Obama's sales pitch not changing minds

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March 12, 2010

Obama's sales pitch not changing minds
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For all of President Obama's impassioned speeches trying to sell his health care overhaul plan to Americans, opposition to the $2 trillion proposal has remained nearly unchanged for months, stretching back to summer, when town halls across the nation flared with voter discontent.

Mr. Obama has been lobbying Americans on his reform bill for just more than a year, beginning on March 5, 2009, at the opening session of the Forum on Health Reform, according to CBS Radio's Mark Knoller, who keeps scrupulous records on the president's daily events. Since then, Mr. Obama has delivered 52 speeches, statements and remarks on health care reform across the country, with almost no effect...

03/12/10 12:59 PM

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