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Friday, June 25, 2010

Health Care Polling Obamacare

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:09 PM

Interesting age analysis of recent Gallup polling on health care reform legislation. It now enjoys solid support, except among those over 65, who are WAY negative. You know. The people who don't want government health care.

I've just taken a quick look at a coming cover story for the Times by Ernest Dumas that analyzes the impact of health care legislation in Arkansas, both financially and in terms of coverage. Surprise. It's good for the state. Much more to come.

(Nate Silver notes an earlier analysis of this in an Arkansas context.)

Tags: Health care reform, public opinion, President Obama, Arkansas

        
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Friday, June 25, 2010

Health Care Polling Obamacare

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:09 PM

Speaking of...

Sarah Kliff at the Washington Post's Wonkblog disputes those who think serial votes by the U.S. House against Obamacare are meaningless political theater. /more/

Ernie Dumas this week compares the fulminations about Benghazi, which Republicans are attempting to make an impeachment-worthy scandal of minute differences in post-attack talking points, with the cooked-up Whitewater investigations. /more/

Since it's customary to blame President Obama for any and everything unpleasant — see U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton (Club for Growth, D.C.) and the Boston bombings — should he also get some credit for positives? /more/

From the weird file comes the news that Italian fast food chain SKK Italy plans to open their first U.S. location — in, of all places, Russellville. /more/

U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton of the Club for Growth was right proud the other day of his rush to make political hay of the Boston bombing by lumping it with some other incidents that he said represented failure of counter-terrorism efforts of the Obama administration. /more/

CNN reports: A letter to President Obama that was intercepted at an off-site facility has tested positive for ricin, the FBI says. /more/

Another desultory morning from the jet-lagged Arkansas Blog: Nonetheless: * MARCH MADNESS: The Arkansas House and Senate played a basketball game for charity last night. /more/

Gov. Mike Beebe met with about twenty lawmakers this afternoon to announce the results of his meeting with Sec. /more/

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