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Political Animal: If Bayh is swayed by public opinion...
The Political Carnival: Senator Bayh disregards constituents wishes... again
The Atlantic Politics Channel: Polls: Lincoln, Bayh Could Face Campaign Troubles If They Oppose Public Option
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Most Hoosiers want a public option. http://bit.ly/1puJyG #hcr #p2 19 days ago |
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RT @lucyparsons4ev @BoldProgressive NEWPOLL:HoosiersWant Bayh 2support #publicoption,PpposeFilibuster: http://boldprogressives.org/bayhpoll 10/29/2009 |
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POLL: Hoosiers want #Bayh to support #public option, oppose filibuster: http://boldprogressives.org/bayhpoll #indiana (via @BoldProgressive) 10/29/2009 |
If Bayh is swayed by public opinion...
Political Animal —
... . If the senator is at all interested in public opinion -- and with Bayh's re-election bid coming next year, he should be -- he may want to at least consider a new poll from Research 2000, as commissioned by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Bayh, to be sure, remains quite popular with Indianans. But residents also prefer a fairly progressive approach to health care. Using the same wording as a recent NYT /CBS poll, a 52% majority in Indiana support the public option, and 53% believe the plan would help people in the state. Looking ahead, 27% of residents said ...
Senator Bayh disregards constituents wishes... again
The Political Carnival —
Evan should heed this poll, many pitfalls in it for him. If someone were to run ads laying out just how deep in the pockets of Pharma and the medical instrument industry old Evan and his wife are, they just might think there was undue influence. QUESTION: Would you favor or oppose the government offering everyone a government administered health insurance plan -- something like the Medicare coverage that people 65 and older get -- that would compete with private health insurance plans? (Wording of NYT poll) ...
Polls: Lincoln, Bayh Could Face Campaign Troubles If They Oppose Public Option
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... In Indiana, Bayh would face
51 percent of disgruntled Democratic voters, vs. 7 percent who would be
more likely to support him for blocking a public option. Independents
want him to vote against a GOP filibuster 35 percent to 13 percent. ...
Polling and Political Wrap-Up, 10/30/09
Daily Kos —
... Blanche Lincoln if she blocks health care reform, PCCC also polled the state of Indiana, as well. The result: even very popular Evan Bayh would not be immune to a backlash if he fights health care reform. ...
SSP Daily Digest: 11/2
Swing State Project —
... ? IN-Sen: Research 2000 (on behalf of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, rather than Kos) found last week that Blanche Lincoln was in serious trouble electorally and that her troubles would mount if she opposed health care reform. They also looked at Evan Bayh, and they found that, a) he's not in trouble (62/30 approvals, although no head-to-head test against his erstwhile opponent, state Sen. Marlin Stutzman), and b) a majority wouldn't be moved one way or the other by his health care actions. ...
