Posted on 04/18/2014 5:09:17 PM PDT by Libloather
A House Democrat who voted against ObamaCare said the law is likely to sweep Republicans into office in November.
Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) had dire predictions for his party during a radio interview on Thursday.
"We will lose seats in the House," Lynch told Boston Herald Radio. "I am fairly certain of that based on the poll numbers that are coming out from more experienced poll sets down there."
He continued, "And I think we may lose the Senate. I think that's a possibility ... primarily because of healthcare."
The comments pit Lynch against party chiefs like Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). The House minority leader and others have argued consistently that the healthcare law will be a political winner for Democrats this year.
Democrats are seeking to go on offense after Thursday's news from the White House that 8 million people have signed up for private plans on the insurance exchanges.
Lynch predicted the issue will again turn sour for the party a few years down the road because of several taxes within the law that have not taken effect. A levy on the most generous health plans, for example, will start in 2018.
"There's all these taxes and fees that are the tough medicine, that up to now ... haven't been implemented. I don't know who’s going to do that,” Lynch said.
"Maybe ... they expect the next administration is going to put these penalties in place. I think that’s the time it's going to hit the fan."
I’d love to see a few in New Marxland (aka New England) be defeated. John Larson would be nice (know him, at home talks like a moderate votes like a Marxist.)
how did it go from 7 to 8 million when enrollment period ended around the 1st?
HOW ABOUT INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM PLAIN AND SIMPLE!!! HOW ABOUT SMALLER GOVERNMENT PLAIN AND SIMPLE!!!!
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You’re kidding; right? I mean, those are the biggest issues with you and me, but, the average American voter doesn’t give a rat’s rear about Individual Freedom and Smaller Government. I heard on the radio just yesterday: 87 million Americans are working. 104 Million Americans are on the Government dole. All people care about is if they get “theirs” from that big Santa Clause in Washington D.C. known as the United States Gubmint.
You are SO RIGHT about this HOWEVER LIV voters tend NOT to vote
in midterms!!!! OBAMMIECARE has hurt ALOT of people sure they NOW
have SO CALLED INSURANCE but, THEY HAVE NO CARE, DOCTORS,
OR HOSPITALS you can’t SPIN this no matter how hard they try!!!! Having individual freedom is the CORE of rebuking OBAMMIECARE!!!!!
Too radical!
Maybe this is real strategy. Lose the House and Senate for a couple of years, complain about the deadlock, and push for real change you can believe in with Hillary (or whoever) in 2016.
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