Yesterday's Wall Street Journal posted an opinion piece by John Fund with a possible explanation of why the Democrats are so determined to pass a healthcare reform bill that is opposed by a majority of Americans. According to the article, "Public support for the bill averages only 39.2% backing in all polls compiled by Pollster.com."
So why are the Democrats so determined to pass the bill? 76% of Democrats back the healthcare reform bill--the Democrats in Congress are afraid that if they do not pass a healthcare bill, the base of the Democrat party will not vote in 2010 and many Democrat Congressmen will join the ranks of the unemployed.
The article points out:
"That fear is backed up by a new poll taken for the Daily Kos, the left-wing Web site: 81% of self-described Republicans say they are certain or likely to vote in 2010 compared to 65% of independent voters and only 56% of Democrats. "Democrats have simply not been given enough of a reason to come out and vote yet," writes liberal blogger David Dayen. "The left is waiting for that long-promised 'change' they can believe in.""
It seems to me that somewhere along the line, our Congress has stopped representing the people who elected them and started representing their own self interest. I guess we just need to keep voting people out of office until we find people who will represent us.
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