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The Morning Plum: Dems hit back over Obamacare
The Morning Plum: Dems hit back over Obamacare
By Greg Sargent
Two key questions loom over 2014: How will Dems fend off attacks over the health law that will only intensify, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars? And how much damage will be done by the early ad blitz hitting Dems right now, bankrolled by Americans for Prosperity, the group backed by the Koch brothers?
This new Obamacare ad begins to answer those questions. The Dem-aligned Patriot Majority USA is airing it in North Carolina on behalf of Senator Kay Hagan – one of the top targets of the AFP — and it hits her opponent, North Carolina Rep. Thom Tillis, over the consequences of repeal:
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The ad never mentions “Obamacare” or the “Affordable Care Act” or even “health reform.” This reflects the dilemma Dems face in red states. The overall law — and its chief sponsor – remain deeply unpopular. But Dems believe the full repeal stance is also problematic — and they have to stand behind the law – so they are emphasizing the components in it that remain popular, while arguing Republicans would do away with those things and return us to the old system. And they are broadening the argument by linking it to more traditional GOP vulnerabilities on Medicare, to make a bigger case about GOP ideological hostility to the health care safety net.
Notably, Dems in more moderate swing areas — such as Alex Sink in Florida’s 13th District — are aiming a little more directly at the GOP health care stance with ads that openly talk about the law and fault Republicans for wanting repealing it. The CBO report, of course, only deepened GOP certainty that the law is in the midst of an epic collapse that can only shower enormous political gains on Republicans in an election nine months away, even though that same report also showed the law on track to come close to longer term targets. Meanwhile, as the law’s rollout fades from the headlines, and as enrollment mounts, we’re already seeing Dems gain a bit more confidence in campaigning on its core goals and on tying Republicans to the consequences of repeal, though this will continue to be handled gingerly in red states.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/02/12/the-morning-plum-dems-hit-back-over-obamacare/
By Greg Sargent
Two key questions loom over 2014: How will Dems fend off attacks over the health law that will only intensify, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars? And how much damage will be done by the early ad blitz hitting Dems right now, bankrolled by Americans for Prosperity, the group backed by the Koch brothers?
This new Obamacare ad begins to answer those questions. The Dem-aligned Patriot Majority USA is airing it in North Carolina on behalf of Senator Kay Hagan – one of the top targets of the AFP — and it hits her opponent, North Carolina Rep. Thom Tillis, over the consequences of repeal:
<...>
The ad never mentions “Obamacare” or the “Affordable Care Act” or even “health reform.” This reflects the dilemma Dems face in red states. The overall law — and its chief sponsor – remain deeply unpopular. But Dems believe the full repeal stance is also problematic — and they have to stand behind the law – so they are emphasizing the components in it that remain popular, while arguing Republicans would do away with those things and return us to the old system. And they are broadening the argument by linking it to more traditional GOP vulnerabilities on Medicare, to make a bigger case about GOP ideological hostility to the health care safety net.
Notably, Dems in more moderate swing areas — such as Alex Sink in Florida’s 13th District — are aiming a little more directly at the GOP health care stance with ads that openly talk about the law and fault Republicans for wanting repealing it. The CBO report, of course, only deepened GOP certainty that the law is in the midst of an epic collapse that can only shower enormous political gains on Republicans in an election nine months away, even though that same report also showed the law on track to come close to longer term targets. Meanwhile, as the law’s rollout fades from the headlines, and as enrollment mounts, we’re already seeing Dems gain a bit more confidence in campaigning on its core goals and on tying Republicans to the consequences of repeal, though this will continue to be handled gingerly in red states.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/02/12/the-morning-plum-dems-hit-back-over-obamacare/
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a story about how a friend of mine signed up for health insurance and got a $5,000 rebate plus platinum benefits.
