Paul Hodes is out there talking up a storm about how he’s “not going to be bullied into changing his position” on Health care. I almost fell out of my chair laughing. I never realized he had his own position, but if that’s what he’s calling it fine. But consider this first because it tells you a good deal about who Paul Hodes is. Six to eight months of increasing constituent objection, all the phone calls, email, faxes, letters; the comments in the old press and the new; the declining approval of Hodes, the congress, and the president, none of that has swayed “the position” of one Paul Hodes. But the minute AHIP starts an ad campaign about the possible downside of this plot to reform health care, Hodes feels bullied?
Hodes reacts defensively to special interests but not his own voters. Nice message. And I know why, but maybe you don’t.
