"The national telephone survey, which was conducted from June 12 to 16, found that 72 percent of those questioned supported a government-administered insurance plan — something like Medicare for those under 65 — that would compete for customers with private insurers. Twenty percent said they were opposed."
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/he...cy/21poll.html
End of the day, people can twist the poll wording how they want to create any outcome. But straight up asked, Americans do they want something like this - without question the majority want it.