Bad News for Bernie: Only 10% of Voters Support Abolition of Private Insurance

The pool of evidence that the majority of the Democrat primary candidates are wildly out of touch with the average American voter continues to grow at an ever-increasing rate. Most recently, The Hill-HarrisX found that a measly 10% of 1000 Americans surveyed actually support a universal healthcare plan that eliminates private insurance entirely.

What I find particularly telling about these numbers is the changes between February and now. It seems the longer the circus sideshow of a primary goes on, the less faith voters have in the Democrats’ policies. It’s almost like they’ve historically depended on a lack of answers and the proliferation of half-truths to get any votes.

Now, I’m sure you’re thinking the same thing I did: That’s only a thousand voters out of millions, and the only polls that really tell us anything are elections. But it’s not just The Hill-HarrisX: This summer, Politico/Morning Consult found that support for a Medicare for All-type plan was largely contingent on whether it included an option for private insurance.

The Daily Wire reports,

A Politico/Morning Consult survey, conducted between June 29 and July 1, asked 1,472 registered voters, “Do you support or oppose … a ‘Medicare for All’ health care system, where all Americans would get their health insurance from the government?”

30% of respondents “strongly support,” 23% “somewhat support,” 23% “strongly oppose,” and 13% “somewhat oppose.”

However, respondents were then asked: “Do you support or oppose … the public health insurance option, a system in which Americans can choose to purchase medical coverage either entirely from a federally-run health program, entirely from private insurers, or a combination of both?”

When the question included the idea of maintaining the choice of private insurance, the answers changed pretty dramatically: 33% “strongly support,” 35% “somewhat support,” 8% “strongly oppose,” and 9% “somewhat oppose.”

Lastly, the survey asked, “Would you support or oppose ‘Medicare for All’ if it diminished the role of private insurers?” 24% “strongly support,” 22% “somewhat support,” 26% “strongly oppose,” and 9% “somewhat oppose.”

The results show that when private insurance maintains a presence in the question, favorability for a government-run option goes up. When private insurance is “diminished,” support goes down.

How is it, that with all the evidence of voter interest pointing toward a more moderate “middle ground” (if such a thing even exists in 2019), Democrats are stumbling over one another in a race to leftist extremism? How can you be THAT out of touch with your would-be constituents? They’re going to lose the 2020 election for the exact same reasons that they lost in 2016, and we’ll have to listen to another four years of “How did this happen??” from people who are staring the answers in the face, yet refuse to hear them.

Hillary Clinton is going to be busy next year writing the forewords to a whole new slew of books about why the Democrats lost through no fault of their own.