Feingold’s Listening Failures: Health Care Reform
Oshkosh, WI…According to a Politico story out today, “Feingold has been one of the most aggressive supporters of the health care overhaul on the campaign trail…” (Politico, 2010 Races We’re Watching, 10/29/2010)
That simple fact explains why Russ Feingold has gotten an icy reception in Wisconsin. Feingold’s constituents told him before he voted, and they’ll tell him again on November 2nd, that Wisconsinites don’t want the costly and complex health care overreach that the Obama-Reid-Pelosi leadership forced on the American people.
By a margin of 55% to 37%, Wisconsinites opposed the Obama health care plan in March 2010, before Feingold voted for the bill. According to a Rasmussen Reports survey this October, a majority of Wisconsin residents favor repeal of the health care bill.
In addition to increasing the deficit, raising taxes, and cutting Medicare, a recent report found Senator Feingold’s health care bill could cost Americans close to a million jobs.
“Feingold didn’t listen to Wisconsinites when he voted for the health care bill. Now Feingold’s ignoring their calls to get it right and stop the job losses. It’s no wonder that after 18 years people are looking for somebody new that represents their values,” according to Sara Sendek, spokeswoman for Ron Johnson for Senate. “On November 2nd, voters are preparing to send a citizen legislator to stop the Obama-Reid-Pelosi job-killing, big-spending agenda in its tracks.”
