Bad news for the Party of NO! The big expected backlash to March’s health care reform is just not materializing – at least not here in the Golden State where folks are known to have a heart. “A new Times/USC poll shows voters saying by a 46%-29% margin they would be more likely to vote for a politician who had backed the health bill.” And most Californians believe that “the country will be better off” with the reform. Note that this is before any of us have actually experienced the benefits of the bill – the tax rebates for small employers who insure their employees, the children with pre-existing conditions who will now be covered, the 21-year-old sons and daughters we can keep on our plans.
This is good news for Senator Boxer – in fact, the poll also shows her at 48 to 34 over a Republican candidate – as well as Loretta Sanchez, whose yes vote was right not just on policy grounds but also politically wise. I am pleased to note that she is one of the 80+ sponsors of Alan Grayson’s Medicare You Can Buy Into bill – the next essential addition to Obamacare, which will give us a real choice and bring costs down by giving the private insurers some much-needed competition.
Immigration
Democrats and Republicans are still very polarized on the immigration issue, with the racist party taking a hard nativist line, but of course the good news is most Californians are not Republicans! A majority of us oppose “denying ER treatment and public schooling to immigrants and their children,” and FULLY TWO-THIRDS of us favor a “path to citizenship” for undocumented immigrants if they pay a fine and learn English – exactly what immigrant bashers like to characterize as “amnesty.”
Loretta’s picture is down here in the “immigration” section of this post, because we don’t want to let her forget that she is Latin American! As Californians’ opinions on immigration become more and more liberal, Loretta has less and less excuse to refrain from co-sponsoring the Dream Act! Come on, Ms. Sanchez – woman up and get on board!
Together with last week’s news that a majority of Californians now support marriage equality, I think we can say that the Golden State is continuing to move in the direction of progress. Let’s do our bit in Orange County to get us a more progressive national and state delegation, by sending Hedrick to Washington and Phu and Melissa to Sacramento!
VERN HAS BEEN GETTING HIS INFO FROM MSNBC AGAIN .
Yeah ok!
The demonics will be kicked out in hoards – Want to bet??
I Swear if the republicans are the party of “No way” then the dems must be the party of “so gay” and it has nothing to do with sexual preference:)
Sanchez maybe latin, but she is also i hope and American who is representing America not Mexico.
Wise up!
I take a vacation and Vern mixes up the KING KONG batch of Kool-Aid!!!
Oh Mama…
VERN HAS BEEN GETTING HIS INFO FROM MSNBC AGAIN .
Los Angeles Times, bro. And check your caps lock.
maybe his numbers are correct but then subtract all the illegals from the numbers and it goes down dramatically. Then subtract all those kids who voice an opinion and cannot vote and the numbers go down even lower. I remember when prop 187 had no chance in the polls and look what happened.
Sorry, deadwhitemale. This was a poll of California VOTERS. Not illegals and not kids. You don’t hold to the Bob Dornan theory that there is vast illegal voting do you? No, this post is Tasty Nutritious KoolAid with vitamins!
On Prop 187, I’ll grant you maybe there’s a “Bradley Effect” – that is, voters giving in more to their fears and prejudice in the privacy of a voting booth than they would talking to a pollster. Still these numbers are pretty good!
Keep thinking that she can’t be beat. But the “polls” show your gal can’t get over 50% against ANYBODY… not good.Pulled up the polls on RCP- Please note, even those rightwing nutjobs at the Daily Kos dodn’t confirm your numbers! HAHAHA.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/senate/california_senate_race.html
My guess is you are right, just sit back and relax, I think the people of this state are VERY Happy with Both of them, I think if you sent them any money it would just be a waste and actually going out and voting would be a waste of energy. You are right the Reps have no chance of winning!
Hm. Went and looked at your link, bigmark. Whatchyoo talkin bout? They average out four different polls – Rasmussen (which generally leans Republican), Field, PPIC, etc… and she still beats everybody. Campbell the Demon Sheep comes closest, he’ll be dangerous.
(I didn’t mention in my article, but Jerry Brown is shown to be behind e-Meg – he better start campaigning soon or he’ll be the next Martha Coakley!)
Yup, and you and I both know, if you are an incumbant, and poll under 50% at this point you have problems. But, just sit back and relax, all is well, nothing to see here, nothing to worry about…all is well.
As far as Brown and Neg go, I would really rather a long time Lib be in charge when the wheels fall off the bus, so the “Evil Conservatives” (Meg is not) don’t take the blame
big mark vern is kevin bacon in animal house in the final scene when all is going to pieces he screams ALL IS WELL , DONT PANIC ALL IS WELL , nice big caps for you far left vern so you can see it . renember this is the same far left who told us everyone loved nobama care in its current form