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New Features at TWI’s Senate Public Option Scoreboard

By | 11.16.09 | 3:30 pm

We’ve added some new information to TWI’s ever-evolving Senate Public Option Scoreboard. In addition to every senator’s stance on the public option, the Scoreboard now displays the percentage of people in each senator’s home state who lack health insurance, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data. We’ve More…

Landrieu Hops on the Fence for the Public Option

By | 10.26.09 | 12:55 pm

Following her statement late Friday indicating she’s open to a public option compromise, we’ve officially moved Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) from the “Likely Opponents” column to the “On the Fence” category in TWI’s Senate Public Option Scoreboard.

Landrieu had previously expressed strong opposition to a public option, telling More…

Introducing TWI’s Senate Public Option Scoreboard

By | 09.16.09 | 6:00 am

As the Senate debate over a government-run health insurance option evolves, so do senators’ stances on the issue. That’s why we’re rolling out an exciting new feature to track the upper chamber’s views on the public option (and its offshoots, such as a trigger mechanism). Our Senate Public Option More…