Can somebody reconcile these polls?
Optimism on the public option is being fueled by a steady drumbeat of apparently good polls directly asking about the public option. According to DK/R2K, a majority of voters in Arkansas support the public option. But then what about this?
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_AR_825.pdf
According to PPP, Obama's health care plan has only 29% support in Arkansas, and 60% opposition. Yes, it's over a month old and pretty much all the news since then has been good for the President, but that is a gigantic hole to get out of. You can be sure that Blanche Lincoln and her staff are looking at all the polls, including this one. I've got to wonder if she's gettable for cloture; it's obvious she voted against all the public plan amendments in the Senate Finance Committee.
You can be certain her Republican opponent will say she enabled the passage of Obamacare if she votes for cloture.
So, can anyone explain these wildly varied responses, and does anyone have any insight into Arkansas?
http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_AR_825.pdf
According to PPP, Obama's health care plan has only 29% support in Arkansas, and 60% opposition. Yes, it's over a month old and pretty much all the news since then has been good for the President, but that is a gigantic hole to get out of. You can be sure that Blanche Lincoln and her staff are looking at all the polls, including this one. I've got to wonder if she's gettable for cloture; it's obvious she voted against all the public plan amendments in the Senate Finance Committee.
You can be certain her Republican opponent will say she enabled the passage of Obamacare if she votes for cloture.
So, can anyone explain these wildly varied responses, and does anyone have any insight into Arkansas?
