As Democratic health care reform bills move toward votes in the House and the Senate, supporters and opponents alike have tried to harness public opinion polls to bolster their own arguments. One recent example came during the Nov. 1, 2009, edition of ABC News' This Week with George Stephanopoulos, during a question-and-answer session with White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett.STEPHANOPOULOS: "Our latest polling shows that there is not majority support for the president's health care plans."JARRETT: "Well, we actually think that there is. And I suppose it depends upon what poll you're looking at."We decided Jarrett's claim wasn't direct enough ... >>More
