Brian Faughnan has the deets:

Liberals in Washington and elsewhere often assert that Republican opposition to the president's health care overhaul is motivated entirely by 'pure partisanship.' In an effort to show just how much support there is for a government-run plan, DailyKos commissioned a poll which shows that in at least one critical district, the voters strongly oppose government-run care, and support their Representative for blocking it:

QUESTION: Do you favor or oppose creating a government-administered health insurance option that anyone can purchase to compete with private insurance plans?
FAVOR OPPOSE NOT SURE
ALL 37 54 9


QUESTION: Overall, who do you trust more on the issue of health care, the Democrats or the Republicans?
REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS NOT SURE
ALL 46 33 21


QUESTION: As you may know, Congressman John Boehner has led the Republican opposition in Congress to legislation reforming the health care system. Do you approve or disapprove on John Boehner's actions on health care?
APPROVE DISAPPROVE NOT SURE
ALL 52 31 17

According to DailyKos's own polling, John Boehner's constituents strongly oppose the 'public option,' they trust Republicans more than Democrats on health care, and they strongly approve of John Boehner for blocking the Democratic plans. ...

Longtime readers will know that Republican difficulties in recent elections in the Mountain West (and specifically in MT, CO, NV, AZ, and NM) and corresponding Democratic gains in the region are a pet interest of mine and something I've written about quite a bit. So you won't be surprised to see that these headlines are grabbing my attention this morning: "It's Berry," from the subscription-only Albuquerque Journal, and "What does Berry’s victory mean for 2010?" from Heath Haussamen.

Yes, indeed, last night, Albuquerque, New Mexico elected a Republican as mayor. Furthermore, the City Council is now Republican-controlled. This is big news for several reasons:...

I only just came across this ad, put together by a group called "Protect Marriage Washington."

That's right folks... this ad is apparently running in the same liberal state up there in the Pacific Northwest that produced yours truly, who is frequently dubbed a "liberal" Republican, but who by Washington standards can be easily described as on the right... which should tell you something about the political and philosophical climate up there.  The conservative South, it ain't...

One wonders exactly who, in the state, it will appeal to.  Washington isn't all liberal, to be sure.  But it's a heck of a lot more liberal and, frankly, secular than a lot of places in this country-- and this ad looks to me like it was designed assuming an electorate that looks more like South Carolina's.

I guess since I'm quite happy with Washington's legal recognition of gay relationships, and wouldn't want to see that reversed, I should be pleased that this looks likely to be thoroughly ineffective.  [intro]