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In the aftermath of the elections, I've got one more thank-you to give to New Hampshire's Democratic federal delegation, both ongoing and otherwise. And that is one more note of thanks for getting the health care bill passed.
Enough has been said about the specifics of the bill itself, and some people will no doubt comment snippily that it was a health insurance bill rather than a health care bill. I want to thank New Hampshire's Democrats in Congress for helping pass this bill in the face of a hostile and partisan media that says things like this:
Gallup: Four in 10 Americans Believe Healthcare Law Goes Too Far
They could have said this instead:
Gallup: 49% of Americans Believe Healthcare Law Does Not Go Too Far
49% of Americans think the bill was about right or did not go far enough, including 81% of Democrats and 46% of Independents. Only 42% think it goes too far - 79% of Republicans and 43% of Independents.
That's right. Despite Gallup using their voter model that predicted a 15% Republican edge (which the recent elections quite distinctly disproved at the national level), with Gallup's Republican-leaning Independents... more unaffiliated voters favor the law than oppose it. You wouldn't know to read the slant Gallup put into that article, though.
So once more, thank you, Paul, Carol, and Jeanne. In the face of a media and polling landscape determined to underline the old saying about "Lies, damn lies, and statistics" you hung tough, got something already increasingly popular done, and got something done that takes a major step toward progress in America.