How Will The Supreme Court’s Obamacare Decision Impact the Race?

from Power Line by John Hinderaker:

 

 

... Let’s assume that–as seemed likely when the case was argued–the Court throws out at least some key components of the law. Some have theorized that this could help Obama by taking the issue of Obamacare off the table. That seems unlikely. Rather, such a ruling would confirm in voters’ minds that Obama took his eye off the ball by focusing on health care rather than the economy during the first year of his administration. 

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If, on the other hand, the Court narrowly upholds the act, I also don’t see Obama getting a boost. Holding Obamacare constitutional won’t make it popular, and the publicity surrounding the Court’s decision will once again make the issue front and center. Mitt Romney will pound away on his determination to repeal and replace the AHCA, and will emphasize his own proposals for health care reform, as he has already begun doing. It is hard to see any of that as a positive development for the Obama campaign.

So I think the next big development in the campaign will probably be another setback for the president.