Anti Health Care Reform Ad More Effective Than Pro Reform Ad

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Flemington, NJ, July 27, 2009– A new national media study among 611 viewers of two opposing ads on health care reform revealed that after watching both ads, most Republicans (85%) and Independents (60%) said the anti health care reform testimonial ad was more effective. Democrats were split on which ad they thought was more effective (47% reported the anti-reform ad was, 53% reported the pro-reform ad was).

The study was conducted by HCD Research using its MediaCurves.com® website during July 25-26, to obtain viewers’ perceptions of two opposing ads, one anti-reform ad and one pro-reform ad.

Respondents were asked to watch two opposing ads on health care reform. The first ad opposing the current plan for health care reform featured a testimonial from a Canadian citizen describing her experience with government run health care.  The second ad promoted the current plan for U.S. health care reform and slammed Republicans for trying to block progress. 

Before watching both ads, 63% of Republicans, 24% of Independents and 10% of Democrats responded that they were not at all supportive for the current health care reform plan. After watching the anti-reform ad,  support among all political parties dropped even more with 69% of Republicans, 36% of Independents and 16% of Democrats responding that they were not at all supportive for the current health care reform plan. After watching the pro-reform advertisement, support from Democrats and Independents increased slightly.

Among the findings:

“Please indicate how supportive you are of our current plan for health care reform?”

“Please indicate which of the two ads you felt was more effective.”

While viewing the video, participants indicated their levels of agreeability by moving their mouse from left to right on a continuum. The responses were recorded in quarter-second intervals and reported in the form of curves. The participants were also asked to respond to post-viewing questions.

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