Republican Senate Candidate Admits GOP Has No Position On Health Care

[ccharles000]

Whoops. Rob Portman, a Republican Senate candidate in Ohio, has now admitted in an interview that the GOP doesn’t have a position on health care. Worse, he says he came to that conclusion after multiple discussions with GOP Congressional leaders about the issue.

Check out this nugget buried in a National Journal article (subscription only) about Portman:

Republicans have also taken some heat nationally for not focusing on health care in their campaigns in recent years, but Portman already has been speaking on the issue frequently.

“We have to have an alternative. … I will tell you, I don’t think there is a Republican alternative at this point,” he said. He said he reached that conclusion after talking to Senate leaders and lawmakers about the GOP’s position. “There isn’t one,” he said. “There’s a task force, and I applaud them for that.”

Congressional Republicans have enlisted all manner of political consultant, such as Frank Luntz, to tell them how to attack the health care ideas being floated by Dems. Portman’s candor isn’t exactly going to bolster their claim that they have any constructive alternatives in mind.

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/senate-republicans/republican-senate-candidate-admits-gop-has-no-position-on-health-care/

[DJ13]

1. But they DO have a position

More of the same broken system that has already left nearly 50 million people without health care.

[kenny blankenship]

2. Quick, let's compromise with it!

[vaberella]

4. This would be the best opportunity to make this viral. So we can make sure there is NO compromise.

Fuck Schumer on this. If they have no position that means it's all O's. We have to make sure it stays that way and force their hand.

[vaberella]

3. Can someone send this to KO, Rachel Maddow (she might have him as a guest) or Ed Shultz..

Those guys would love to have this guy on air and have him declare nationally his position. So we can get some perspective. This would be enlightening.

This is a great thread...we need to ensure that this goes viral so we can enforce our position and get things done.

K&R

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[ccharles000]

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