Dems Remain Oblivious to Just How Much Americans Loathe the Government Takeover of Healthcare

March 8, 2012

FYI, a similar version of this release below went out to the following districts: Jason Altmire (PA-12), John Barrow (GA-12), Tim Bishop (NY-01), Leonard Boswell (IA-03), Bruce Braley (IA-01), Lois Capps (CA-24), Ben Chandler (KY-06), David Cicilline (RI-01), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Jim Costa (CA-16), Mark Critz (PA-12), Peter DeFazio (OR-04), John Garamendi (CA-03), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07), Brian Higgins (NY-27), Jim Himes (CT-04), Ruben Hinojosa (TX-15), Kathy Hochul (NY-26), Rush Holt (NJ-12), Steve Israel (NY-02), Bill Keating (MA-09), Larry Kissell (NC-08), Rick Larsen (WA-02), David Loebsack (IA-02), Jim Matheson (UT-02), Carolyn McCarthy (NY-04), Jerry McNerney (CA-09), Michael Michaud (ME-02), Bill Owens (NY-23), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Collin Peterson (MN-07), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Nick Rahall (WV-03), Kurt Schrader (OR-05), Betty Sutton (OH-16), John Tierney (MA-06), Paul Tonko (NY-21), Niki Tsongas (MA-03), Tim Walz (MN-01), John Yarmuth (KY-03)

Matheson Remains Oblivious to Just How Much Americans Loathe the Government Takeover of Healthcare
Utah Democrat’s Party Leaders Dismiss Voter Criticism of Their Disastrous Healthcare Law Even Though a Majority of Americans Supports Repeal

WASHINGTON — Despite the fact that a majority of voters support repealing the Democrats’ government takeover of healthcare, Jim Matheson and his Washington Democrat colleagues still aren’t listening. In fact, Matheson’s Democrat leaders claim opposition to the big-government law is simply a position held by uninformed voters, and they intend to fully embrace it this election year.

“Jim Matheson and his Democrat leaders still aren’t willing to acknowledge the fact that working families and small businesses are living with the very real and troubling consequences of their government takeover of healthcare,” said NRCC Communications Director Paul Lindsay. “With a majority of Americans favoring a repeal of their misguided law, the least Matheson and his Washington Democrat colleagues could do is listen.”

Fifty percent of voters nationwide disapprove of the Democrats’ government takeover of healthcare, while only 42 percent approve. In swing states, the opposition is even higher:

“In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of the nation’s dozen top battleground states, a clear majority of registered voters call the bill’s passage ‘a bad thing’ and support its repeal if a Republican wins the White House in November. Two years after he signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act— and as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments about its constitutionality next month — the president has failed to convince most Americans that it was the right thing to do.” (Susan Page, “Swing states poll: Health care law hurts Obama in 2012,” USA Today, 2/27/12)

Out of touch Democrats also strongly dismiss the large numbers of voters who wish to see their healthcare experiment repealed:

“The Maryland Democrat taunted Republicans for failing to overturn the health care reform law outright, noting that just three members of his Caucus voted for outright repeal last year.

“‘I think there’s overwhelming sentiment to fix some parts of it,’ Hoyer acknowledged. ‘But I think there’s very, very strong support in the Democratic Party, and I believe that citizens are coming to that more and more as they see the benefits of that accruing to seniors in terms of their prescription-drug bill being reduced.'” (Jessica Brady, “Democrats Willing to Tinker With Health Care Law,” Roll Call, 3/7/12)

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