. >> but he found one skeptic, maine republican, ben hersingen. >> i am a republican. i don't know what i am doing here. but i am here. >> we are happy to have you. >> reporter: specifically, hersingen questioned the president on a public option, a government-r health insurance plan. >> people say how can a private company compete against the government? >> reporter: the president answered his own question with a shot at the postal service. if you think about it, ups and fed-ex are doing just fine. right? no, they are. it's the post office that is always having problems. >> reporter: but hersingen who didn't vote for obama wasn't convinced. >> he did a lot more studying than i thought he was going to do. let's see what happens. we need reform. >> reporter: theresident eaded for more folks to talk to each other not over one another. >> where we do disagree, let's disagree over things that are real, not the wild misrepresentations that bear no resemblance to anything that is actually been proposed. >> reporter: outside, janet dillon of massachusetts proudly showed off a