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The administration's push-back against the "mobs" at town halls doesn't seem to be working.  According to Rasmussen Reports:

For the first time in over two years of polling, voters trust Republicans slightly more than Democrats on the handling of the issue of health care. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that voters favor the GOP on the issue 44% to 41%.

Democrats held a four-point lead on the issue last month and a 10-point lead in June. For most of the past two years, more than 50% of voters said they trusted Democrats on health care. The latest results mark the lowest level of support measured for the party on the now-contentious issue.

Public support for the health care reform plan proposed by President Obama and congressional Democrats has fallen to a new low with just 42% of U.S. voters now in favor of it. That's down five points from two weeks ago and down eight points from six weeks ago.

TheRepublican Party needs to stand firm.  So often the phrase "the truth will triumph" is just an empty claim.  But this time it actually appears to be true.

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Ken (Old Texican)| 8.14.09 @ 11:08AM

I'm reminded of the Japanese Admiral's famous quote "................awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve."

Sic'em teapartypatriots!

Tim| 8.14.09 @ 11:18AM

If anyone can save Obama's bacon it's Senate Republicans. Watch out for compromise and bipartisanship.

alonzo| 8.14.09 @ 12:58PM

Yes, their resolve is truly terrible in that they don't seem to understand the facts about this health care bill.

Liberal Reader| 8.14.09 @ 4:05PM

Question:

Why didn't the GOP "take the lead" on health care reform when they controlled Washington for most of the last decade?

(Answer: they like things just the way they are.)

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