But with support slipping in places like Little Rock, Ark., and Las Vegas, it’s worth asking: Do these people even know what’s in the bill?
The short answer is no. And Democrats hope changing the national conversation from general rhetoric to specific provisions will brighten the national mood.
As the bill changed over time, most Americans’ opinions were shaped less by hard information about actual provisions than by themes in the debate — what role the government should have in the health care industry and whether the legislation would add more red ink to the federal balance sheet…
The shifting nature of the legislation has made it harder for Democrats to defend the bill.
“You really need to have these things in there for a long time before voters know what they are,” Blendon said.
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