A Washington Post–ABC News poll shows growing support for a public option, with 57 percent in favor and 40 percent opposed. This is a solid lead which should be taken advantage of to promote this alternative for those who do not have health insurance now.
This means that President Obama MUST come out fully for a public option, instead of the conditional support expressed over the weekend on talk shows by his surrogates, including David Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel, and Valerie Jarrett.
The attack on the public option during the August recess by the radical right has subsided, and now is the time to push ahead without a compromise, and if necessary, use “reconciliation” to accomplish what would be the greatest reform bill in a generation!