GOP wrongly accuses dozens of Democrats of forcing single-payer health care on North Carolina

RALEIGH -- No matter where you live in North Carolina, you’re likely to receive a political mailer about health care.

Democratic candidates in North Carolina say the GOP-controlled state legislature hasn’t done enough to improve health care. They say Republicans should at the very least expand Medicaid, which experts have said could help cover up to 500,000 people in the state.

Republicans’ main defense is that expanding Medicaid is too expensive and that Democrats want to go several steps further than that. An ad campaign by the state Republican Party says Democrats have a “radical” health care agenda that will “destroy our economy, kill our jobs, take more of your hard-earned dollars in taxes, and infringe on your personal freedoms.”

The NC GOP attack on Democrats, which includes digital ads and mailers in districts across the state, is summarized on RadicalDemAgenda.com. The party has purchased internet domain names of Democratic candidates — such as JulieVonHaefen.com — to reach voters. Republican candidates are using the same messaging in ads they pay for.

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