Republicans abandon strategy of highlighting Obamacare’s losers

Published October 29, 2018 4:00am ET



Republicans have abandoned their strategy of elevating people hurt by Obamacare as the midterm election pressure has increased.

Gone from the airwaves are personal anecdotes from those President Trump once dubbed the “victims” of Obamacare: people who faced soaring costs or the loss of their doctor. Millions of Obamacare customers still face those problems, but Republicans are no longer talking about the victims they once championed.

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