I think Randi made the point that it's the 80% who have healthcare that the R's appealing to

[bigdarryl]

The point was made that there running all these ads and spending millions trying to get folks like me who didn't need Obama care to vote against it in November.Randi said even though 9 million have signed up that's not going to win you an election.Where as the 80% mostly will.

[VanillaRhapsody]

1. Not all of the other 80% are going to be fooled by them....

OH and that other 80% (including you) ARE benefiting FROM the Affordable Care Act.

No pre-existing conditions
No copays or deductibles for cancer screenings and other tests
No Lifetime Caps
Maximum out of pockets at around $6000
Fixed the donut hole in Senior Rx coverage
Kids stay on policy until 26
Not charging women twice what men pay for health insurance...
Free breastfeeding devices
Free birth control....

etc.


All it needs is to counter with ^^^ that.....and then say "Do you really want to go back?"


Easy peasy...

[Johonny]

4. exactly

[bigdarryl]

5. Yeah Randi missed that point that EVERYBODY benefits from this law

If you were already insured or not

[VanillaRhapsody]

7. and that is all it needs to sell it!

Run away from the ACA Democrats at your own peril.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Our side needs to demonstrate how costs have been rising, because they're...

...already blaming rising costs on Obama.

More and more people have been losing coverage over the years, pre-Obama, and rates began to rise ridiculously around 2,000, and it accelerated.

A good many of those among that 80% felt it in increased copayments and employee shares toward coverage and/or drops in quality of plans.

So they'll need to be constantly reminded of that.

[Freddie]

3. They're appealing to the 80% that are typical Repugs

Who cannot possibly imagine that *they* could lose their job-related insurance and have no empathy for those who did, or never had it. That only happens to people who make "poor life decisions" according to them.

[etherealtruth]

6. .... that is exactly the way I see it

Unfortunately, demonizing the poor is very often effective