More Americans Prefer Public Option to Bipartisan Bill

[kpete]

Source: ABC News

ABC News Poll:
More Americans Prefer Public Option to Bipartisan Bill

October 30, 2009 9:38 AM

In our most recent ABC News/Washington Post poll respondents were asked:
http://abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1095a2HealthCa...

"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 support from Republicans in Congress. Six percent said neither and seven percent expressed no opinion.

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 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...

[rudy23]

1. Don't you mean "the extreme end of the liberal, fringe leftists?"

All 51% of us?

[xchrom]

2. +1

[joeycola]

4. Obama is out of tune with the majority on this issue.

[rudy23]

10. I'm starting to think our "Dijon mustard" president really didn't know how important it was to us.

I really believe that. I don't say that to be nasty, it's just becoming very clear that he's not one of us. He's been subjected to too much free-market worship in his schooling and political career. He's not like one of us out here in the blogosphere, with our passion for helping the little guy, and life experience struggling with things like medical bills.

I hate to sound petty, and I am being a little silly here, but the guy did try to do a photo op at a burger place to connect with the common man, and asked for Dijon mustard on his burger. There's a metaphor in there somewhere. I think triggers are like his Dijon mustard---he genuinely doesn't know how gross and just plain wrong that comes off to most of his base.

[No Elephants]

20. Seems as though every time they take a poll, the number goes down though.

I'm not at all happy about that, just noting it.

[KansDem]

3. However, Congress, it appears, represents the monied interests...

The only numbers many in Congress prefer are those on their "campaign contributions."

[Deep13]

5. Too bad Americans have a pre-existing condition.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. +1

[Raster]

7. +2!

[AzDar]

12. May I ?

+3

[fascisthunter]

14. it goes deeper than that mole

[Deep13]

15. It does indeed.

It is our whole system of institutional bribery.

[fascisthunter]

16. yup

[LynnTheDem]

8. The vasy MAJORITY of Americans are FOR a public option; ALL REPUBLICANS are AGAINST

a public option.


So WHY would a majority of Americans want republican leadership???

Oh wait...they didn't.

[Soylent Brice]

9. hello? is this thing on??

51%

*ahem*

[raccoon]

11. You think TPTB give a rat's ass what Americans want? :sarcasm: nt

[fascisthunter]

13. it doesn't matter... this government doesn't represent us

they represent the warped, greedy twisted folks with lot's of money and power.

[Deep13]

17. I'm ready.

[damntexdem]

18. Instead of the bipartisan bill, let's reframe it as the bipolar bill.

Trying to get GOP buy-in on HCR is just, plain crazy.

[Tim01]

19. Uh, huh. It's almost like the democrats didn't want to win this.

Starting from a very weak negotiating position, then giving ground at every turn. All this contrary to what their base, and the rest of America wanted them to do with their dominance of D.C.