The RNC is released “Achievement” to expose the absurdity of Democrats’ demagoguing the Romney-Ryan approach to saving Medicare, when Obama is the only one to have actually cut over $700 billion dollars from current retirees — quite an achievement.
The brilliant Ramirez encapsulates the Democrats’ dilemma in one simple picture:
“Mediscare” was not supposed to look like this.
SEE ALSO:
AoSHQ: Democrats Starting To Realize They Might Lose The Medicare Argument?
This is how they’ll win — if they do win.
In the last few days, the Romney campaign has moved to dramatically change the terrain of Medicare politics, and it looks like the Democrats are beginning to realize how vulnerable they might be. Because of Obamacare, it is the Democrats who now plan to cut current seniors’ benefits (especially those in Medicare Advantage) and access to care (thanks to the IPAB) while still failing to avert the program’s (and the nation’s) fiscal collapse, and because Romney would repeal Obamacare and pursue a version of the Ryan-Wyden premium-support reform it is the Republicans who would protect current seniors’ benefits and make them available to future seniors while saving the program from collapse through market reforms. Through the candidates’ statements this week and through this new ad, Romney and Ryan have made clear they’re going to inform voters about this and force the Democrats to defend themselves on Medicare.
They are used to Republicans assuming a defensive crouch in the wake of their mediscare demagoguery. Now, horror of horrors, it’s their turn to be in the defensive crouch.
Update:
Weekly Standard: Senior Citizens Greet Paul Ryan: ‘Good Luck! Kick Ass
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August, 16, 2012 at 1:06 pm
The republicans seldom if ever manage to get get ahead on their messaging, no matter the subject, the dims always seem to beat the living hell out of them with their own message. Medicare has always been the achilles heel subject for the republicans, the dims have owned the issue for ever.
Recently, however the republicans for once seem to have gotten the upper hand on a few fronts. They seem to be having a huge success with this Mediscare debate. The other success seems to have been the “you didn’t build that” blunder from cheobama.
Mitt wasn’t my first, second, third or fourth pick for the nomination. I think he has caught the dims off guard with picking Ryan and has managed to set what the debate and agenda for the campaign is going to be. The ticket seems to be very focused, energetic and setting the dims back on their heels. I think the extended republican primary season had a extremely positive affect on Romney and we are seeing the results now.
I’m lovin what I see and hope it continues through November.
August, 18, 2012 at 9:11 am
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