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applegrove

(118,965 posts) Mon Jun 25, 2018, 09:09 PM Jun 2018

Democrats Want to Be the Health Care Party

https://politicalwire.com/2018/06/25/democrats-want-to-be-the-health-care-party/

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Bloomberg Businessweek: “For the first time since it became law in 2010, Obamacare is a political asset for Democrats heading into an election—a striking turn after several cycles in which the law’s unpopularity helped Republicans sweep into power in legislative races across the country. Still, Democrats face a challenge: President Trump’s attacks on Obamacare prompted a broad reassessment of its merits and hurt his party’s political standing. To successfully exploit the issue, Democrats have to find a way to cut through the din of Trump news and scandal coverage and convince voters they’ll defend the health-care law from ongoing GOP sabotage and repeal efforts.”

“That will entail digging deep into their own pockets to pay for advertising. Democratic strategists have all but given up on trying to influence Trump-obsessed cable news coverage, even though a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found that health care is voters’ top issue, above jobs and the economy, guns, taxes, and immigration.”

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Democrats Want to Be the Health Care Party (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2018 OP

Yes, fund Obamacare and bring back the mandates! quartz007 Jun 2018 #1

Democrats need to own "nobody should be without health care in the wealthiest nation on the planet" Doodley Jun 2018 #2

Stand by to re-fight Crutchez_CuiBono Jun 2018 #3

Democrats need to run on this texasfiddler Jun 2018 #4

Democrats ARE the party of Health Care. nt Trek4Truth Jun 2018 #5

quartz007

(1,216 posts)

1. Yes, fund Obamacare and bring back the mandates!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 09:14 PM

Jun 2018

Trump is throwing so many people off health insurance.

Doodley

(9,179 posts)

2. Democrats need to own "nobody should be without health care in the wealthiest nation on the planet"

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 09:16 PM

Jun 2018

This should first and foremost be a moral issue. It should be about what kind of people we are.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

3. Stand by to re-fight

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 09:16 PM

Jun 2018

Every win the Dems have had since FDR. They will wreck it all...then start the agonizingly, slow fight when we go to regain it. HealthC took how long last time? And we got for profit insurance as the poison pill. (Wonder which side slipped that in?...hmmm.) re-fight Abortion...right on down the line. Abortion was a 20 year fight when it was legalized....we have to wait for a gop death on the Supreme Court to get that back....On and on it goes. Get angry about it. PREPARE NOW FOR SATURDAY.
We not only need to win, but quietly come up w the day one game and some out of the gate legislation and get this shit passed DAY ONE. Hope fully we can rock them back on their heels and just keep rolling. It's UNBELIEVEABLE Mueller hasnt brought even ONE charge yet to stop this destruction. NOT ONE. Betcha a LOT of people will get charged this weekend w stuff...for just peacibly protesting. SEE THE DIFFERENCE? We'll be in jail and dt will be tweeting. Has to be done though. Has to be done.

texasfiddler

(1,993 posts)

4. Democrats need to run on this

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 09:21 PM

Jun 2018

Protection of Pre-existing conditions from Republicans and universal access to affordable health care is a winner. Trump has shifted the subject to immigration with his outrageous separation policy. Democrats need to fight the separation policy and get those kids back with their parents, but they must focus on health care for the months up to the November election.

Trek4Truth

(515 posts)

5. Democrats ARE the party of Health Care. nt

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jun 25, 2018, 09:22 PM

Jun 2018

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