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They won’t be the last slam-dunk issues, I’m sure.
Republicans are always willing to fuck up royally.
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They’re slam-dunk wedge issues for any Democratic candidate, not just Clinton. They’re even better slam-dunk issues for - hypothetically - a sitting US Senator who voted for them.
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Elections aren’t about issues and ideas. They’re about having a beer and email servers.
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The ACA will also be a wedge issue if Dems choose to use it smartly. Over 10 million Americans now have health insurance thru the ACA and the republicans are still talking about undoing the law root and branch. I just don’t see how this is a winning issue for republicans, taking away health insurance for 10 million people.
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Way, way too much inside baseball for my tastes.
It’s actually 16 million through healthcare.gov and the state exchanges and 14 million through the Medicaid expansion, so all Democrats should be running on the fact that 30 million Americans have insurance through Obamacare.
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Nice bit of reporting.
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Another option for Clinton - if she’s willing to move away from Wall St a bit - is the fact that every republican voted against expanding social security.
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True. Has value but Republicans can muddy those waters quickly.
Inequality. Loud and clear. Watch 'em mumble and stumble.
I stand corrected. I just don’t see how republicans can sell an election on ripping away health insurance for 30 million Americans. And no one will believe any bogus replacement plan they will try and parade in front of the American people.
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In a revealing act, Toomey and Johnson each flipped their votes from “no” to “yes” — their staffs said they initially erred.
Do you mean Ron Johnson? You only mention a “Johnson” in this one quote.
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Can’t wait to see which NC wingnut steps up to the plate to primary Burr next year over this.
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If these are such great wedge issues how come no governor who is against this stuff has been voted out of office? (One exception might be Tom Corbett in Pennsylvania, but he never succeeded, even with a Republican legislature, in restricting these rights.) Instead, the number of governors who are anti-union and anti-family benefits keep increasing in number and staying in office?
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Nice. I’m sure Dems will try to pin down the other candidates as well. Of course, this also gave those blue/purple-state GOP senators votes to point to that demonstrate their “moderation” and distance from their party, which I don’t doubt is why McConnell permitted votes on them.
I wholeheartedly agree. I think Democrats should go beat Republicans over the head with that 30 million number and let them try to refute it. Let them claim the number isn’t true or that somehow the lives of people on Medicaid don’t matter. Then the Democrat can shoot back at them with the % of those on Medicaid who work full time, who are disabled, who are veterans, etc. This is a rope a dope issue, one where Democrats can goad the Republicans into the argument, lean back, and let Republicans punch themselves into exhaustion before Dems go in for the kill. Not only that, the Democrats have an opportunity to expose Republicans for their rank hypocrisy where it concerns “pro life”. Oh, you’re pro-life? What about the life of the widowed mother who works two jobs to take care of her kids, but can’t afford health insurance? What about her life? Why do you want to yank her health insurance out from under her?
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Two words: midterm elections
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Way, way too much inside baseball for my tastes.
You don’t like inside baseball? Maybe you’re reading the wrong blog…
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Who is this “Johnson” lacking a first reference? Ron, of Wisconsin, I presume?
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Yup. And if this is any indication, it’ll be successful enough to convince even the most timid, Obama-distancing Democrat:
A House GOP leader asked for Obamacare horror stories. Instead, she got love letters.
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