Politics / health care Most Americans Want a Do-Over on Health Bill: Poll Massachusetts election seen as referendum By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff Posted Jan 21, 2010 2:13 PM CST Copied U.S. Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., addresses reporters during a news conference at the Park Plaza hotel in Boston, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) A majority of Americans think Democrats should start over on health care reform in the wake of Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts. In a USA Today poll with Gallup, 55% said Democrats should consider alternatives to draw more Republican support, while 39% think Congress should move forward with the current bill. Asked whether the Massachusetts special election reflected larger "frustrations shared by many Americans," 72% of respondents said yes, while only 18% attributed the result to local political conditions in the state. One in three say health care should be the Obama administration's top priority. (More health care stories.) Report an error