Republicans are losing the Health Care Debate

[HopeOverFear]

Contra all the spin we've been hearing from BaucuCon and the GOP about health care, soak in these numbers from the NYT poll yesterday:




To summarize:

1. Americans trust Obama over congressional GOPers on health care by a 55%-26% margin.

2. 72% think Congress is moving either too slowly or at the right pace.

3. 59% think Obama is moving either too slowly or at the right pace.

4. 76% think health care costs pose a serious threat to the nation's economy.

5. 66% support a Medicare-style public option for all Americans.

If that's what the Republicans call winning the health care debate, they are even more screwed than has been reported.

More importantly, if BaucuCon doesn't understand these numbers, then they gotta' get out more and stop hanging out with the wingnuts.

[Arkana]

1. Looks like the media's lying too (as usual).

[HopeOverFear]

2. When AREN'T they lying, for real?

[Arkana]

3. They spend very little time on the truth.

Josh Lyman said it: "Getting the media to report on issues is like getting kids to eat their vegetables."

[HopeOverFear]

4. Exactly!

that's a good quote lol

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. If the GOP had to pay but Democrats had free health care

Guess who would cross the floor?

[katandmoon]

6. The numbers don't mean diddley squat to these DINO's (including Obama)

They get their marching orders from the health insurance industry.

The only numbers that matter to these DINO's are the numbers following the dollar signs on the campaign contributions they get from the companies whose financial health is their primary concern.

[bluethruandthru]

7. Gotta make sure the insurance companies are protected!

God forbid they aren't allowed to do whatever the hell they want!

[GeorgeGist]

8. Indeed they are ...

but as Obama has made clear, the American people don't have the votes to pass real healthcare reform.