3/15/12: Poll Shows Support for Health Care Mandate

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A new CBS News/New York Times poll shows majority support for an exception for employers who have religious or moral objections to the Obama mandate requiring virtually all employers to pay for services they regard as morally objectionable.

Fifty-one percent agreed that employers of any kind should be able to “opt out” of providing contraception and abortifacients for their employees to 40% who say they should have to cover. When asked about religiously-affiliated employers, the 51% jumps to 57%. Under either scenario, both women and men were in favor of the exception.

The same poll also recorded the lowest level support ever in a CBS News poll for President Obama. An anemic 41% approve while 47% disapproved of Obama’s performance.