Democrats are Hoping
That Obamacare Won't Make Them Lose Big
There is an interesting
piece in The Hill about five incumbent Democrats who are worried about what
Obamacare means for their chances of getting re-elected.
Five vulnerable
Democratic incumbents who this week called for extending the law’s enrollment
period and delaying penalties for not signing up on time come from states where
voters hold unfavorable views of the law. Some Democratic strategists, however,
argue the issue is not as potent as Republicans think and predict it could
boomerang on conservatives who have pushed for a full repeal of the law without
offering detailed proposals to replace it.
But this seems to be
comparing apples and oranges. How the American people poll nationally isn’t going to help those
five Democratic incumbents in their states. They aren’t elected by the nation.
They have to each win the votes in each of their areas.
Also, even if opposing
Obamacare is not yet as popular as it should be, the fact remains that no Democrat
can do much to campaign on the great benefits of the Affordable Care Act.
They’ve committed a great deal of energy on a bill that isn’t convincing anyone
new to vote for them. How many people who disagree that Republicans should
resist Obamacare at all costs will feel strongly enough to vote for a Democrat
if they weren’t already going to go vote for a Democrat. Maybe I’m wrong but I
can’t see how this gains them anything. Even the few people who now have insurance
who couldn’t get it before were probably already voting Democrat.
It may well be that
these national polls show that winning the Presidency will be tough for a
Republican candidate, but until we’re past the 2014 elections, I
don’t think we should worry too much about who the next President is.
Whether a Democrat or a Republican wins, I want them to deal with a large majority of
Republicans in both the House and Senate.
One problem with
Republicans is that none of them seem to even be interested in naming all the
regulations, both at the state and national level, which raise the price of
heath care. When Democrats accuse Republicans of not having “detailed proposals to
replace” Obamacare, the GOP should have a blistering reply ready to go—something
other than blaming the entire health care bubble on medical malpractice
insurance. Detailed proposals are the evil. Democrats accuse Republicans of not
having them. I am angry that Republicans have not abominated “detailed proposals”
for the pompous torture devices that you are.
Healthcare.gov was a
detailed proposal. How do you like it?
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