I was at this event, but could not get in. It was 80% against the bill and 20% for it and the liberals were clearly on the defensive. I engaged in discussion outside the hall and was pleasantly surprised to see that the majority opposed socialized medicine. This is the liberal bastion of MA we are talking about so this is a very hopeful indicator for the rest of the nation. Tsongas will not change her vote because of the opposition but this is a huge indicator to the rest of the nation. Over half the attendees were seniors and they are beginning to understand that this impacts them directly and the vast majority are opposed to it. The momentum is clearly against socialized medicine and 3 more weeks of this across the nation and any Blue Dog that wants to get re-elected will have to vote against this. This has reawakened people like nothing else and that bodes well for the conservative movement.