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Obamacare Politics Shifting

The politics of ObamaCare are shifting. A law that helped Republicans sweep into the House majority in 2010 and contributed to Democrats losing the Senate four years later might be becoming a bigger political problem for the GOP than it is a liability for Democrats. The Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday virtually guarantees that the law will remain in place for the rest of President Obama’s tenure, further entrenching ObamaCare as a new entitlement to stand alongside Medicare and Social Security. While conservative Republicans insist they will keep working to repeal the law and that the Affordable Care Act will be an issue in next year’s presidential election, the White House and its supporters are growing more confident it will stand the test of time/The Hill. More here.

Question: Is it time for Republicans to throw in the flag on Obamacare?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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