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(Exempt) Democrats Fear Obamacare Will Cost Them The Senate
National Journal ^ | 11/26/13 | Josh Kraushaar

Posted on 11/26/2013 4:02:42 AM PST by Libloather

Last week, President Obama's pollster Joel Benenson sent a memo to congressional Democrats encouraging them to refocus attention on the economy and ignore the health care chaos that has consumed the administration for the last two months. The three-page set of talking points argued that the media's relentless focus on the Obamacare website is a "distraction" from more important work on the minds of voters.

But for Senate Democrats who backed the unpopular legislation, avoiding the subject isn't so easy. Republicans are armed with reams of polling data showing how the health care law could overturn the Democrats' majority, and are already hitting vulnerable Democrats on the subject. Indeed, Democrats who voted for the law face a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't crisis: flip-flop on legislation they actively embraced or tie themselves to an increasingly unpopular law that could doom their reelection prospects.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: democrats; husseincare; obamacare; senate
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I wonder if Pelosi knew all that.
1 posted on 11/26/2013 4:02:42 AM PST by Libloather
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Indeed, Democrats who voted for the law face a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't crisis: flip-flop on legislation they actively embraced or tie themselves to an increasingly unpopular law that could doom their reelection prospects.

well, this is what they get for going a long with passing a bill to find out what is in it...

2 posted on 11/26/2013 4:08:27 AM PST by latina4dubya (when i have money i buy books... if i have anything left, i buy 6-inch heels and a bottle of wine...)
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"I wonder if Pelosi knew all that. "

I doubt she gives a rats ass.
Her cup is full and overflowing.

3 posted on 11/26/2013 4:08:46 AM PST by DeaconRed (FUBAR- What Zero has done and continues to do. . . . . . . . .)
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To: Libloather

Liberal voters are the only ones who didn’t see this s### storm coming.


4 posted on 11/26/2013 4:09:25 AM PST by Graybeard58 (_.. ._. .. _. _._ __ ___ ._. . ___ ..._ ._ ._.. _ .. _. .)
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To: Libloather


5 posted on 11/26/2013 4:09:26 AM PST by Diogenesis
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So the Democrats are turning to Obama’s disastrous economic record to distract from the Obamacare disaster?

I think they’ll need four or five pages of talking points to pull that off.


6 posted on 11/26/2013 4:11:59 AM PST by Junk Silver
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To: Libloather

Democrats simply can’t understand why people don’t want to pay $200-$500 more a month for their health care.


7 posted on 11/26/2013 4:18:06 AM PST by HarleyD (...one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.)
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To: Libloather

That’s the best news I’ve heard so far this morning.Though I’m sure the RINO’s will surrender as they usually do without a fight.Espechially the Senators.


8 posted on 11/26/2013 4:20:04 AM PST by puppypusher
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Obama, along with the rats that have secure seats, probably aren’t too concerned. They are working on stacking the courts, and doing as much damage as they can while they still have power.

Obama is not up for re-election. He is just beginning. If he can hold on to enough Senators to keep from being convicted after an impeachment, then he’s gonna be a little more flexible with his executive orders. I believe we saw his ‘best’ behavior prior to the 2012 elections. Watch out.


9 posted on 11/26/2013 4:25:30 AM PST by paint_your_wagon
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To: Diogenesis

I didn’t know that I was Amish!
Imagine that..

Looks like I am exempt from obamacare and the tax/penalty

Looks like Muzzies don’t have to comply either


10 posted on 11/26/2013 4:41:44 AM PST by Mr. K
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It’ll cost them the Senate if the GOP doesn’t screw it up between now and November 2014.


11 posted on 11/26/2013 4:46:11 AM PST by maddog55
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“Democrats simply can’t understand why people don’t want to pay $200-$500 more a month for their health care.”

That is because they are always used to voting themselves some more pay raise to insulate themselves from the disastrous policies of theirs.


12 posted on 11/26/2013 4:53:03 AM PST by dforest
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To: Libloather

This is because we are finally finding out what is in it and in medical terms it is looking more and more like a stool sample.


13 posted on 11/26/2013 5:01:48 AM PST by logic101.net (How many more children must die on the altar of "gun free zones"?)
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Notice they only fear what affects them politically and/or personally. They have no concerns for the carnage they are creating across the country via their actions.


14 posted on 11/26/2013 5:03:38 AM PST by rod1 (CTLY)
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The DemocRat leadership knows that the gig is up in the Senate. That’s why Harry Reid nuked McConnell despite everything he has said in the past about preserving the filibuster....they understand that they have a year to pack the judiciary and political bureaucracy with as many Obama drones as possible before the Republicans take it over.


15 posted on 11/26/2013 5:04:54 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: Mr. K

Equal protection under the law?


16 posted on 11/26/2013 5:34:43 AM PST by DownInFlames
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To: Timber Rattler

Great point. The RATS will try to run the country through Executive Fiat and the courts will back them up. They will render the House and Senate useless(if that is any mor possible!).


17 posted on 11/26/2013 5:36:01 AM PST by DrDude (Does anyone have a set of balls anymore?)
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To: Diogenesis

Look for a BUNCH of fallen, non-practicing Amish and Scientologists to come back to the church - temporarily.


18 posted on 11/26/2013 5:42:44 AM PST by Hardastarboard (The question of our age is whether the majority of Americans can and will vote us all into slavery.)
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To: Libloather

Nope, she didn’t read it to find out what is in it.


19 posted on 11/26/2013 8:28:30 AM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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To: latina4dubya

I sure hope they lose 60+ in the house and over a dozen in the senate.


20 posted on 11/26/2013 8:29:46 AM PST by CPT Clay (Follow me on Twitter @Clay N TX)
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