Elderly Swing Against Obama Plan

Elderly Swing Against Obama Plan

The most ominous signal yet for the Obama health-care plan emerged in the poll by Scott Rasmussen released today. While public support for the plan fell to a new low (42 percent support, 53 percent oppose -- down five points in two weeks), the elderly emerged as the strongest opposition group. Those over 65 rejected the plan by 39 percent to 56 percent, while almost half -- 46 percent -- said they were "strongly opposed" to it.

The group that supports the plan most strongly are those likely to be least affected -- voters under the age of 30, 67...