Poll: Supporting 'Medicare for All' helps presidential candidates

Presidential hopefuls who back universal, government-provided health care are more likely to receive public support than candidates who don't, according to a new poll.

Fifty-three percent of registered voters in a new Hill-HarrisX survey said they would be more likely to back a presidential candidate who supports expanding Medicare to include all Americans. Twenty-three percent said taking that position would have no effect on their vote, and 24 percent said it would make them less likely to support the candidate.



Seventy-three percent of Democratic respondents said they were more likely to vote for a White House hopeful who favors “Medicare for all.” Just 9 percent of Democrats said candidates with that position would be less likely to attract their support.

At 45 percent, independent voters were not as supportive of universal Medicare as Democrats, but only 22 percent said they would be less likely to back a presidential aspirant who supports Medicare for all. Thirty-three percent said it would make no difference with their vote.
Forty-three percent of Republicans said they would oppose a candidate running on Medicare for all, though 37 percent said they would back a contender with that position.



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