Universal health care was a winner in Maine on Super Tuesday

While many Maine Democrats are still recovering from the Democratic primary nail biter, it appears that the real winner in Maine Tuesday evening was Medicare For All.

According to exit polling from CNN, voters in Maine overwhelming said they support a “government plan for all instead of private insurance.”

With 69 percent in support and 28 percent opposed, Maine voters had the second widest margin of all states polled. Only Vermont, home of Medicare For All champion Sen. Bernie Sanders had even stronger support, with 73 percent in favor and 23 percent opposed.

In fact, in each of the states where Edison Research surveyed voters on Super Tuesday, a majority of respondents said they supported universal health care. Arkansas and Utah were the only two of the 12 Super Tuesday states where exit polling was not conducted.

In Maine, supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden — who eked out a win with 34.3 percent of votes — were the only Democratic voters that had a majority say they don’t want universal health care, with 56 percent opposed and 24 percent in support. Forty-four percent of Sanders voters, who lost with 32.9 percent, said they support healthcare for all while just eight percent said they are opposed.

According to Edison Research, 1,353 Mainers responded to the question on health care.

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