Is The GOP Going To Turn This Into A National Vote On PPACA?

[Iceberg Louie]

It seems that, with Mittens's every-eroding private-sector record, his original campaign platform of economy and job growth is evaporating by the second. His budgetary record and general job approval (34% in 2007, 48th out of 50) as Massachusetts governor gives him no more to stand on. A similar trend is occuring among would-be Republican Congressional usurpers; partisan hacks with dubious private-sector histories who just really want to take the Senate, but have no merit to campaign on.

I'm seeing more and more ads from Romney and other CON's with one unilateral message: "Forget what I stand for, do you want Obamacare or not?" Do you think that this is what Election 2012 is going to devolve into? A yea or nay vote on PPACA? My concern is that, if this is so, people who are fundamentally opposed to provisions such as the mandate, etc., will turn a blind eye to the litany of repercussions of a Romney presidency, some of which I think Biden eloquently touched on at his NAACP speech, some of which are beyond our worst nightmares.

We still have much work to do. I'm getting the feeling the CON-servatives are going to ultimately try to steamroll the nation on a single-issue platform like they have in every presidential victory since Eisenhower. The "party of no" knows no shame, and, are not above stooping to any level if they think it will squeak them through.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

1. They're taking a bit of gamble if they do IMHO

Support for PPACA has increased since the SCOTUS ruling, it has been upheld as constitutional, a majority say it's time to "move on" and most people (even Republicans) support most of the provisions of the law, so the Republicans aren't on as solid ground as they might think that they are.

[qwlauren35]

2. Please remind me again.

What do you consider the best parts of Obamacare. I want to be able to talk about them to potential voters. My favorite is that insurance companies can't deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Well

Other good things include: Keeping young adults on parents insurance (up to age 26), mandatory use of premiums for CARE, closing the "donut hole" for seniors, mandatory birth control coverage for women, Medicaid expansion (in states willing to accept the monies, anyway).