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Survey: Majority of voters in battleground districts don't like AHCA

Jessica Estepa

USA TODAY

U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan leaves a meeting of the House Republican caucus, that White House chief strategist Steve Bannon and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus also attanded, at the U.S. Capitol March 23, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

A majority of voters in battleground congressional districts don't like the Obamacare replacement bill, according to a new survey released Friday.

The survey, conducted for former Clinton super PAC Priorities USA and the liberal Patriot Majority USA, found that 49% of all voters view the American Health Care Act unfavorably, while 43% supported it.

In districts won by Hillary Clinton in 2016, 52% of voter aren't fans of AHCA, compared to 40% who viewed it favorably. Districts won by Donald Trump had slightly closer numbers, with 47% of voters who viewed the bill unfavorably and 44% who viewed it unfavorably.

The poll of 1,001 people was conducted across 20 battleground congressional districts, 11 of which were carried by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election and 9 of which went for Donald Trump. People were surveyed from March 15 to March 19.

The release of the survey comes as the House prepares to vote on the health care legislation. As of Friday morning, it was unclear whether it had enough support to pass.

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