One thing you have to admit about Joe Biden is that he’s been a loyal foot soldier in the cause. It’s the wrong cause, but he’s loyal. On the Sunday morning babbling heads circuit Joe’s predicting the Democrats will shock the heck out of everyone in the November elections. Apparently he bases that prediction on the notion that the Democrats just need to make their case to the voters and explain what’s in legislation such as stimulus and health care.
Biden said all Democrats need is time to change voter attitudes. He said the skepticism exists — over legislation like the stimulus package, the health care bill and the financial overhaul package — because the public just doesn’t understand the “details” of what’s in those laws.
“This is July — election’s not until November, and I think we’re going to have to affirmatively make our case,” Biden said. “I think we can make it.”
Biden and other Democrats said Sunday that voters are sure to realize that Republicans stand for a return to failed policies.
If Joe and those Democrats up for election in November think they can make a case for the mountain of legislation they have rammed through Congress, I say by all means make you case. There are a couple of things they might want to take into consideration (it’s pretty certain they won’t so no harm bringing this up).
- Those 2,000 plus page pieces of legislation were neither read nor understood by the Democrats in the House and Senate before they voted to pass them.
- You are going to need to some “new, new math” to sell the public on benefits of stimulus. A simple here’s what you guys said unemployment would be if stimulus was passed (no time to read the legislation, must pass it right away or the world will come to an end) versus where it has actually ended up (and gotten stuck in neutral) is going to require some creative explaining.
Anyway, they are your wheels Joe, spin them if you want to but the public already understands what’s in the legislation. Let’s look at healthcare legislation for example. Over the course of sixteen weekly Rasmussen polls between March 23 and July 1 the percentage of likely voters in that favor “repeal” of the healthcare legislation has averaged 56.7%. The number of those strongly in favor of repeal has consistently been about double the percentage of those strongly opposed to repeal. The July 1 results are no exception to that 2 to 1 sentiment on repeal of the legislation.
Sixty percent (60%) of voters nationwide favor repeal of the recently passed health care law, including 49% who Strongly Favor repeal.
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 36% oppose repeal. That figure includes 24% who are Strongly Opposed.
The question asked in this ongoing poll series is pretty straight forward. It seems unlikely that those responding to the poll didn’t understand the question.
2* A proposal has been made to repeal the health care bill and stop it from going into effect. Do you strongly favor, somewhat favor, somewhat oppose or strongly oppose a proposal to repeal the health care bill?
One last thought for Joe and Congress. Write short, to the point, clear pieces of legislation that you can understand before you vote on it. Then maybe you will be able to approach the public’s understanding of these matters. More regulations, more taxes, more debt, and less freedom; we get it and we don’t like it.
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