Polls indicate approval for Obamacare on the rise. Not so fast! [UPDATE]

UPDATE: Obama’s poll numbers have already returned to pre-speech approval ratings.

In Harry Reid’s book “The Good Fight”, an incident is described in which Reid first got a glimpse of what would eventually become his best ticket to impose the far left’s agenda. During the 2004 Democratic National Convention, as a first year senator from Illinois, Barack Obama delivered a speech about President George W. Bush’s war policy that would thrust him into the national scene. It became his Hallmark.

Reid cited: “`That speech was phenomenal, Barack,’ I told him. And I will never forget his response. Without the barest hint of braggadocio or conceit, and with what I would describe as deep humility, he said quietly: `I have a gift, Harry.”‘

President Obama does have the gift of speech. Chris Mathews once said after listening to Obama speak “I felt this thrill going up my leg.” TIME once referred to his delivery as a “high-wire act” while he was trying to “appear black enough for the African-American community and post-racial enough for white voters.”

On November 14, 2008, Obama won the election. Mission accomplished.

Fast forward to September 9, 2009 when Obama gave his televised speech to Congress, with regard to health care. It was yet another powerful speech, one that Obama had surely been keeping in his back pocket. At first, his addressed seemed to be bi-partisan. He spoke about tort reform, mentioned the adoption of a proposal that Senator John McCain spoke of during the presidential campaign. He tried to appease the right by saying that the public option is “only a means to an end” and went on to say that other options should be considered.

It was a passionate speech, surrounded by determination, force and false facts. One look at any poll would give a reader indication that public support for his health care plan is rebounding. The numbers show it. Rasmussen, considered by many to be the gold standard among non-partisan pollsters, reported:

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone poll shows 48% of voters favor the plan and 48% are opposed. That’s up from 43% support at the end of August and from 44% earlier this week. Support has been growing since the president’s speech to Congress Wednesday night aimed at getting his troubled health care initiative back on track.

The first indication is that President Obama, once again, sold the public on health care with the use of his masterful art of rhetoric. Overall support for his health care agenda is up, as are his ratings.

Mission accomplished again? Not so fast! Obama is regaining support, but that gain is heavily one-sided:

The gain in overall support for the health care plan comes entirely from Democrats. Eighty-four percent (84%) of those in the president’s party now support the health care plan, up from 72% earlier in the week. Support among Republicans is unchanged while support among those not affiliated with either major party has fallen.

Democrats are the only group that is buying into what Obama is selling, which could prove to be a challenge to those who oppose his radical plan, as it is the democrats who hold leverage in passing this legislation. If the democrats on the fence, in both the House and the Senate, feel their constituents are buying back into the plan, it could mean more votes in favor of the bill on both floors.

However, Republicans continue to remain steadfast and there is no indication that their stance will waiver. The key group of voters is the Independents. They predominantly decided the election, and they will be the strongest force as the left tries to push the health care bill through. The fact that, even after Obama’s strongest pitch yet, their support continues to fall is encouraging.

History shows that a party-line bounce is to be expected after a presidential address. The result of Obama’s Wednesday night speech is no different. The left wing media will continue to portray it as a monumental shift, and discredit those in opposition. However, with the Republicans standing firm, the Independents continuing to withdraw, and the Obama administration’s insistence on dismissing the efforts of the Tea Party movement, Americans will continue to rise against a corrupt, fiscally irresponsible government that continues to plow its way to socialism.

President Obama has now thrown his “Hail Mary” pass, the ball is in the air, and the opposition is in perfect position to intercept.

Who will come down with it? Only time will tell.