Pelosi to Dems: Go Home and Talk About Obamacare

Great idea!

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is doubling down on healthcare reform, betting that it will do Democrats more good than harm in November’s elections.

She and her leadership team have seized on new polls that suggest healthcare overhaul’s popularity is rising, and they are urging members of Congress to use this week’s recess to tout the new law.

Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the party leadership have sent lawmakers back to their districts urging them to hold town hall-type meetings to highlight the law’s benefits, in the belief it could help Democrats avoid major losses in November.

Recent polls indicate a slow but steady uptick in the popularity of healthcare reform. Despite Republican hopes that the law’s controversial passage will win them seats this fall, the Democrats’ actions show they still consider the issue a political winner.

Do you know why Obamacare has showed a slight increase in popularity? Because it hasn't been in the news for weeks now thanks to the Gulf Oil Spill and other subjects. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, as the old saying goes.  Bringing Obamacare back into the public eye, knowing even more about it today than we did when it passed, will backfire big time on Pelosi and the Dems.

That's why I heartily endorse this new plan.