The Health Care Reform- "A Grass Roots Movement?"

Just as during his presidential campaign, president Obama and people around him want us to believe that their actions already have mass support, nowadays for the Health care reform. The grass-root supporters, supposedly organically created groups of people who favor the current bill, should be in their own words standing firmly behind Obama. These groups, now mostly ignored as the media focus on law makers and major lobbyists, focus on promoting the policies in their communities and among local political leaders. However, opponents of policies such as the public option are just as active but are more visible; but Obama supporters refuse to be shaken. The OFA, an organisation connected to the Democratic National Committee, boasts to have already 2million people actively supporting Obama's proposal. Still many doubt that such pro-Obama movements are not created artificially by the Obama administration. Even genuine efforts encounter problems - disagreements over details of all the reform proposals and lack of intensity and passion make them lack behind the opposition.

by Lucie S.

Source: CBS News Politics October 7, 2009