I was just watching CNN’s pre-game show. And the anchor was practically flabbergasted reading the results of their own poll which showed that people overwhelmingly think protecting Social Security is a bigger priority than the deficit. Like by 3 to 1. Shocking. Shocking. Only not shocking at all if you follow public opinion data as opposed to Sunday morning TV.
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