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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:22 PM
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HuffPo: New Poll: 77 Percent Support "Choice" Of Public Option
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/20/new-poll-77-percent-suppo_n_264375.html

More than three out of every four Americans feel it is important to have a "choice" between a government-run health care insurance option and private coverage, according to a public opinion poll released on Thursday.

A new study by SurveyUSA puts support for a public option at a robust 77 percent, one percentage point higher than where it stood in June.

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To ensure that its respondent pool was composed of people from similar demographics and political mindsets, SurveyUSA asked respondents a question pulled directly from NBC's August survey. The results were nearly identical.
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:23 PM
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1. A warning To Congress, Ma'am, And The Administration....
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:26 PM
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5. It would be more of a warning if the people understood Obama's plan.
Another poll posted earlier this week asked people if they supported Obama's plan and only 39% did. Then they were read a proposal for health care reform that was unattributed to any politician and 56% supported it. The unattributed plan? Obama's.

The vast lack of understanding and misinformation out in the public forum right now is absolutely killing us, much more than anything else.
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Coexist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:28 PM
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7. big numbers there... I agree.
Hopefully enough to steel some spines
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DrDan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:24 PM
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2. wow - so those town-hall protester's tactics backfired
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uponit7771 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:25 PM
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3. WOW!! this number is STRONG and has STAYED strong...pub option wil be in bill
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livetohike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:26 PM
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4. Think "Morning Joe" will be salivating over this one?
The msm is doing their best to squash the public option. If they don't start reporting this news, they are getting a call from me :-).
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:27 PM
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6. K&R - We've got to do our part to end the misinformation being spread.
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uponit7771 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:29 PM
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8. NBC's tinkering with the language of the question had contributed to the drop
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:31 PM
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9. Yup, and they thought no one would notice....
:eyes:
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The Magistrate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:43 PM
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10. Exactly, Sir: Deliberate Manipulation By The NBC Poll
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rudy23 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 02:53 PM
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11. "The left of the left" -- they only want this so it will be Obama's "Waterloo"
When will the fringe back off and let the grownups run the country?
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emulatorloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 03:02 PM
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12. unfortunately it will be dismissed as "Biased" because it was sponsored by moveon
A real shame, because I believe this is accurate.
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 03:30 PM
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13. They obviously didn't ask the Democratic Senators.
There is a BIG difference between what the public expects from a "Public Option", and what the Democrats call a "Public Option" in HR3200.

Most of the 77% believe that "Public Option" means a Publicly Owned, Government Administered, Non-Profit alternative ("like Medicare") to Private Health Insurance that is available to anyone who wants it.

If the final bill looks anything like HR 3200, that 77% are going to be PISSED when they see the final product.
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DrToast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 03:37 PM
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14. And yet, we won't have a choice
At least not everybody. Why is the public option only available on the exchange? Why the hell aren't we decoupling health insurance from employment? Put everyone on the exchange.
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-20-09 07:04 PM
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15. K&R
:kick:
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