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That Pesky Little Thing Called An "Election"
Daily Kos — ... gain coverage remains unclear." A little thing happened since John McCain laid out his health care plan on the campaign trail.  It's called an election. And in that election, Americans chose the candidate who unequivocally stated in October 2008 that "health care should be a right."  They chose the candidate who ran explicitly on a public option platform. And they chose to reject John McCain and his faux health reform plan. Today, 76% of Americans support a public option for all on health care. So, to all the ...

Health Care Opposition: Talk About Costs
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... support for an overhaul (and an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll last week showed 76 percent support for including a public/private option in reform proposals), but these are the arguments we may hear from supporters of and opponents to "ObamaCare" as the debate heats up. ...

Jason Rosenbaum: Senator Feinstein, Stop Nay-Saying On Health Reform
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... First, two polls from respected news organizations were released almost simultaneously, both showing strong support for a public health insurance option. The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll showed 76% in favor of the choice of public health insurance, and the New York Times/CBS poll showed ...

Senator Feinstein, Stop Nay-Saying On Health Reform
Crooks and Liars — ... Now, let's take a look at the landscape. First, two polls from respected news organizations were released almost simultaneously, both showing strong support for a public health insurance option. The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll showed 76% in favor of the choice of public health insurance, and the New York Times/CBS poll showed ...

Art Levine: Health Care Lobbyists vs. The People: The Final Showdown
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... House televised meeting on health care reform shine a new spotlight on the issue as the political battle heats up. Meanwhile, grass-roots reformers organized by Health Care for America Now (HCAN) are coming to Washington on Thursday to lobby for real change, including the public option that gives consumers a choice between a public plan or using private insurance. The public, most polls show, backs this approach by over 60% to as much as 76% percent, as a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll found. Strikingly, even half of ...

GOP has caught Dems in "generic" poll
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... 76% of the American people support a public option as part of health care reform. That's a big number. But, Democrats on the Hill are blocking that provision. Democrats: Blue Dogs in the House and the Baucus/Conrad caucus in the Senate. They've had the public on their side and they're blowing it. ...