Six in 10 in the new poll say republicans aren't doing enough to compromise with President

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February 9, 2010

WaPo/ABC Poll: Bipartisanship popular, compromise tricky

Americans spread the blame when it comes to the lack of cooperation in Washington, and, in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, most want the two sides to keep working to pass comprehensive health-care reform.

Nearly six in 10 in the new poll say the Republicans aren't doing enough to forge compromise with President Obama on important issues; more than four in 10 see Obama as doing too little to get GOP support. Among independents, 56 percent see the Republicans in Congress as too unbending and 50 percent say so of the president; 28 percent of independents say both sides are doing too little to find agreement.

As party leaders tussle over the proposed bipartisan health care summit, nearly two-thirds of Americans say they want Congress to keep working to pass comprehensive health-care reform. Democrats overwhelmingly support continued action on this front, as do 56 percent of independents and 42 percent of Republicans.



The sticky part of widespread desire for compromise is that it's simple to want it from the other side. About three-quarters of Democrats see the congressional Republicans as intransigent, while a similar proportion of Republicans see Obama that way. But even Republicans are critical of their congressional leadership, with 44 percent seeing them as doing too little to strike deals with Obama; that compares with just 13 percent of Democrats worried about inaction on Obama's part.


read more: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/behind-the-numbers/2010/02/americans_spread_the_blame_whe.html

[Xipe Totec]

1. They are doing plenty to compromise health care reform, that's for sure and for certain n/t

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4. I admit

. . . the compromises on that bill were infuriating, especially since the republicans and dinos they were catering to were fair weather votes which probably weren't going to hold for the rest of the process anyway. Still, even if they choose to move to reconciliation, it can't be done for every aspect of the package.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Only six in ten - what is wrong with people?

[Sebastian Doyle]

3. Hell, not even the Repukes in "Democratic" clothing are compromising.

So far, all the compromising has come from actual Democrats. And we're fucking sick of it.

And I don't just mean during this administration. More like the last 30 years.

[RKP5637]

5. AGREE!!! n/t