I knew the tide had turned when Bill O'Reilly came out in favor of a public option.
But this is it. This is how we get it done: through the states. Even 56% of Republicans favors a public option if it's provided by the states. Apparently they opposed the public option soley because of their pathological, irrational fear of all things federal, but whatever, let's do it.
Kucinich has a state public-option amendment in the House, and Sanders has one in the Senate.
Public option gains support
By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen
October 20, 2009 Washington Post
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57 percent of all Americans now favor a public insurance option, while 40 percent oppose it. Support has risen since mid-August, when a bare majority, 52 percent, said they favored it. (In a June Post-ABC poll, support was 62 percent.)
If a public plan were run by the states and available only to those who lack affordable private options, support for it jumps to 76 percent. Under those circumstances, even a majority of Republicans, 56 percent, would be in favor of it, about double their level of support without such a limitation.
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