GOP candidates’ freak-out moment: As Obamacare horror stories flop, what’s left?

[DonViejo]

Candidates like Scott Brown thought they'd win by attacking health reform. Looks like it's time to recalibrate fast

SIMON MALOY

It feels strange to say this, and maybe a bit premature, but we seem to be past the era of the viral Obamacare victim story.

Everyone who has followed the politics of the Affordable Care Act can tell you the saga of Julie Boonstra, the Michigan woman who bemoaned the financial injustice done to her by the health law in an Americans for Prosperity ad, when in reality she’s going to save a lot of money with her new insurance. Boonstra’s story, amplified by the conservative media, went national, as did the subsequent debunking of the AFP advertisement.

But how many people know who Christopher Schiff is? Schiff, a Marine veteran, stars in this Americans for Prosperity ad attacking Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., claiming that his “insurance costs are going way up because of Obamacare.”

The ad was released last week. In that time Schiff has appeared on Fox News and his story has drawn fleeting attention from the right-wing press, but overall no one has really taken notice of the former Marine allegedly under fire from Obamacare. (The Washington Post and PolitiFact attempted to verify Schiff’s claims, but neither was able to confirm his health coverage status; PolitiFact warned his ad “doesn’t include some important context and nuances.”)

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[woodsprite]

1. Well, they'll always believe they have "Benghazi"

Honestly, that is the single word post a friend posted on Facebook. I didn't even reply to him. I actually think no one did. I was tempted to reply with the list from Bush, but haven't yet.

[louis-t]

2. I have a client (slightly unstable) who tells people

she lost her job because of Obamacare. She admitted once that it was because she had been there a long time and her salary was the highest in the place. They used an argument with a co-worker as an excuse to get rid of her. I still hear her tell people that she lost her job because of Obamacare.