The Fall Of Obamacare McCarthyism | Talking Points Memo

Obamacare McCarthyism jumped the shark in the Texas primary this week.

No politician has deployed the tactic more fervently than Texas Rep. Steve Stockman, and his underdog campaign for the GOP’s Senate nomination failed spectacularly. For all his woes and lack of effort in other areas, the congressman went above and beyond when it came to accusing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) of harboring a secret love for Obamacare, the law that Republicans roundly detest.


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