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Eschaton: Who Will Tell President Snowe?
News: Public option polling abounds
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@RepMikePence How can you say "overwhelming majority of Americans oppose" #hcr? It's just not true. More than 55% http://tinyurl.com/yhagcnl 14 days ago |
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RT @todayspolitics ABC News Poll More Americans Prefer Public Option to Bipartisan Bill #politics http://bit.ly/yZwHj 22 days ago |
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RT @mparent77772: ABC News Poll: More Americans Prefer Public Option to Bipartisan Bill http://j.mp/IUhNa #hcr #hc09 #publicoption 22 days ago |
Who Will Tell President Snowe?
Eschaton —
And the rest of the Villagers. "Which of these would you prefer – (a plan that includes some form of government-sponsored health insurance for people who can’t get affordable private insurance, but is approved without support from Republicans in Congress); or (a plan that is approved with support from Republicans in Congress, but does not include any form of government-sponsored health insurance for people who can’t get affordable private insurance)?" Fifty one percent said they preferred the public option; 37 percent said they preferred a bill with some ...
Public option polling abounds
News —
There are a pair of interesting polls on the public option out this morning. First, a WaPo/ABC poll finds that the public option is more important than bipartisanship. In our most recent ABC News/Washington Post poll respondents were asked: "Which of these would you prefer – (a plan that includes some form of government-sponsored health insurance for people who can’t get affordable private insurance, but is approved without support from Republicans in Congress); or (a plan that is approved with support from Republicans in Congress, but does not ...
ABC Poll: Voters would choose public option over a bipartisan bill
Ace of Spades HQ —
ABC Poll: Voters would choose public option over a bipartisan bill The numbers : Fifty one percent said they preferred the public option; 37 percent said they preferred a bill with some support from Republicans in Congress. Six percent said neither and seven percent expressed no opinion. What's really amazing is how consistent these numbers are with the ...
More Americans Prefer Public Option to Bipartisan Bill
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, is the only Republican lawmaker to show willingness to vote for a health care reform bill pushed by Democrats, but she opposes the public option. Some in the White House have worked hard to bring Snowe on board, thinking she provides cover for moderate Democrats and wanting to be able to say they passed a bill with bipartisan support. Some in Congress have argued that Snowe's support is not worth it, given her opposition to the public option. Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2009/10/abc-new...
The Landscape Shifts
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
This is an interesting development: Americans by 51-37 percent in this latest ABC News/Washington Post poll say they’d rather see a plan pass Congress without Republican support, if it includes a public option based on affordability, than with Republican backing but no such element.
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The Public Wants Partisan Health Care; But Will They Get It?
Matthew Yglesias —
Public opinion is in support of harsh measures to secure a public option:
“Which of these would you prefer – (a plan that includes some form of government-sponsored health insurance for people who can’t get affordable private insurance, but is approved without support from Republicans in Congress); or (a plan that is approved with support from Republicans in Congress, but does not include any form of government-sponsored health insurance for people who can’t get affordable private insurance)?”
Fifty one percent said ...
51% Support Public Option Over “Bipartisan” Mush In ABC Poll
Oliver Willis —
Act now
“Which of these would you prefer – (a plan that includes some form of government-sponsored health insurance for people who can’t get affordable private insurance, but is approved without support from Republicans in Congress); or (a plan that is approved with support from Republicans in Congress, but does not include any form of government-sponsored health insurance for people who can’t get affordable private insurance)?”
Fifty one percent said they preferred the public option; 37 percent said they preferred a bill with some ...
Link roundup for 31 October 2009
Infidel753 —
... country I visit aren't doing what the Dallas police did. Mondragon, by the way, is the step-sister of a deceased Vietnam vet. Megan McArdle looks at the economics of newspapers (read the comment by "rab", too). Credit card issuers are evil (I'm canceling two more cards myself this weekend). Blue Cross takes insurance-industry arrogance and cluelessness to new heights in North Carolina, and provokes a mass response. Americans think it's more important that health reform include a public option than that it be ...
What Matters More - Process or Results?
Utah Policy - Politics, Communication & Government Relations —
... over the healthcare bill contains a small nugget for politicians to consider. The poll asks whether people would prefer a public option that includes support from Republicans or no Republican support. 51% said they preferred the public option with no Republican support. ABC News' Jake Tapper writes : The question has some relevance, since Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, is the only Republican lawmaker to show willingness to vote for a health care reform bill pushed by Democrats, but she opposes the public option. Some in the White House have worked hard to bring Snowe on ...
