One in four Americans has an opinion about an imaginary debt plan
A new poll from Public Policy Polling found that an impressive 39 percent of Americans have an opinion about the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction plan.
Before you start celebrating the new, sweeping reach of the 2010 commissions work, consider this: Twenty-five percent of Americans also took a stance on the Panetta-Burns plan.
Whats that? Youre not familiar with Panetta-Burns? Thats probably because its a mythical Clinton Chief of Staff/former western Republican Senator combo that PPP dreamed up to test how many Americans would profess to have an opinion about a policy that did not exist. They found one in four voters to do just that.
Panetta-Burns nonexistent policy proposals were supported by 8 percent and opposed by 17 percent of the voters surveyed. Simpson-Bowles real policy proposals had stronger favorables, with 23 percent support and 16 percent opposition.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/12/04/one-in-four-americans-has-an-opinion-about-an-imaginary-debt-plan/