-old waitress in Ames, said she supports improving the Affordable Care Act. But she also likes the idea of a Medicare for All plan that eliminates private insurance.Kennis names Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota as her first choice for president, and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont as her second choice. Klobuchar supports creating a public option, while Sanders backs Medicare for All.
Andy Monphei, a poll respondent and 37-year-old software engineer in Jefferson, backs Medicare for All. He names Sanders as his first choice for president and Warren as his second choice. “When people talk about improving the ACA, I don’t always know exactly what they mean, and I don’t really know how they think that’s going to help,” he said.Elizabeth Warren says 'Medicare for All' plan increases taxes on billionaires, avoids hike on middle class
The division among likely Democratic caucusgoers on health care policy relates to another split examined in the poll: whether they want their party's nominee to advocate for big changes or for more modest ones that have a better chance to pass.A majority of likely caucusgoers, 52%, say they would rather see the party's nominee advocate for proposals that have a good chance of becoming law, even if the changes aren't as big.
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