Rasmussen reports today:

Public support for the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats has fallen to a new low as just 42% of U.S. voters now favor the plan. That’s down five points from two weeks ago and down eight points from six weeks ago. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that opposition to the plan has increased to 53%, up nine points since late June.

It appears that all that hollering at voters, all the accusations about un-American protests, and even the claim that everyone who opposes ObamaCare is a pawn or a Grinch have not swayed voters. Indeed, they might just be contributing to the sense that the government is at odds with the concerns of the voters.

August was supposed to be the time when the president and Democratic congressional leaders rallied the country on health care. They have—in opposition.

The issue now becomes what can take the place of ObamaCare. The Democrats will push for a severe regime of insurance regulation, while their opponents will argue for market-oriented reforms such as tax credits, interstate insurance sales, and tort reform. But first, the White House and Congress will, if not in words then in actions, need to admit defeat and move on to more attainable legislation. We are still a long way from that stage.