This week has not been a good one for advocates of massive health care reform. The Majority Leader of the United States Senate Harry Reid suffered a legislative defeat earlier this week when a health care bill he advocated that would have spent approximately 250 billion dollars to prevent Medicare cuts...
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John Hanlon
on 10-23-2009
Filed under: polling, health care reform, John Hanlon, poll of the week
In the debate about health care reform, many liberals point to the number of people who are uninsured in this country to support a government option while conservatives point out that many people that do not have health care could afford coverage but choose not to invest in it. That choice and the question...
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John Hanlon
on 10-02-2009
Filed under: government option, health care reform, public option, John Hanlon, poll of the week
There has been some debate about whether or not President Obama's so-called "media blitz" has been helpful politically for the 44th President of the United States. Last Sunday, for instance, Obama used a variety of well-publicized television appearances to promote his version of health...
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John Hanlon
on 09-25-2009
Filed under: health care reform, John Hanlon, poll of the week
Several weeks ago, the plan for liberal health care faced a major negative story when seniors showed up at town hall meetings concerned with the liberal version of reform that the Obama administration was advocating. This week, another critical poll showed another key constituency having major concerns...
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John Hanlon
on 09-18-2009
Filed under: health care reform, John Hanlon, poll of the week