DEMOCRATS WERE THE FIRST ONES TO CALL 'IT' OBAMACARE
Nancy also went so far as to brush off any and all concerns regarding Florida Republican David Jolly's recent victory over Democrat, and candidate who was pretty heavily favored to win, Alex Sink in what was a special congressional election held this past March 11. The highly contested race was to replace the late Bill Young, a Republican, and had been considered, by many, to be a barometer for how each party might be faring now and in November.
Nancy said, "With all the money spent, with all the criticism of the Affordable Care Act and a 13-point advantage Republican district, we got it down to below 2 points." What Nancy failed to mention was that most of the money was spent by Democrats, who spent roughly four times as much as Jolly. I’ll be curious to hear how she explains away not only the loss of the Senate for the Democrats, but also her being leader of a few less Democrats in the House, come 2015.
With many pundits now predicting that Republicans will seize on the flaws of Obamacare as a central campaign strategy, Pelosi could have an uphill battle in trying to convince fellow Democrats that the healthcare law could be a strength rather than a weakness. Particularly since some are now interpreting the Sink defeat as a sign of the public mood on Obamacare. And with poll after poll showing less and less support for the law, their concern may be well placed.
A number of vulnerable Democratic senators continue to distance themselves from Obamacare especially since the bungled rollout of HealthCare.gov, and are already seeing their popularity suffer from what has been an onslaught of anti-Obamacare ads targeting them in their districts. In particular, have been the ads paid for by Americans for Prosperity, the conservative political action group backed by much maligned Koch brothers, David and Charles.
This particular group spent $27 million on anti-Obamacare ads between August and February targeting at least nine vulnerable Democratic lawmakers. A number of polls since the beginning of the year have indicated that public opposition to Obamacare now stands at roughly 60 percent or more. That figure is even higher among the uninsured, and strangle enough those are the very ones who were supposed to benefit the most from Obamacare.
The bottom line here is that the passage of Obamacare was the number one priority for the Democrat Party back in 2010, much more so than even working on the economy or getting people back to work. They were determined to attain for themselves that which they had desired for over 60 years enable the government to control how the American people are obtain their healthcare. They must now be made to lie in the bed that is essentially of their own making.
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