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Democrats' 2014 strategy: Own Obamacare Democrats admit that they expect this new approach will come with some hurdles. By ALEX ISENSTADT 6/4/13 4:11 PM EDT Scarred by years of Republican attacks over Obamacare, with more in store next year, Democrats have settled on an unlikely strategy for the 2014 midterms: Bring it on.Party strategists believe that embracing the polarizing law — especially its more popular elements — is smarter politics than fleeing from it in the House elections. The new tack is a marked shift from 2010, when Republicans pointed to Obamacare as Exhibit A of Big Government run amok on their way to seizing the House from Democrats.But the Democratic bear hug, reflecting a calculation it’s probably impossible to shed their association with the law even if they wanted to, is still a high-wire public relations act. The White House has consistently struggled with messaging on Obamacare, hoping the public would gain an appreciation for the health care makeover as its benefits became apparent. That never really happened, but Democrats seem to be banking that it finally will.Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/dems-2014-strategy-own-obamacare-92172.html#ixzz2VHV2djTO
The strategy will be put to the test as the law kicks in next year and is implemented in the months leading up to the election — with the inevitable snafus and critical media coverage as the public gets its first up-close view of the massive undertaking.
Darrelb • an hour agoDems 2014 strategy: own the IRS.
altster76 >Darrelb • an hour agoPerhaps your right since the IRS should own Obamacare by then. Imagine the rats scurrying to get out of the fire. Should be a good show.
justone >Krevolver • 15 minutes ago−+Then somehow it's not resonating.Because talking about something every day for two years with no positive effect is a sure sign people aren't buying what you're selling.
Please, please, please, please embrace this train wreck, Democrats. The overwhelming majority of Americans wanted to keep their insurance and their doctor, and Obama promised them they could. That promise will soon be broken
But the Democratic bear hug, reflecting a calculation it’s probably impossible to shed their association with the law even if they wanted to, is still a high-wire public relations act. The White House has consistently struggled with messaging on Obamacare, hoping the public would gain an appreciation for the health care makeover as its benefits became apparent. That never really happened, but Democrats seem to be banking that it finally will.
