Yes, major reforms are difficult to sell, and to poll. On the latter point, question wording is often the key. On the former, it often comes down to salesmanship. I’d put ours up against theirs any day of the week. Finally, Ben Domenech notes on Twitter that the New York Times’ “room for debate” symposium on the Ryan plan features not a single supporter of the plan. The conservatives represented take the approach that Ryan’s budget does go far enough. There are fair arguments to be made on that point, but I think Avik Roy has it right …
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