Who's 'Turfing Who?

Contributed by: filbert Thursday, August 20 2009 @ 05:55 PM CST

Some enlightening figures, courtesy Jacob Sullum[*1] at Reason Hit & Run points out this inconvenient fact from the New York Times[*2] :

Supporters of Mr. Obama’s plan to overhaul the system have outspent opponents, with $24 million worth of advertising, compared with $9 million from opponents. An additional $24 million has been broadly spent in support of overhauling the system without backing a specific plan.

That's $48 million for reform supporters, $9 millon for their opponents. That's a 5:1 spending ratio, and yet the more that people learn about what Obama and the Democrats are actually planning, the greater becomes the majority of Americans opposing health care reform.

Medary.com - Who's 'Turfing Who?
http://www.medary.com/article.php/2009082011554980

[*1] http://reason.com/blog/show/135530.html
[*2] http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/16/health/policy/16ads.html?_r=4&sq=health%20care%20ads&st=cse&scp=1&pagewanted=all