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  Republicans ignored warnings on Paul Ryan plan
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Last EditedCOSDem  May 23, 2011 05:54pm
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News DateMonday, May 23, 2011 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionIt might be a political time bomb — that’s what GOP pollsters warned as House Republicans prepared for the April 15 vote on Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposed budget, with its plan to dramatically remake Medicare.

No matter how favorably pollsters with the Tarrance Group or other firms spun the bill in their pitch — casting it as the only path to saving the beloved health entitlement for seniors — the Ryan budget’s approval rating barely budged above the high 30s or its disapproval below 50 percent, according to a Republican operative familiar with the presentation.
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