Nate Silver* had an interesting take on public option support a few weeks ago:
Estimate of districts that support/oppose a public option
blue = support, red = oppose
The public option is estimated to have plurality support in 291 of the 435 Congressional Districts nationwide, or almost exactly two-thirds.
The public option is estimated to have plurality support in 235 of 257 Democratic-held districts.
The public option is estimated to have plurality support in 34 of 52 Blue Dog - held districts, and has overall popularity of 51 percent in these districts versus 39 percent opposed.
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Date: 2009-09-30 06:32 pm (UTC)Estimate of districts that support/oppose a public option
blue = support, red = oppose
- The public option is estimated to have plurality support in 291 of the 435 Congressional Districts nationwide, or almost exactly two-thirds.
- The public option is estimated to have plurality support in 235 of 257 Democratic-held districts.
- The public option is estimated to have plurality support in 34 of 52 Blue Dog - held districts, and has overall popularity of 51 percent in these districts versus 39 percent opposed.
*Appeal To Authority FTW