32. As it stands right now, do you think that unelected or appointed officials in the federal
government have too much influence in determining federal policy or is there the right balance of influence between elected and unelected officials?
- Unelected or appointed officials have too much influence - 60%
- Right balance of influence between elected and unelected officials -26%
- Don’t know -14%
(Democrats (59%), Republicans (59%) and independents (62%) agree that appointed officials hold too much sway in the federal government.)
34. The term Deep State refers to the possible existence of a group of unelected government and military officials who secretly manipulate or direct national policy. Do you think this type of Deep State in the federal government definitely exists, probably exists, probably does not exist, or definitely does not exist?
- Definitely exists 27%
- Probably exists 47%
- Probably does not exist 16%
- Definitely does not exist 5%
- Don’t know 5%
37. If the U.S. government ever monitors or spies on American citizens do you think its
reasons are usually justified, sometimes justified, or rarely justified?
- Usually justified 18%
- Sometimes justified 53%
- Rarely justified 26%
- Never justified 2%
- Don’t know 2%
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In a swing state this could be an indication that health care reform may have more impact than repeal of Obamacare. Even the Republicans didn't fight the implication of Obamacare in Virginia.
WASHINGTON — Virginia’s Republican-controlled Senate voted on Wednesday to open Medicaid to an additional 400,000 low-income adults next year, making it all but certain that the state will join 32 others that have already expanded the public health insurance program under the Affordable Care Act.
Republican lawmakers in the state had blocked Medicaid expansion for four straight years, but a number of them dropped their opposition after their party almost lost the House of Delegates in elections last fall and voters named health care as a top issue.
The vote, on a budget bill that included the Medicaid expansion, came almost three months after the House approved a similar plan. Gov. Ralph Northam, a Democrat also elected last fall, has been a vocal proponent of the expansion and can now claim a victory that his predecessor, Terry McAuliffe, desperately wanted but never got.
The House passed the Senate bill within hours; it will now go to Mr. Northam’s desk. The measure includes a requirement that many adult recipients who don’t have a disability either work or volunteer as a condition of receiving Medicaid — a provision that was crucial to getting enough Republicans on board.
“This budget is the culmination of five years of effort to bring our taxpayer dollars home from Washington and expand Medicaid,” Mr. Northam, a pediatrician, said in a statement. “As a doctor, I’m so proud of the significant step we’ve taken together to help Virginians get quality, affordable health care.”
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