Poll: Most Americans Want Supercommittee To Compromise

Most Americans appear to want legislators tapped to serve on the supercommittee tasked with finding ways to reduce the deficit to compromise.

According to a new Gallup poll, 60 percent of respondents want lawmakers to “agree to compromise plan, even if it is a plan you disagree with.” 35 percent said that they want members of the committee to pursue a plan they agree with “even if it prevents [the] committee from reaching an agreement.”

When divided by party, 67 percent of Democrats say that they want a compromise, as do 55 percent of Republicans and 57 percent of independents.

Those who identified themselves as supporters of the Tea Party are most likely to urge lawmakers to decline a compromise by a margin of 53 to 41 percent.

The committee, which will be made up of 12 lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and chambers of Congress, is assigned to find $1.5 trillion in savings by November 23^rd. If the committee fails to move forward with a proposal, then cuts will be made evenly among Defense and discretionary spending.

The poll was conducted among 1,319 adults between August 4th and 7th.