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USC, Los Angeles Times Poll Finds Weak Voter Support for Proposition 46
A new poll by the University of Southern California Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles Times shows that 61% of likely voters support a November ballot measure that would increase the state's $250,000 limit on pain-and-suffering awards in malpractice lawsuits and require physicians to be drug tested. However, support for Proposition 46 declined to 47% when respondents were told of the high potential costs to the state, as well as possible savings, and dropped to 37% when respondents heard the main arguments from both sides of the campaign.
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