For Democrats in competitive races, election hopes this fall rely on how well they can avoid being associated with the toxic ObamaCare issue. They correctly assume that the stink of the dismal failure of the socialized health program will cling to them, in many cases severely compromising their chance to win against Republicans and independents who are critical of the disaster.
In a review of battleground races, The Hill found that out of 50 Democratic candidates with active campaign websites, only 11 mention the healthcare law by name, either as “ObamaCare,” “Affordable Care Act,” or “ACA.” Fourteen more mention the law, but not its name, and half the candidates omit it entirely from their websites.President Obama has trumpeted that more than 8 million people have enrolled in ACA-related plans. Meanwhile, congressional Democrats have been more cautious, focusing on jobs and the economy.
“On campaign websites, nobody has to say anything they don’t want to say,” said David Karol, associate professor of government at the University of Maryland. “What they have on their website shows what they think will be helpful to them — not what is important to them.”
Republicans, on the other hand, clearly find talking about ObamaCare helpful, as 55 out of the 83 candidates in the same House contests mentioned the law by name on their websites.
The same trends were seen in an analysis of Senate candidates’ websites. Of 37 Republican candidates with active websites, 27 mentioned ObamaCare by name. In the same races, 14 of 20 Democrats don’t mention it at all, including Sens. Mark Begich (Alaska), Kay Hagan(N.C.), Mary Landrieu (La.), Mark Udall (Colo.) and John Walsh (Mont.) as well as challengers Michelle Nunn (Ga.) and Alison Lundergan Grimes (Ky.).
Republicans running for the Senate aren’t as shy.
“ObamaCare is a cancer on our national economy and it threatens the quality of every American’s health care,” Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) asserts on his website.
“In Washington, politicians rarely admit when their policies aren’t working,” Terri Lynn Land (R-Mich.) states. “That is exactly what is happening today as a result of the health care law passed in 2009, commonly known as ObamaCare.”
Polls have consistently shown that ObamaCare isn’t popular, though leading Democrats predict that will change by Election Day on Nov. 4.
A few Democrats, such as Reps. John Tierney (Mass.), Cheri Bustos (Ill.) and Ami Bera (Calif.), refer to the health law in somewhat vague terms or criticize it.
Nice work, Obama, you’ve managed to convince even your own party to disown socialized medicine.
Source: The Hill
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They should impeach him
I will never vote for a democrat.
dump the entire house and senate and start over
The longer the explanation, the bigger the lie.
ted says:
“The longer the explanation, the bigger the lie.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/obamacare-topic-like-kryptonite-dem-candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-330229
Doesn’t matter…they all voted for it….every dam democrat threw us under the bus and now they thinks we won’t remember that if they don’t print it’s name…….Tooo late demoncrats!
impe3ach thr traitor !!!
This was in the Central American newspapers…”Almost all agree that a child who crossed the border illegally with their parents, or in search of a father or a better life, was not making an adult choice to break our laws, and should be treated differently than adult violators of the law,” Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is quoted in a story about a new two-year extension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act published by Diario El Mundo in El Salvador…..WHAT IS THAT BUT A CALL TO COME TO THE BORDER?
The government places ads on the Central American media that anyone who can get their kids to the border will be given citizenship or at least not turned away. Then they petition the taxpayers and congress to pay for them. It’s the old ploy of “Don’t let a good crisis go to waste!” When you don’t have a convenient crisis, MAKE ONE! Who cares about the lives and safety of those children? What kind of leaders do we have where the children are the fodder for their diabolical agendas?
Democrats wanted to give us this travesty then they need to admit it belongs totally to them. Or maybe they can finally stand up and repeal Obamacare and look good.