Monday, May 16, 2011

Romney Leads GOP Field on Health Care

What makes Mitt Romney?s health-care troubles particularly perverse is that, by all rights, he?s the one candidate in the Republican field who?s really accomplished something on the issue. This graph uses data from the Kaiser Family Foundation to chart the number of uninsured in each Republican contender?s home state. In states where there are two likely Republicans ? say, Minnesota, where both Tim Pawlenty and Michele Bachmann receive their mail, or Texas, which elected both Ron Paul and Rick Perry ? I?ve grouped them together. Look who comes out ahead.

Moreover, Donald Trump can?t be blamed for New York?s rate of uninsurance. Tim Pawlenty hasn?t done much to change Minnesota?s health-care system one way or the...


Related Topics: Health care, election 2012, Mitt Romney

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/05/13/romney_leads_gop_field_on_health_care_255434.html

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