Benghazi, Fast and Furious, NSA spying, IRS, the list of scandals surrounding this Administration go on and on. While each is damaging and disgusting on its own accord, they don't "stick" with the average American for one reason-they don't affect the average American.
They are "merely" stories in the paper or online, ones that upset people, but to quote the Democrat 2016 frontrunner, "what difference does it make"? Most of us were unlikely to be touched by the scandals mentioned (beyond disgust, that is), so what politically fallout exists? Maybe a few demonstrations that get minimal media coverage, but it's mainly preaching to the choir.
The difference with Obamacare? It's affecting millions of folks, Republican, Democrat, and Independant. It's also affecting folks in the Media, who can't ignorethe ramifications of the implementation of this poorly written law:
Dean Griffin liked the health insurance he purchased for himself and his wife three years ago and thought he'd be able to keep the plan even after the federal Affordable Care Act took effect. But the 64-year-old recently received a letter notifying him the plan was being canceled because it didn't cover certain benefits required under the law.
The Griffins, who live near Philadelphia on the Delaware border, pay $770 monthly for their soon-to-be-terminated health care plan with a $2,500 deductible. The cheapest plan they found on their state insurance exchange was a so-called bronze plan charging a $1,275 monthly premium with deductibles totaling $12,700. It covers only providers in Pennsylvania, so the couple wouldn't be able to see the doctors in Delaware whom they've used for more than a decade.
"We're buying insurance that we will never use and can't possibly ever benefit from. We're basically passing on a benefit to other people who are not otherwise able to buy basic insurance," said Griffin, who is retired from running an information technology company.
As much as Obama and his friends try and spin "if you like it, you can keep it" into "of course some policies will have to be scrapped, but only a small amount", the average American recalls what he saw and heard Obama proclaiming over and over on the campaign trail. It's likely a substantial reason many voted for Obama in the first place.
With the other scandals, they don't really "hit home". A cancellation notice sent to your mailbox, telling you your policy is going away specifically because of Obamacare does.
Expect to see/hear account of folks jumping the aisle in 2014, and most likely again in 2016:
Bill Fullner has reached his breaking point.
It started with the letter from his health-insurance company informing him it was canceling his plan and offering him a new one that’s nearly twice as expensive. Then the 60-year-old retiree from Mount Vernon heard about more people like himself with canceled plans and soaring premiums. Finally, he spent hours on the phone and computer trying — and failing — to find a new option that he likes.
“This whole experience has converted a lifelong Democrat into a foot soldier for the Republican Party,” Fullner said.
He’s not alone in his frustration.
In Washington, most of the 290,000 people covered by insurance plans they purchased on the individual market received letters this fall telling them that their plans are going away.
