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Would go for not the whole thing, but as much as possible and theyve pulled out long ago the public option which is something liberals wanted and they would make it more ambitious and it has been scaled back somewhat, but they kept pushing and this president is now going to hit the road and try to sell it. hes going start thursday in iowa city. the reason being that thats why he launched his effort on health reform as a candidate in 2007 and iowa was where he had his first big victory as the pre...

For her as she heads into the midterm? they could lose the house? >> yeah, i think thats a good question. her place in history was secured last night, but her place as speaker in 2011 is very much in doubt. there are a bunch of interj& documents floating around showing some really stark possibleties in terms of them losing in the midterm. >> the republican national committee has just already put out an e-mail within the last 10 or 15 minutes that we all got targeting the stupak seven. they, as h...

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Both parties. what do you think of government involvement in health care under the democrats bill? 56% of respondents said too much. 16% said not enough. and about 28% said about right. so, you know, a bit of a plurality for the too much, gloria. what does that mean? >> thats president obamas problem. i mean, hes got to convince people, not that republicans and democrats can work for you, but that the government bureaucracy can work for you. and can make things better for you. and people just do...

Would mean to repeal this bill i think it will be their waterloo. >> okay. now, the gop and the tea partyers, whats the relationship moving forward here? it seems that they might come together now that this legislation has been passed and it might unite them. or am i wrong on that? >> i think the tea partyers have as many qualms with gopers as they have with democrats. i think what you might see is tea party activists in gop primaries which is going to create a whole other great sporting event f...

And, what they call it, really is trying to avoid the overvote. democrats know this will be close and they say they have the vote and the reason they call it a soft vote, they dont know who theyll let off the hook and some if they get over 216 some will be allowed to vote their districts and not with the leadership. and that is a political judgment call made on the midterm calculation for their re-election. and that is one. reasons, why it is hard for democrats -- >> let me jump in, what you are...

That the president did not want to hear. up next. the reason why u.s. relations to israel could be headed to a crises month. >> and majority of americans coming around to the cause? a new look at polling and the race for a midterm and this could get fierce. take a look at marshall black burn on the house floor. >> my colleagues cheer that the bill is paid for. they ignore it is our children that will pay for their greed. >> my colleagues shame us for scaring the american people for the bill. we ...

>> julie: carl, even republicans are saying it would be very difficult for this thing not to pass, but republicans are holding out hope. holding out that americans will reach out to the constituents and jam the phone lines, according to some republicans urging congress to voice their opposition. do you think the american people really have a say at this point in this stage of the game? >> oh, sure, absolutely. it has been public opinion that has in part slowed the process down. its an insider ve...

Considering the last year, that is vong. >> comparatively. the question is, and the trend on this is in a first term midterm, presidents has go gone down as it gets closer to the midterm election. its rare for a president to gain ground and -- >> are you saying this may be his highwater mark? >> im just saying historically thats what will happen. but theres something -- it feels like weve done everything early. >> doesnt it feel like weve already gone two years? >> what im wondering is, whats se...

Budget office are due any time now to update the finances of this deal, right? >> except that they havent necessarily gotten the complete legislative language to do their analysis thats part of what a.b. is talking about. >> bill: not sure thats going to come at all. >> they want it to come at some point. if they get to friday and nancy pelosi hasnt got the votes, the only other alternative would be to use this deeming pass process to essentially get around the -- >> bill: you are smarter than i...