If I were a pro-abortionist, one of many who lost last week in no small measure because of the public's rejection of ObamaCare, I would console myself by knowing that there will be a vigorous effort by my troops to revisit/reinterpret/revise what actually happened November 2. Not just so I would feel better, but to assure my fellow supporters of ObamaCare and the abortion agenda in general that this had nothing to do with the wave that swept a huge number of House and Senate Democrats out of office.
In addition if they are able to absolve ObamaCare of blame, it might also strengthen the spines of all Democrats as Republicans seek to repeal and replace ObamaCare, aptly described by soon-to-be House Speaker John Boehner as a "monstrosity."
Most non-partisans would ignore a memo (based on "exit polling") produced by the Democratic National Committee's communications director which concluded (according to the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza) that "health-care reform was--at worst-- a neutral factor for the party. "
Cillizza, in a piece yesterday titled "What effect did health-care reform have on election?" offered two other scenarios. A Democratic strategist argued that health care was important but not because the public rejected the substance of ObamaCare but because people saw the party's huge emphasis on it was at the expense of a focus on the economy and jobs.
"It is not correct to say Tuesday's vote was a referendum on health care, but it did help set the stage for Tuesday," according to Democratic pollster Fred Yang.
The third (and only accurate) explanation was one we talked about last week which came from Republican pollster Bill McInturff. He took two polls a month apart in the 100 most targeted House districts and asked the respondents if they had seen television ads about health care law. Some 70% had and fully understand the ads were critical of ObamaCare.
The most important conclusions based on what respondents said? That "51 percent called their vote a message of opposition to the law, while just one in five said it was a sign of support for it," Cillizza wrote. "A majority of independent voters, a voting bloc that Republicans won by a whopping 18 points, also said in the McInturff survey that their vote was in opposition to the law."
In a memo summarizing the results, McIntruff concluded, "This election was a clear signal that voters do not want President Obama's health care plan."
NRLC did important polling as well.
Twenty-seven percent of voters in a poll conducted by the polling companyTM inc said abortion funding in the health care law affected their vote and they voted for candidates who opposed the health care law as opposed to only 4% who said abortion funding in the health care law affected their vote and they voted for candidates who favored the law.
National Right to Life has also repeatedly pointed out that the Obama Health Care Law will mean massive rationing of health care including the rationing of life saving treatment, if allowed to go into effect. The public agrees and clearly showed last Tuesday night that they oppose rationing.
Forty-four percent of voters said rationing in the health care law affected their vote and they voted for candidates who opposed the health care law while only 10% said rationing in the health care bill affected their vote and they voted for candidates who favored the Obama Health Care Law.
Overall 54% said they oppose the health care law (44% strongly) while only 39% favor it (26% strongly)--almost a 3-2 margin.
You will hear a loud insistence that ObamaCare did not cripple pro-abortion Democrats. Don't be fooled.
Contact: Dave Andrusko
Source: NRLC
Publish Date: November 8, 2010
