Pundits everywhere are going to have to hang up the supposed narrative of the cycle—that Democrats are running scared on Obamacare. It's just not happening. From Sens.
Mary Landrieu and
Mark Begich to
Rep. Allyson Schwartz, Democrats are on offense on the Affordable Care Act. But Florida's Charlie Crist, running to get the governor's seat back,
beats them all in his enthusiasm for the law.
Crist appeared at the Capital Tiger Bay Club and almost immediately brought up the attack ads being run by the political committee backing Scott's re-election, which show video of Crist talking about the health care overhaul and saying, "I think it's been great."
"I'm going to tell you what's great. 'Obamacare's' great," Crist said one minute into his 29-minute speech. "My opponent has spent about $6 million showing me say what's great ... Affordable health care—I think it's incredibly important and I don't back away from it, I do support it because it is great."
That's pretty smart in a state where
about 1 million people are denied health care, where
they are dying prematurely because of Republican politics. Out of spite.
Yes, for the people who now, finally, have health insurance they can afford and that can't be taken away from them, Obamacare is great. That's a message no Democrat should be afraid to deliver.