Could Obamacare add more Democrats to the voter rolls? Yup. (Just as planned)

The Washington Post ^ | September 26, 2013 | Juliet Eilperin and Scott Clement

[2ndDivisionVet]

Republicans have plenty of reasons to dislike Obamacare already, but they haven’t focused on one that could affect them in 2014 and beyond: anyone signing up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act will also have a chance to register to vote.

Before folks start accusing Democrats of engaging in a vast left-wing conspiracy, it’s worth noting this quirk stems from the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (better known as the “Motor Voter” law, because it allowed all Americans to register to vote while renewing their driver’s license).

According to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services spokesman Brian Cook, applications in the insurance marketplace must include the offer of voter registration because the law “requires states to offer voter registration [at] all offices that provide ‘public assistance’ (including Medicaid applications). Because people applying on healthcare.gov could be eligible for either Medicaid or Marketplace coverage, we will be providing info on voter registration to people who request it.”

Could this give Democrats a political advantage? Potentially, since they stand to benefit the most from a surge in voter registration among those who currently lack insurance. By more than a 2 to 1 ratio, uninsured Americans supported Barack Obama over Republican Mitt Romney in a Washington Post-Kaiser Family Foundation poll last summer (62 to 27 percent)....

[VerySadAmerican]

“I needs to gets my obamacare.”

“Can I see your I.D., please?”

“That’s racist!”

“Okay, fill this out. And you can print if you can’t write cursive.”

“Don’t be cursivin’ ats me!”

[blondee123]

By the time they realize the crappy state of care they’ll be getting though, it will be too late!