Not exact matches
What remains to be seen is if the tax bill will end up being a better bet for Republicans than the
health care bill was for
Democrats — who
lost control of Congress largely as a result.
Democrats said the changes in Smith's bill would likely lead to a large number of women
losing access to comprehensive
health insurance coverage because small business owners would have an incentive to offer plans that don't cover abortion.
Legislative leaders yesterday stripped Huntley of her position as the ranking
Democrat on the mental -
health committee — she'll
lose her $ 9,000 stipend.
Also worth noting: Even
Democrats who voted against unpopular national Democratic agenda items such as
health care reform, including Reps. Michael McMahon and Michael Arcuri, ended up
losing.
Pataki noted that his national PAC, Revere America, spent well over six figures targeting
Democrats who had voted «yes» on
health care reform, including outgoing Rep. John Hall, who
lost to Republican Congresswoman - elect Nan Hayworth.
Democrats, Meyer is saying, can win if they exaggerate and pander to public ignorance on issues like
health care and global warming, but once elected and their «solutions» to the fake problems are put on the table, they immediately start to
lose public support.