Originally Posted by
sagegrouse
I expected Romney to move soldly towards the middle and tampen down the more emotional social issues that the Republican base alone seems to care about. It hasn't happened. The Akin diversion was not planned, but it appears that Romney is going to try to rerun the 2010 Congressional elections, focusing on health care. This is a far cry from the 1992 James Carville slogan for the Clinton campaign: "It's the economy, stupid!"
The ACA, while complicated, has some internal logic. Medicare costs fall, e.g., (the $716 B budget reduction) not because benefits are cut but because hospitals have more paying customers and fewer that rely on charity, because of the other provisions of ACA. Therefore, providers have agreed to accept lower rates. Anyway, more discussion about health care is likely to make the ACA look better rather than worse.
Oh, well, there are professionals on both sides, so I may be missing the logic.
sagegrouse