Republicans voted to eliminate Medicare and Medicaid, it’s been clear that the move was political suicide. I didn’t realize just how bad it was, though. A new McClatchy-Marist poll [PDF] [1] reveals that the Republicans’
vote to end Medicare and Medicaid will be simply devastating.
A new McClatchy-Marist poll finds that Americans oppose cuts to Medicare or Medicaid by a margin of 80 to 18 percent, including 73 percent of Republicans and 75 percent of Independents. In fact, just 28 percent of Tea Pary suppoerts [sic] backed the plan, while [70] percent opposed it:
[//] more at link nhttp://mnpublius.com/post/4774495325/gop-vote-end-medicare-political-suicide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-mw4KwUaIA&feature=player_embedded [2]
Links:
[1] http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/misc/usapolls/US110410/McClatchy/McClatchy-Marist%20Poll%20Complete%20April%2018th,%202011%20USA%20Poll%20Tables.pdf
[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-mw4KwUaIA&feature=player_embedded