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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 10/28/2009
Polls: Rise in public support for government option
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – As Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid pushes for a health care reform bill that includes a public option, national polling suggests a rise in support among Americans for a government-financed plan that would compete with private insurance. According to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday, 48 percent of those questioned favor a public option, with 42 percent opposed to such a plan. That's a 10-point swing from August when 47 percent were opposed and 43 ...
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 10/27/2009
Uptick in support for public option
— firstread.msnbc.msn.com — From NBC's Mark MurrayAs Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid moves forward crafting a Senate health-care bill that... contains a public option -- with a state "opt out" -- the latest NBC/WSJ poll shows support for a government-run insurance plan at its ... (more) Uptick in support for public option
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fivethirtyeight.com - 10/27/2009
On Being Wrong About the Public Option
— fivethirtyeight.com — I made two predictions this summer that look like they're not going to turn out very well.... One was saying that the unemployment rate wouldn't hit 10 percent (it hasn't yet, although it probably will) and the other was saying that the public option was ... (more) On Being Wrong About the Public Option

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mediamatters.org - 10/28/2009
Beck falsely accused Reid of lying about support for public option
— mediamatters.org — Following reports that Senate leaders will include a public option in health care legislation, on Fox &... Friends , Glenn Beck falsely suggested that only "35 percent of the population" supported a public option and accused Senate Majority Leader ... (more) Beck falsely accused Reid of lying about support for ...

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Joe Lieberman To The People Of Connecticut: Go To Hell — Daily Kos
With his announcement that he will join the Republicans to block health care reform, Joe Lieberman (R-CT) is telling the people of the state he allegedly represents to go to hell. From a Research 2000 poll , taken in Connecticut last month: Do you favor or oppose creating a ...