Dems go on offense against GOP lawsuit on pre-existing conditions

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A new lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act has a new starring role in Democratic advertisements across the country, as candidates warn their Republican opponents would seek to end the law’s protections for those with pre-existing conditions.

The lawsuit, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel (R), claims the Affordable Care Act was rendered unconstitutional after Congress included a provision in last year’s tax-reform package to eliminate the individual mandate to buy health care. Initial arguments took place last month in a federal courtroom in Fort Worth.

After years of defending President Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement as it became a political albatross, Democrats see an opportunity to go on the offensive with voters.

“The Republican mantra at first was, 'this is just too expensive and premiums are going to go up and this is a bad law.' And listen, once the law was implemented, I think people saw that was a red herring,” said Sean Shaw, a Florida state representative and the Democratic nominee for attorney general. “Unfortunately for [Republicans], Americans and Floridians have started to feel the good part of the law.”

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/411864-dems-attack-republicans-on-latest-challenge-to-aca?userid=229233

[malaise]

1. It's so good to see

Go Dems! Expose these liars who are taking away your healthcare

Get thee to the greatest page

[elleng]

2. "Now the threat is Patrick Morrisey's lawsuit to take away health care

from people with pre-existing conditions. He is just dead wrong, and that ain’t gonna happen,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) says in a campaign advertisement, in which he shoots a copy of the lawsuit with a rifle.

Morrisey, West Virginia’s attorney general, was one of eighteen Republicans who joined Paxton’s suit. So did Josh Hawley, Missouri’s attorney general and now the GOP nominee against Sen. Claire McCaskill (D).

McCaskill told volunteers this week she wanted them to talk about health care when they knocked on doors on her behalf.

McCaskill said Monday Hawley is “willing to score a political point for the ideology of being against ObamaCare and allow people to pay a price when they don’t have that protection,” according to the Kansas City Star.

In Wisconsin, Democrats are using the suit to go after Gov. Scott Walker (R), who faces a tight reelection battle against state schools chief Tony Evers (D). Walker signed off on Schimel’s decision to join the lawsuit in February.'

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3. Tie every republican to this lawsuit, make it an anchor for them

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4. Yes, and then go out into the lake and throw them overboard. They aren't interested in ...

American's health at all, but solely as using this as an issue to drive a wedge between voters. What's funny about it is that more and more Americans are finding out the pros of this coverage, and thus, it's becoming a wedge issue against the very republicans who have been against the ACA and its existing coverage conditions.

Anchor them down into the abyss where they belong. Swamp critters no less, who wish ill will against their fellow Americans without having a viable counterproposal.

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