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ObamaCare Returns as Election Albatross
Fox News ^ | October 23, 2014 | Karl Rove

Posted on 10/23/2014 4:09:10 PM PDT by Bettyprob

Democrats assumed earlier this year that ObamaCare would be a political advantage by Election Day. North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan, for example, said in February she wanted to show the Affordable Care Act “is something whose time is come.” A month later Colorado Sen. Mark Udall said “we did the right thing” in passing the law and told voters he “would do it again,” a response echoed by incumbents Mark Pryor (Arkansas) and Mary Landrieu (Louisiana).

It isn’t working out that way. As the election nears, ObamaCare is re-emerging as a major liability for the Democratic Senate that passed it. According to an Oct. 2 Gallup survey, 54% of Americans said the Affordable Care Act had hurt them and their families compared to 27% who said it had helped them.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 0carenightmare; 2014; 2014election; karlrove; obama; obamacaare; obamacare; rove; senate

1 posted on 10/23/2014 4:09:10 PM PDT by Bettyprob
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To: Bettyprob

Obama IS the albatross.


2 posted on 10/23/2014 4:58:13 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Bettyprob

Just wait until it is fully implemented and then ask the people what they think of Obamacare.


3 posted on 10/23/2014 6:18:43 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: Bettyprob

And Pelosi said they were “gonna run on it!”


4 posted on 10/23/2014 6:51:21 PM PDT by uncitizen (Buckle up! We're on the Facism Fast Track!)
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