http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_froma_harrop/democrats_need_to_turn_off_fox_newsTheir health care reforms guarantee access to medical care, will slow spending that is bankrupting the nation and should reduce future deficits, to boot. The financial reforms offer some protection against another economic freefall. These shouldn't be hard sells.
But you do have to sell them when the opposition is blasting these achievements 24/7. Sadly, few Democrats are blowing their horn, especially over health care, and some are actually running against that success. This is self-defeating behavior.
Back in March, when congressional Republicans denied Democrats an inch of cooperation on health care, their spokesmen inflated some public displeasure into surging waves of voter anger against Democrats. Fine, that's their job.
But Democrats did not have to cower when all of 300 tea party people demonstrated in March against their reforms. And so what if some loudmouths made a racket at their town hall meetings. The rudeness probably offended many gentle folks at home.
Look at those polls tracking public support for health care reform. The lines closely follow the Democrats' willingness to defend what they've done. After passage, approval for the reforms rose.
Of course, this support is now inching down. When Democratic candidates back away from their party's legislation, people assume there's something wrong with it.
Yes, Froma here is absolutely correct. You need to talk about Obamacare much more, in fact, run ads 24/7 about it and how wonderful it was to pass it. This is a winning strategy. Do this.
Oh, and be sure to be super early at the polls to vote on November 3rd.
