The other thing that really amazes me is how BAD the republicans are at telling this story.
Cruz noticed that, figured they’d never get the real story out, so he did the 21 hour “explain-a-thon”. Some people heard facts about how terrible ObamaCare is going to be.
Are the republicans really that bad at getting out their message? Not really. I live across the river from Mitch McConnell’s Kentucky, and I can’t turn on the radio without hearing one of his advertisements bashing his opponents, one of whom is a tea party patriot with little money to respond.
But, they know HOW to get out a message when they want to.
Ergo....they don’t want to.
Cowardice and mendacity are the main reason Republicans fail to “message”.
Look at this fight: what didn’t the House do?
They didn’t reject the Senate bill!
Our cowardly lying Leadership wouldn’t make their RINOs vote against it. It’s sitting on the table just waiting to be passed. Unlike the bill we sent to the Senate which was rejected.
The media know this and it’s a main reason they feel safe assuming the Republicans will cave- which will ‘prove’ they were ‘wrong’.
If the bill had been rejected the media would be floundering.