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As we mentioned earlier, yesterday in missouri, that state voted 3-1 to invalidate the federal governments requirement that everyone purchase health insurance even though legally a state cant nulify a federal law. for some this was a huge victory. to us, said a backer, prop c symbolized everything, the entire frustration in the country, how our government misspent and how they havent listened to the people. this measure in general encompassed all that. a national spokesperson there. our number t...

Voters if you assume all republicans voted for it that means a differential of about almost 90,000 people that are either democrats or independents who said either to their own party we dont want this or the independents that made it such a close race in 08. >> look, barack obama and democrats on capitol hill forced this down the throat of the american public many they said you will like it, trust us. they dont like it. they dont see the plan is, woulding on the economy. they dont see the plan w...

Yesterday in missouri, that state voted 3-1 to invalidate the federal governments requirement that everyone purchase health insurance even though legally a state cant nulify a federal law. for some this was a huge victory. to us, said a backer, prop c symbolized everything, the entire frustration in the country, how our government misspent and how they havent listened to the people. national spokesperson. there our number two story, the tea party has the symbolic victory in missouri and millions...

Hook, line, sinker. done. as we mentioned earlier in this newshour, yesterday in missouri that state invalidated the federal governments requirement that everyone purchase health insurance even though a state cant nullify a federal law. for some this was a huge victory. to us, said a backer, prop c symbolized everything, the entire frustration in the country, how our government misspent, how they havent listened to the people. national spokesperson there. our number two story the tea party has...

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Approximately a tsplit between voters. it does appear that republicans cast far more primary ballots than democrats. it was believed that this particular proposition was much more attractive to republicans than democrats. therefore, it kind of settling the question that who was motivated out to pass this? its in all areas of the state, it appears, except the most pronounced democratic strong holds in the state of missouri, that would be kansas city and st. louis. >> and steve, are they already t...

The fourth in the house to lose a primary this year. many ire eyes were on missouri and proposition c. its the nationst first popular vote challenge to the federal health care overhaul. prop c says the government cannot require people to purchase health insurance or punish those who do not buy it voter passed the measure 71 to 25% a landslide. keep in mind many political advisors consider missouri a bellwether state. with that we go to steve brown. steve, some democrats are dismissed prop c as u...

More from missouri, right now. good morning, everybody, im bill hemmer, welcome to "-- to "americas newsroom". martha: good to be with you, im martha mcical up. it is proposition c, the first statewide referendum in the nation to test the law but definitely not the last. bill: apparently americans feel the way the show me state is leaning, 42 percent of likely voters say there need to be changes in the health care law, 36 percent say repeal that law, only 15 percent say keep it as it is. steve b...

Mexico as of right now. but were tracking it carefully. jon. jon: we are also watch, jenna several key primary races here in americas election headquarters. voters are heading to the polls today in kansas, michigan and missouri as candidates across america gear up for the november elections. c. brown is in missouri. what should we be watching, steve. >> reporter: we should be watching for the prop c results a little bit later after the polls close at 8:00 tonight. proposition c essentially is th...

Which in theory would void the individual mandate. we say "in theory," because in is unlikely states can tinker with the federal law. >> what if another state decides to opt out of another section of that? we do not believe that is a good way for us to govern ourself. >> now, the constitution says that federal law is the supreme law of the land so if it passes, it could face an immediate legal challenge. >> thats what we are counting on. we hope for the conflict in the court to force state sover...