November 17, 2019
ALL THEIR MOST RADICAL IDEAS ARE POPULAR:
Why Democrats are winning on health care (BRAD WOODHOUSE, 11/16/19, The Hill)
The elections last week confirmed what we know to be true -- health care is the number one issue for voters. Just as health care propelled House Democrats to win the majority in 2018, it once again delivered for Democrats in 2019 and is poised to be the issue that helps Democrats win elections in 2020.Democratic candidates won in Kentucky and Virginia because they made health care a centerpiece of their campaigns. Voters trusted the Democrats who vowed to expand and fully fund Medicaid, strengthen protections for pre-existing conditions and hold drug companies accountable for skyrocketing prices.They rejected the Republicans who want to slash Medicaid, strip protections for pre-existing conditions and let drug and insurance companies continue to profit while raising costs on Americans.Polling reinforces these results. A recent national survey conducted by Hart Research for Protect Our Care found the differences in voter attitudes towards Republicans and Democrats on health care to be extremely definitive and confirm what last week's (and last year's) elections made clear: when it comes to health care, voters overwhelmingly trust Democrats more than Republicans.Additionally, the specific measures Democrats are focusing on when it comes to health care, especially health care costs, are extremely popular with Americans across the political spectrum.
Posted by Orrin Judd at November 17, 2019 7:59 AM