The Democratic Party has made health reform his top priority this year. Most Democrats in the House of Representatives are supporting the proposal of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi's. One of its provisions is the creation of a government insurance plan management, also known as an option for the public to compete with private insurers. A similar program is included in the bill to reform the Senate. While public choice is backed by liberal Democrats, conservative Democrats have some concerns. Among other things, they worry that the reform push through the Democrats losing control of Congress. Ed Gillespie, former Republican National Committee chairman and an advisor to President George W. Bush has expressed this view. Mid-term elections scheduled for 2010, and the majority party usually loses seats in those years. The hopes of the Congressional Democrats are riding the success of health reform. More importantly, their ability to convince the rest of the population that has the best plan to resolve the crisis. Most Americans seem to agree that the current system to new requirements, but are skeptical about how the Democrats intend to do so. There has been increased opposition to the bill to reform the health care that does not bode well for Democrats. A recent survey shows that 54% of Americans are opposed to plans to reform Congress. The town hall meetings during the summer have shown that people are very passionate about health care and will not hesitate to vote for deputies and senators who disagree with them. The Democrats who represent conservative districts are more likely to receive strong pressure from their constituents. Pelosi may not realize how fragile the problem is being supported by the liberal San Francisco. Most significant, 48% of independent voters, are against the current plan. While Democrats probably have eliminated most of the votes Republicans recognize the need to appeal to unaffiliated voters. These voters, who seem not to be conquered, who seem more interested in reducing the national deficit. Democratic singular focus on health care probably will not hurt them at the polls. Also, the voters of young adults who have contributed to Barack Obama in the office – and tend to support the reform of the health sector, including the option at higher rates than the general population – are less likely to go to the polls during the election year. It's up to Democrats to get 18 to 29 years (the age group most likely to be uninsured due to unemployment or jobs with small businesses that do not offer health insurance) that the reform of our system health is as important as voting for the president. The elderly, who are already insured by Medicare and are more reliable voters are more concerned about loss of health insurance they already have. The strongest voices in the discussion of health seem to come from people who already have health insurance, usually through their employers. They are mostly concerned about the existence of an audience as possible for employers to drop health insurance plans are that 68% of potential voters considered "good" or "excellent". At least a small part of health reform seems to be popular among voters, two thirds of them agree with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's withdrawal from the fight against health insurers "the laws of the confidence, the only industry is free of them is Major League Baseball. This would increase the availability of more affordable health insurance. On one hand, the fact passed a reform bill of health may make Democrats look irresponsible failure. Instead, the darkening of the bill in Congress could inspire even more anger. A slight majority of Democrats believe that current law declining quality of health care and increase the cost. The bill would not be fully in force until 2013, even if approved this year. Therefore, the positive impacts of health reform would not be evident for several years, while nearly a million dollars in costs and fears of socialized medicine are more immediate in the minds of voters. Some may be cynical of a Republican political operative who establishes requirements for the other side, but the Rev. Al Sharpton agrees that there is a germ of truth in the prediction of Gillespie. However, the Democrats may be willing to take the risk of losing if they believe that expanding health coverage for all is so important.
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