According to the research of political scientists Lawrence Jacobs and Robert Shapiro, shifting public reaction against President Obama's heath care proposal was based on:

a. how opponents used images and made dire predictions of what the proposal might do
b. which news organization conducted the survey
c. the way that the proposal was framed by the mass media
d. the fact that most Americans have long opposed health care reform


Answer: a. how opponents used images and made dire predictions of what the proposal might do

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