Ryan's Medicare Plan Is A Munstrosity

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1. Medicare: Separating fact from fiction

Medicare: Separating fact from fiction

President Obama stood up for Medicare. He added eight years to the life of Medicare by cracking down on waste and fraud. And he did it without touching seniors’ benefits. In fact, he added new benefits for seniors, like better drug coverage and free preventive care.

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would turn Medicare into a voucher program, bankrupting it by 2016.

To distract Americans from those consequences, Romney and Ryan are launching a dishonest and hypocritical attack on the savings in Obamacare. Here’s a look at what’s fact and what’s false when it comes to Medicare.

Romney and Ryan want to get rid of Medicare’s guaranteed benefits and give people vouchers. Stand with the President to protect health security for seniors.


http://www.barackobama.com/medicare-facts-ad?source=om2012_PR_G_medicare-search-bg_wmr-medicare_&omtype=ofa&subsource=mkwid

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2. Republicans are becoming Mediscared of Ryan!

Early Warning: Ryan Medicare Plan Imperils Battleground Republicans

August 22nd, 2012

Even before Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan to the ticket, our Battleground polling results indicated an erosion of support for Republicans, largely based on Paul Ryan’s plans for Medicare and entitlements. The advantage Republicans held among seniors in 2010 has been completely decimated. Across these Republican districts, incumbents now hold just a two-point lead with voters over age 64—a group Republicans won by 18 points in 2010.

Not surprisingly, the leading factor in this shift away from the GOP is Paul Ryan’s war on Medicare. By a decisive six-point margin, voters in these districts now say they trust Democrats more than Republicans when it comes to Medicare. Among voters in the 27 most competitive Republican battleground seats, Democrats now hold an 11-point advantage on Medicare.

Republicans are beginning to glimpse the danger facing their candidates. As Politico reported last week, the National Republican Congressional Committee is now encouraging candidates in these battleground districts to distance themselves from Ryan’s policies, particularly on Medicare and entitlements. The NRCC’s memo is “a clear and immediate sign that Republicans knew Ryan could create trouble down-ballot for GOP candidates in tight Congressional races.”

Read more: http://www.nationalmemo.com/carville-greenberg/early-warning-ryan-medicare-plan-imperils-battleground-republicans/