Momentum Gone, More Troubling Data For Congressional Republicans

Whatever momentum conservatives and Republicans thought they had from the August recess on health care reform, it appears to be gone now.  A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that support for a public option to compete with private insurers wins "clear majority support from the public." Also in that poll:

• Only 19% have confidence in the Republicans in Congress to make the right decisions for the country's future, and 79% lack that confidence.
• Only 20% of adults identify themselves as Republicans, the lowest single number in Post-ABC polls since 1983

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