Public Losing Trust in Obama
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 21st, 2009 4:37 am by HL
Public Losing Trust in Obama
Trust in President Obama and his Democratic allies “to identify the right solutions to problems facing the country has dropped off significantly since March,” according to a new Public Strategies/Politico poll.
“Just as Obama intensifies his efforts to fulfill a campaign promise and reach an agreement with Congress on health care reform, the number of Americans who say they trust the president has fallen from 66% to 54%. At the same time, the percentage of those who say they do not trust the president has jumped from 31 to 42.”
Baucus Pulls in Contributions from Health Care Firms
As the Senate Finance Committee takes center stage in the battle over health-care reform, Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) “has emerged as a leading recipient of Senate campaign contributions from the hospitals, insurers and other medical interest groups hoping to shape the legislation to their advantage,” the Washington Post reports.
“To avoid any appearance of favoritism, his aides say, Baucus quietly began refusing contributions from health-care political action committees after June 1. But the policy does not apply to lobbyists or corporate executives, who continued to make donations, disclosure records show.”
