| Here's the script:
"Time for a reality check.
Chris Gibson wants to repeal the health care law.
Chris Gibson would let insurance companies go back to denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.
He would let them restore lifetime limits on coverage.
Chris Gibson would eliminate mandatory coverage for preventive care like mammograms and colon screenings.
And seniors would pay more for prescription drugs.
Chris Gibson. He's for the insurance industry, not you."
Now that's what I'm talking about.
The provisions in the health care law mentioned in the ad are overwhelmingly popular, and a majority in NY-20 favor the entire law.
A recent Siena poll of NY-20 found that 44 percent are with Gibson and the insurance industry in favoring repeal, while 50 percent agree with this: "Although it may not go far enough, I'd like to see the health care reform legislation fully implemented as soon as possible."
The ad also is great politics because it will help energize the allegedly dispirited Democratic base.
Tea partiers are still frothing about the health care law, but in NY-20 and most of the country, they are a very conservative minority of the electorate and will be voting Republican this year as they always have.
IMO, more Democratic Members of Congress who voted for HCR should disregard the conventional wisdom and proudly explain their vote, and how the Republicans' repeal will screw their constituents. |
