House Speaker Pelosi’s poll references on public opinion may be misleading

After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office released “Fact Sheets” that featured polls from the Associated Press and the Washington Post on the American opinions of health care, USA Today blogger John Fritze pointed out in a post that these satistics were misrepresented in the press release.  Even though there was a significant amount of support for changing the health care system, support for the current legislation backed by democrats is quite divided among Americans.

The AP video below offers some further insight into how ordinary Americans view the health care system based on their own experiences:

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