White House pollster Joel Benenson writes in the Washington Post <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/12/AR20100\ 31203719.html?hpid=opinionsbox1> that there's "no question that a majority of Americans oppose a government-run health system. But there is no government-run health care in the plan, and not a single American would be forced into any government-run program."
"In politics, new information is always the most potent. When it comes to health care and insurance, once reform passes, the tangible benefits Americans will realize will trump the fear-mongering rhetoric opponents are stoking today." He concludes: "It is no accident that Republican leaders are warning Democrats of dire political consequences if health reform passes. But there is every reason to believe that for Republicans, the negative consequences will be their own." http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/03/13/the_political_case_for_heal\ th_care_reform.html
