COLLAPSE: NBC Poll: Public Sours On Health Reform. “As the Senate sprints to pass a health-care bill by Christmas, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that those believing President Obama’s health-reform plan is a good idea has sunk to its lowest level. Just 32 percent say it’s a good idea, versus 47 percent who say it’s a bad idea. In addition, for the first time in the survey, a plurality prefers the status quo to reform.”