Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) greets demonstrators in front of the US Capitol at a Tea Party rally to push for de-funding Obamacare, The Affordable Care Act, on Capitol Hill, September 10, 2013, in Washington, DC. Unable to override votes to defeat President Barack Obama's health care act, some Congressional Republicans are hoping to end funding for it. UPI/Mike Theiler |
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When the issue of closing down the federal government and defaulting on debt is included in the discussion, those who oppose defunding Obamacare increased to 59 percent.
On Friday, the Republican-held House of Representatives voted 230-189 in favor of a short-term government budget that would cut all funding to Obama's healthcare law.
CNBC interviewed 800 people nationwide last week. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.