In the latest poll, the public is almost two-to-one against turning Medicare into a voucher system for private health insurance designed to provide less than the cost of healthcare. One senses a political tectonic shift toward the Dems, and, even more worrying for the right, a split right down the middle of the GOP:
"A majority of all demographic groups don't favor the GOP Medicare proposals," Holland adds. "That includes conservatives – 54 percent of them don't like the plan. As a result, rank-and-file Republicans are split right down the middle, with 48 percent favoring the GOP plan and 50 percent opposed."
Good news for the Democrats. But until the Dems propose a serious alternative to rein in Medicare's costs, bad news for the country.
The Dish 