Republicans are retreating from calls to repeal ObamaCare ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
Less than a year after the GOP gave up on its legislative effort to repeal the law, Democrats are going on offense on this issue, attacking Republicans for their votes as they hope to retake the House majority.
ObamaCare’s favorability in polls has improved since the repeal push last year, with more now favoring the law than not. A Kaiser Family Foundation poll in March found that 50 percent of the public favors the law, while 43 percent holds an unfavorable view.
GOP strategist Ford O’Connell said the political winds have shifted on the issue, turning ObamaCare into a subject Democrats want to tout and many Republicans want to duck.
“I don’t think it’s seen as a winning issue,” he said. “It’s also an issue that tends to fire up the Democratic base more so than the Republican base.”
I KNEW this was going to happen eventually.
Now the Democrats can run on improving Obamacare so that it better serves their constituents, while the Republicans have to pretend that they never even heard of the Affordable Care Act.
Sadly for the GOP their past votes are just the kind of ammunition that can be used to blow their campaigns out of the water.
I think this, plus the changing debate on guns, added to the GOP's ties to Donald Trump, signal HUGE victories for the Democrats moving forward.
Hate to tell them but it is a little to late for that to save them.
ReplyDeleteHope they also get the brain storm to go after our social security and Medicare so the boomers can finish them off.
Also i am presuming the trump supporters have filed their tax returns and it may have sunk in their pea brains that they were played again and got a big fat nothing.
Wait until next year when Trumpanzees file. That's when they're going to feel it.
DeleteWell, I’m a nurse making less than 100,000 a year and I’ve seen a big far zero benefit in my check. And my 401K is already taking a hit. That’s what will be informing my vote in November.
DeleteThe Democratic talking point should be called the American Healthcare System. It should be owned by the people for the people. That means we own the doctors, pharmacy, research, treatment, genomics and outcomes. It is our business to take care of our citizens from birth to death. The goal is not for profit but for health outcomes. We want a healthy society. We want to cure disease. We want to eliminate the greed and profit of suffering from illness. Lets move on and focus on the future issues we face and make healthcare a RIGHT for all USA citizens. We pay taxes for our healthcare, education, infrastructure, security and basic needs in life. Stand up and Speak up for Our Future. End profit driven healthcare systems, end middleman medical insurance scams, end taxation without representation, lets get it right this time. Remove the nonsense and trumps in society.
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ReplyDeleteI could have told the Republicans that branding it “Obamacare” was going to turn around and bite them in the ass. Now that they can’t destroy Obamacare they need to start referring to the Affordable Care Act, try to own that and then brag about how they’re fixing the ACA and it will be better than the failing Obamacare the Dems created. Yeah, it’s all in the smoke, mirrors and branding.
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