JUDY WOODRUFF: Now to American politics. <\/p>\n
Ray Suarez has two different takes on what yesterday's Supreme Court ruling on health care policy will mean in the presidential contest. <\/p>\n
RAY SUAREZ: Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is chairman of the Democratic Governors Association and a top surrogate for the president. <\/p>\n
Governor, welcome. <\/p>\n
Yesterday, during his address following the release of the decision, the president kidded about the political value of the Affordable Care Act, almost implying there wasn't much. But looking at it now, is this a win politically for the president? <\/p>\n
GOV. MARTIN O'MALLEY, D-Md.: Well, I think, ultimately, it will be. <\/p>\n
What we have to do a better job of as a party is explaining the benefits and the rationale here. I mean, not only do we need to stop wasting money on a broken health care system, but we need to improve wellness and bring down costs, so that we can grow our economy, so that we can create jobs, and so that we can expand opportunity. <\/p>\n
And that's the golden opportunity now that we have to better explain this important step in America's journey. <\/p>\n
RAY SUAREZ: Well, in advance of that explanation, the public opinion research implies that the law is still pretty unpopular, even though the public says it likes parts of the overall legislation. <\/p>\n
How is that an asset going forward to November? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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