Politics | health care Most Americans Want a Do-Over on Health Bill: Poll Massachusetts election seen as referendum By Nick McMaster 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. Read These Next A man digging a pool in his yard made quite the lucrative find. This 7-foot-9-inch teen now has 2 big honors to his name. Say goodbye to an iconic publication after 208 years. He 'regularly' left his kids in car. This time it was fatal. Report an error