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A new Research 2000 poll sponsored by the PCCC shows that the public option is dramatically more popular than Blanche Lincoln. When asked:
QUESTION: Would you favor or oppose the government offering everyone a government administered health insurance plan — something like the Medicare coverage that people 65 and older get — that would compete with private health insurance plans? (Wording of NYT poll)
A solid majority (56%) of the people of Arkansas said they favored this proposal while only 37% said they were opposed. The interesting thing is this question is asking about a theoretical public option substantially to the left of the public option actually proposed in either the House or the Senate. In both cases, the public option is much more conservative, because it would not be offered to “everyone.” It would only be for the small segment of the population which has had the most trouble getting affordable health insurance (uninsured, self-employed, and small business).
Unlike the public option, Blanche Lincoln’s favorability numbers are terrible in Arkansas. Only 41% of have a favorable view of her, while 49% view her unfavorably. This would probably explain why Arkansas Democrats would, for the most part, be less inclined to support her if she continued her opposition to the public option.Voting against a strong public option would make 46% of Democrats less likely to vote for Lincoln in a primary and only 11% Democrats more likely to back her in a primary. (Note: Lincoln has already twice voted against the public option in committee.)
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Oh Blanche.
When are you going to clue in? It’s become a joke, you know?
When she stops wearing her grandfather’s suits.
Blanche only cares what Anthem/BC and Wal*Mart think.
They are her real constituents. And they will pull her scant support if she goes for Public Option. So, the question is, when she flips, will Democrats come home for her, or not?
Too bad there is no “public option” like Medicare, and never was.
What about the popularity of chimeras?
Has the health care issue driven her ratings down or were they that low before? If before, do we know why they don’t like her?
Blanch cares about what her corporate masters tell her to care about. Are the people in Arkansas really stupid enough to give this bitch another chance no matter how she votes on healthcare. Find someone to primary her ass.
Blanchie-poo’s problem is that if you start talking about numbers higher than she can count on her fingers and toes, you’ve lost her. She actually thinks an approval rating in the high teens is about as high as you can get!
She is either a puppet of the insurance industry, owes some conservatives a favor, somebody hurt her feelings and now it’s time for payback, the town hall meetings in August scared her, and or she really believes that she can’t get reelected if she votes for it (which doesn’t seem to make sense considering her constituency seems to want it). Or she really buys into all the conservative rhetoric.
We don’t need career politicians more concerned with getting reelected then doing what is right. No matter which option/s that I have listed which happen to be correct, and even if she votes yes for debate and cloture, she should be removed for being the dimwit that she is.
Go get her Jane!
I’m sure that Lincoln,Lieberman or anyone else who derails reform will be assured millions of $ if they are booted out of office. I’d be surprised if they didn’t take the money.
But cha are Blanche, ya are!!! And all this time we could have been friends! Papa would have liked the public option.