Former Representative Tony Coelho offers some good advice to Democrats in a Politico op-ed. Here's clip:
Democratic candidates must make this a debate about the bill’s individual components. Where does your opponent stand? Does he or she want to repeal the reform?
What exactly do Republicans plan on taking away from the American people?
Will they tell small-business owners in their districts that tax credits to provide health care for their employees will be repealed? Are they going to ask senior citizens to give back rebates for prescriptions not covered under Medicare? Will the Republicans throw the young people in their district to the wolves and take away their coverage? Will they tell those who were uninsured or denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions before this reform law passed that they are taking away their new coverage. . . .
Be proud of what you have done and tell your constituents what is in the bill. Don’t let your opponent frame the debate.
Sounds about right to me.
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