Hillary Tells Dems That They Can Win On Obamacare In 2014
Source: TPM
DYLAN SCOTT JUNE 26, 2014, 9:59 AM EDT
Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that congressional Democrats running for re-election in 2014 can present a "very stark choice" between themselves and the GOP on Obamacare, urging them to talk up the benefits of the law.
"If I were a Democrat running for reelection in 2014, I would be posing a very stark choice to the voters of my district, or my state: If you want us to go back to the time when your sister with diabetes, or your husband with his heart condition, couldnt get insurance at an affordable rate, then dont vote for me, because I think its great that your sister and your husband now have insurance," she said on PBS NewsHour.
Clinton pointed to the growing evidence that the law is reducing the number of uninsured as "good news" that Democrats can use. Obamacare surpassed expectations when it hit 8 million sign-ups this spring, and pubic polling continues to find a notable drop in the uninsured ranks since it took full effect.
"Theres a lot of good news in whats been done," she said. "There are so many examples that people can point to."
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Robbins
(5,066 posts)I guess this means she will support it when she runs In 2016.
BootinUp
(47,145 posts)Remembering welfare reform that Bill Clinton signed that screwed over single mothers there was always chance she would come out against It to distance herself from Obama.
BootinUp
(47,145 posts)You have nothing.
Beacool
(30,247 posts)Gee.........
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Beacool
(30,247 posts)that the SS asked her to wear a bullet proof vest under her clothes at certain events when she went around the country advocating for the plan.
samsingh
(17,598 posts)monmouth3
(3,871 posts)joanbarnes
(1,722 posts)lostincalifornia
(3,639 posts)many issues that Democrats can and should distinguish themselves from the GOP, but they don't.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)William769
(55,147 posts)Ash_F
(5,861 posts)nyabingi
(1,145 posts)weasels when it comes to supporting initiatives their own party is undertaking.
Republicans will go down with the proverbial ship to stand behind all their bad ideas (which is all of them), but Democrats get too apologetic and allow themselves to be bullied into speaking against their own ideas.
Obamacare is a bad law, but Democrats should at least be proud of what they accomplished even if it's not too great.