After repeal vote, what becomes of health reform messaging, public opinions

News outlets report on how the next chapters of the debate will be marked by both parties seeking to "mold" public opinion. An example: a recent speech by Newt Gingrich in which he warns of a possible "health dictatorship." In the background, polls continue to explore how the American public views the law.

Kaiser Health News: Democrats And Republicans Angle For Public Support In Health Law Debate
KHN staff writer Jenny Gold reports: "Brace yourself: the war of words over the health care law isn't going to end anytime soon, not with both parties seeing new opportunities to mold public opinion in the wake of Wednesday's largely symbolic House repeal vote" (Gold, 1/20).

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Gingrich: Country In Danger Of Health Dictatorship
States should be given more control over how to run health care programs rather than broaden the federal government's role in a system that's already rife with problems, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday. ... The law grants the federal government 1,968 new and expanded powers — most of which would fall under the purview of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius — and 159 new federal offices, according to the center founded by Gingrich (Williams, 1/20).

PBS NewsHour: As Republicans Push Health Reform Repeal, How Do Americans View Law?
The overwhelming number of 12 Patchwork Nation community types are not especially interested in repealing the new law, according to an analysis of a new survey from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press (Chinni, 1/20).