Explaining ObamaCare To Stupid: Frustrated Dems bringing in the marketers to craft a simpler message

Forbes ^ | August 23, 2010 | Merrill Matthews

[2ndDivisionVet]

It wasn't supposed to be this way. Democrats were promised repeatedly by their leadership and the "professional left" that once ObamaCare passed, the public would embrace it. Voters would even reward Democrats at the polls in November.

Former President Bill Clinton, for example, told audiences that the reason Democrats faired so poorly in the 1994 off-year elections, when Republicans took over the House and Senate for the first time in 40 years, was his failure to pass ClintonCare.

However, no one claimed in 1994 that Democrats were beaten for failing to pass health care reform; everyone understood it was because they tried to pass a massive government-run takeover of the health care system. Had Democrats succeeded, as President Obama has now done, the beating would likely have been worse.

And that's what we're seeing in the polls. The Rasmussen poll has consistently shown that 55% to 60% of the public wants ObamaCare repealed, even as Team Obama tries to convince the public of its benefits--and of leaving Democrats in charge.

But with oblivion looming in the November elections, the White House and its allies have decided that the non-Ivy-League-educated rabble--i.e., the vast majority of Americans--is too stupid to understand how good ObamaCare is. So they've brought in the high-paid consultants to help with the messaging.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Take a bow

[sickoflibs]

Great idea!
Link: Leaked Democrat Re-election Strategy Memo

As far as this above post goes, should congressional democrats be surprised that Clinton lied to them about this becoming popular? Clinton has repeatedly claimed it was the assault rifle ban that did in Democrats in 1994, certainly not Hillary-care's failure to pass. So he knew he was lying.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

He is just making fun of that ppt presentation from last week on selling Obama-care. I think I did a better job making fun of it :)

I'll take both.

[GailA]

If slick willie’s was speaking he was lying, it is second nature to him.

[GailA]

How are they going to get around the doctors telling Medicare patients to take a hike? Our see Medicare patients only 1 day a week now, and come Jan 1 will stop seeing us altogether.