Greenbeard
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WashPo notices today that Obama has gotten aggressive on the stump, using the achievement that secured his place in the history books to go on the offensive.
Meanwhile, Mittens has finally shut up about it.
Obama's even been making a few bucks off of pro-Obamacare apparel.
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama, emboldened by the Supreme Courts affirmation of his health care overhaul, is now embracing the law while campaigning for re-election, just as Republican rival Mitt Romney steps back from it.
The primary focus of his campaign speeches remains the economy, the races dominant issue. But the Supreme Courts favorable ruling appears to have freed Obama to speak about the health law more passionately and emphatically than before the case was decided.
His campaign also is running a television advertisement in eight of the most contested states that criticizes Romney for opposing mandatory health insurance coverage for contraception; that provision is in Obamas overhaul. A health care-focused Spanish-language ad is running in Nevada, Colorado and Florida.
The Supreme Court has spoken, Obama told a cheering crowd at a recent fundraiser in New Orleans. We are going to implement this law.
During an event near Seattle, Obama said passing the law was the right thing to do and he highlighted specific parts of the overhaul that his campaign believes resonate well with voters.
Young people will be able to stay on their parents plans till theyre 26 years old, Obama said. Women wont be getting charged more than men, and youll be getting free preventive care. Seniors will see the cost of their prescription drugs go down. If you dont have health insurance were going to help you get it.
His campaign has been aggressive in selling the health overhaul to women.
Meanwhile, Mittens has finally shut up about it.
Romney, who declared the overhaul a bad law after the court ruled, has become less aggressive and less expansive in his discussion of health care.
At some recent events, Romney hasnt talked about the issue at all. On Friday, while campaigning in Las Vegas, he made one brief mention of Obamacare, pledging to get rid of it and return health care to a setting of personal responsibility.
Romney hasnt featured health care prominently in any television ads since the ruling June 28, but has made a few high-profile comments. The Republican was booed repeatedly during a July speech to the NAACP when he pledged to repeal the law if elected.
Obama's even been making a few bucks off of pro-Obamacare apparel.