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Public sides with Dems on Paycheck Fairness Act, and on how to pay for student loan extension
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/mitt-romney-still-ducking-key-issues/2012/05/08/gIQAzRrbAU_blog.htmlAs it happens, the public sides with Dems on both of them. A new National Journal poll asked specifically about the core dispute over the student loan extension, and 50 percent support the Dem approach of paying for it with tax hikes on some businesses. Only 34 percent support the GOP approach of paying for it out of a preventive health fund that’s part of Obamacare. Independents support the Dem approach by 49-31. And young voters — the same ones Romney keeps telling us should vote for him out of their own self interest — support the Dem plan 58-28.
The poll also found that 52 percent trust Dems on the issues raised by the Paycheck Fairness Act, while only 36 percent trust Republicans. Women trust Dems by 59-29.
