Confidence in healthcare repeal falters

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Most voters still favor repeal of the U.S. healthcare law, but confidence in the law's repeal fell to a four-month low, Rasmussen Reports indicated.

Results released Monday indicate 58 percent of likely voters at least somewhat favor repeal of the healthcare law while 38 percent said they opposed repeal.

Only 41 percent of voters said they thought it was at least somewhat likely the law would be repealed, Rasmussen Reports said. The latest result is off 8 points from early January.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted to repeal the law and sent it to the Democratic-led Senate for consideration.

While most Republicans -- 54 percent -- said they believe repeal is at least somewhat likely, 50 percent of Democrats and 49 percent of voters not affiliated with either political party disagree, the results indicated.

Forty-nine percent of all voters say the healthcare law is bad for the country while 41 percent of voters said the opposite.

Results indicated 44 percent said they believe the repeal will be good for the economy while 30 percent said it will hurt economic conditions in the country.

Results are based on a nationwide telephone survey of 1,000 likely voters conducted Saturday and Sunday. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.