Reform Turns Real

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Author(s) Paul Krugman
Source The New York Times
Date October 3, 2013
URL http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/04/opinion/krugman-reform-turns-real.html
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Quotes-start.png In other words, to get a description of the typical person Obamacare needs to enroll, just take the description of a typical Tea Party member or Fox News viewer — older, affluent, white — and put a “not” in front of each characteristic. These are people the right-wing message machine is not set up to talk to, but who can be reached through many of the same channels, from ads on Spanish-language media to celebrity tweets, that turned out Obama voters last year. I have to admit, I find the image of hard-line conservatives defeated by an army of tweeting celebrities highly attractive; but it’s also realistic. Quotes-end.png


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This item argues against the position Act should not have been passed on the topic Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.