Via Chait, I see that Newsweek has taken an interesting approach to surveying public opinion on health care. They have asked respondents what they think of the bill, asked them what they think about eight components of the bill, and then asked them again what they think of the overall bill. The results: People approve of most of the components they were asked about; and after thinking about those specific components plurality opposition becomes plurality support for Obamacare.

That’s interesting, but I wouldn’t put too much stock in it. For one thing, at least one important component of the bill–cuts to Medicare, and specifically Medicare Advantage–wasn’t tested. The question wording probably also took respondents’ minds off several major lines of attack against the bill, such as the claim that it would increase the national debt, raise premiums, and hurt job growth.