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Healthcare reform can still be passed without a public option. If Obama pushes a public option though reconcilliation, he is ensuring he will be a one term President. Any form of healthcare reform will be seen as a victory by the Democrats so I don't think Obama is willing to gamble on a public option at the risk of political suicide. Reconciliation is a risky move and even Senate Democrats aren't certain they will approve such a measure hence the reason it hasn't been enacted already. They are trying to avoid reconciliation
The vast majority of Americans have no clue what reconciliation is. If the public option (and health care for in general) passes, the manner in which it passes will be long history in the country the following week. The Dem's in the Senate need to man up and get 'er done.
It is EXTREMELY clear that the American public favors the public option, no question exists about it. It doesn't get any simpler than that. Even in the conservative areas the polls that have come out show support for a public option. Even polls out of Arkansas have showed while they may not approve of the entire healthcare bill, they do support the public option.
WHY
the public 'option' is nothing more than ANOTHER INSURANCE..
the american people dont want health INSURANCE....they want health CARE
This is old news. There are several Gallup and Rasmussen polls dating back to this summer that show that. Here is the link to the Gallup polls on healthcare, there are several on here
White House says it will back public option if Senate passes | Raw Story (http://rawstory.com/2010/02/white-house-public-option-senate-passes/ - broken link)
it is extremely clear that the american public favors the public option, no question exists about it. It doesn't get any simpler than that. Even in the conservative areas the polls that have come out show support for a public option. Even polls out of arkansas have showed while they may not approve of the entire healthcare bill, they do support the public option.
It is EXTREMELY clear that the American public favors the public option, no question exists about it. It doesn't get any simpler than that. Even in the conservative areas the polls that have come out show support for a public option. Even polls out of Arkansas have showed while they may not approve of the entire healthcare bill, they do support the public option.
guess you missed the town hall meetings. If Americans wanted the public option why did the democrats not pass it when they had the super majority
Did you read the article? The group who conducted the survey was "The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America", could we be any more biased? And even with that being said, they only reported a slight majority with 56% approving it in Arkansas. This is hardly an objective study.
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