Newenglanddeac
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Well, Pubs “won” the healthcare arguments by lying and demonizing Obama and the ACA instead of working with Dems/Obama. It was a cynical, selfish political ploy—that worked. Even though the ACA was essentially a Republican way to move forward with (some) needed reform.
Now there’s nowhere for them to go except backwards, the details of which are easily perceived as undesirable.
Our political process needs to better reward long term, forward thinking, problem solving efforts instead of short-term inane sloganism and fear mongering.
Dozens of vulnerable House Republicans have recently signed on to bills or resolutions in support of pre-existing conditions protections, part of an eleventh-hour attempt to demonstrate their affinity for one of ObamaCare’s most popular provisions.
Thirty-two of the 49 GOP incumbents in races deemed competitive by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report have backed congressional measures on pre-existing conditions in the past six weeks, according to an analysis by The Hill.
The moves, coming in the final weeks of the midterm campaign cycle, mark a course reversal for members of a party that for years railed against ObamaCare, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and called for its repeal.
Now, facing the threat of a “blue wave” and an onslaught of health-care attacks from Democratic candidates, vulnerable Republicans are running ads on pre-existing conditions and co-sponsoring measures that critics deride as meaningless.
The congressional resolutions are “a quick Hail Mary for a list of endangered incumbents,” said Thomas Miller, a resident fellow at the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute, and co-author of “Why ObamaCare is Wrong for America.”
“They’re intended to provide at least some legislative cover in the event that they can read the polls and know there’s been a stampede of support for the broad-brushed pre-existing conditions protections similar to those in the ACA,” he said.
Well, Pubs “won” the healthcare arguments by lying and demonizing Obama and the ACA instead of working with Dems/Obama. It was a cynical, selfish political ploy—that worked. Even though the ACA was essentially a Republican way to move forward with (some) needed reform.
Now there’s nowhere for them to go except backwards, the details of which are easily perceived as undesirable.
Our political process needs to better reward long term, forward thinking, problem solving efforts instead of short-term inane sloganism and fear mongering.
GOP Senate candidate compared Michelle Obama to a chimp.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...facebook-comments_us_5bc10538e4b0bd9ed55a2663
GOP Senate candidate compared Michelle Obama to a chimp.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...facebook-comments_us_5bc10538e4b0bd9ed55a2663
Dave Brat debated Abigail Spanberger tonight and spent the whole time talking about Nancy Pelosi.
Dave Brat debated Abigail Spanberger tonight and spent the whole time talking about Nancy Pelosi.