Those who voted for President Obama and Scott Brown favor public option

[BirminghamExaminer]

Excerpt from commentary you can read here.

Listening to President Obama's speech in Ohio today, one could say he talks like a leader, he walks like a leader and looks like one. But can he lead the Congress to pass a health care reform bill that counts?

President Obama promised to continue to fight for real health care reform today but he didn't mention what form that health care reform would take.

President Obama briefly alluded to the Massachusetts election saying that it had all of Washington in a "tizzy." Democrats, Republicans and their supporters alike are scrambling to understand why a senatorial seat held by the liberal lion of the senate for so many years was taken by a Republican.

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A Research 2000 Poll polled critical 2010 swing voters on the night of the Massachusetts election. The poll asked the opinions of the 18% of Obama voters who returned to the polls and voted for Republican Scott Brown as well as those who voted for President Obama but stayed home for the Massachusetts special senate vote.

82% of the voters who voted for President Obama and voted for Scott Brown said the health care reform bill didn't go far enough and they overwhelmingly support a public option.

(rest of the article includes President Obama's speech in Ohio today)