I’m not saying they weren’t popular, but that if you had actually implemented what the public wanted then you would have ended up with universal healthcare.
Same with the EPA. It’s an improvement, so people like it, but it’s not what people actually want.
Yes. Literally every one of those was very popular when it was passed. The National Health in particular continues to be popular.
The EPA was passed under Nixon and he did not veto it because the feeling that the need for it was so widespread that he didn't dare.