The Super Committee met in private today so it’s anybody’s guess as to what they discussed.  I sure hope the committee members had a chance to read the latest Bloomberg National poll before the meeting.  The poll found that Medicaid is the least popular option for deficit reduction.

Members of the Super Committee have to be super busy right now so they may just want to scan this chart for a good idea of how the American people feel about the need to preserve Medicaid.

This is consistent with the Washington Post/ABC News poll released in July that found that between April and July support for cutting Medicaid dropped and support for defending it rose with a notable rise in those who strongly oppose cutting it.  Public opinion on Medicaid changed more than any other other issue tracked by the poll with 72% now opposed to cutting Medicaid.