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Sure, James. They would be the party that had singlehandedly passed an unconstitutional law that had to be struck down by the Supreme Court. And that would make them more popular amongst folks who are not Democrats how? And how did the repeal of the Volstead Act enhance the political prospects of the Prohibitionist Party?”
The real question is how does Obama go to the American people and defend the individual mandate? His current defense is already rebuddled not by republicans but by himself in 2008.
Carville is a bit nutty here if he thinks the left is going to rally to the defense of Obamacare. Conservatives are going to campaign against this oppressive monstrous one way or the other. Liberals rallying to its defense just paints a nice clean target on their back.