It may harm him among some indies, but it also may help him among other demographics, like the Tea Party and objective indies.
A lot more people are wise to the SS PONZI SCHEME. Anyone who is informed and honest knows that it's nothing less than a PONZI SCHEME.
At last, a politician running for office has the balls to call it exactly what it is, and then not back away from it when pressed.
This isn't the good ol days 20 years ago when any pol who mentioned touching SS was finished. Times have changed and people are beginning to realize that everyone can't have a nice retirement that costs exponentially what the retiree put into it.
How did it work for Sharon Angle against Harry Reid? People can talk sensibly about SS reform, but many people of all political leanings are put off by overblown rhetoric and demagoguery on most any issue, and especially one they've paid into for decades.