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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Going up against the AARP is a loser. The core GOP voter (50+ voters) are the biggest losers in this bill. Normally I'd agree with your line of thinking, but the AARP is a different animal to be going up against. They will suffer heavy losses if the AARP says to vote against anyone who approves the bill.
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I agree with you in theory, but I don't think it has much practical impact because the crux of it revolves around the electorate being sufficiently informed which is no longer the case in American society. If you can convince someone Obama is going to be holding a death panel for grandma you can convince them you aren't actually taking their health care away or making it worse.
Or you can blame it on those damned liberals, the ready made, easily incited Boogeyman, and get a political boost out of it. Cite how the Dow Jones is doing and you have all the ammunition you need to convince 47% of the people who vote.
Just reading through some commentary and interviews it sounds like most of the strife related to the new healthcare bill is coming from the conservative wing of the GOP, rather than Democratic leadership.