I've been thinking that, if SCOTUS overturns part or all of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it would be a big loss for Obama and jeopardize his re-election.
But some Republican strategists are saying that overturning it will practically guarantee Obama's re-election.
Let me hasten to add that I'm speaking here only about the political effect. I definitely think a positive outcome would benefit the American people. However, this may be the silver lining in a defeat -- as it's being spun by both sides but with a different twist.
Some Republicans are salivating at the prospect that the court will overturn ACA, either in part or all of it. But they also see the upholding of it as a political gain for them. It goes like this: If it is upheld, then they make the case that the only way to get rid of ObamaCare is to get rid of Obama. Ergo, more energy to come out and vote him out of office.
On the other hand, here's what James Carville had to say:
“I think this will be the best thing that has ever happened to the Democratic Party. . . . “You know, what the Democrats are going to say, and it is completely justified, ‘We tried, we did something, [but the conservative majority on the Court struck it down]. . . “Then the Republican Party will own the health care system for the foreseeable future. And I really believe that.”
Other Democrats also see it as a political advantage, energizing their base to re-elect Obama and, equally important, increasing their numbers in Congress so that a better bill can be enacted.
Ralph
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