Meet the GOP Candidate/Peditrician that wants to take away Health Care for Low Income Families

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http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/02/monica_wehby_fuels_gop_hopes_o.html

According to her ObamaCare is horrible.

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1. she backed a proposal that was 90% ACA just a couple years ago.

She wants to modify ACA, not repeal it. Although she is personally against abortion, she believes it is between a woman and her doctor and faith, not the government. Same thing with gay marriage.

IOW, she is an old-style moderate republican that could do well in a general, but she's got to get past the extreme rw nutcases in the primary.

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2. No on a Conservative Radio Show

on KXL she stated she supports a full repeal of ObamaCare when pressed by the right wing host.

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4. tacking right to win the primary

will hurt her in the general. Either way, she's screwed.

From the linked article:

And both Democrats and Republicans question her support of legislation put together years ago by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., that contained many of the same elements as Affordable Care Act.

Wehby responds that Wyden "had a good plan; it was a market-based approach" and adds that she and the senator are friends "and think a lot alike in regards to health care." But she says she was never wedded to all the plan's elements and doesn't think the uninsured should be enticed to buy coverage with tax credits – nor forced to with a mandate.

Wehby has also taken flack from some Republicans for saying she wants to revamp Obamacare, not repeal it, which she has said is impractical in this political climate.

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3. According to the linked article...

...her 2012 compensation was just over $1 million. And her ex is an anesthesiologist. No income worries there.

To quote further, "She describes herself as, 'a single mom who has to keep the trains running on time, has to balance taking care of kids and working...I think I understand what people are dealing with.' "

Oh, please............