{"id":2970,"date":"2018-08-15T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/08\/15\/democrats-cant-stop-talking-about-health-care\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T20:17:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T20:17:42","slug":"democrats-cant-stop-talking-about-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/democrats-cant-stop-talking-about-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats \u2018Can\u2019t Stop Talking About Health Care\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Voters<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.protectourcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ACA-Repeal-July-23-Memo-Results-1.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534434775350000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGI8n76mhwuw6HoKSF190Zf1ltRbA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.protectourcare.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ACA-Repeal-July-23-Memo-Results-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> overwhelmingly<\/a> trust Democrats over Republicans and President Trump on health care. That&rsquo;s because they know that Democrats are fighting for increased access to care and lower costs, while Republicans only want to sabotage the ACA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Here&rsquo;s a look at some of the headlines over the past week alone:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">Washington Post: &ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/powerpost\/paloma\/the-health-202\/2018\/08\/15\/the-health-202-senate-democrats-stay-focused-on-health-care-even-during-short-august-recess\/5b72f0901b326b4f9e90a72c\/?utm_term%3D.fe951824134b&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534434775350000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHMdafMskM_pbYWtuD1J5R6PVYCWQ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/powerpost\/paloma\/the-health-202\/2018\/08\/15\/the-health-202-senate-democrats-stay-focused-on-health-care-even-during-short-august-recess\/5b72f0901b326b4f9e90a72c\/?utm_term=.fe951824134b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate Democrats stay focused on health care even during short August recess<\/a>&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">Cleveland Plain Dealer: &ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/open\/index.ssf\/2018\/08\/for_the_first_time_in_years_he.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534434775350000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFQwBe6uUDdJ8loFTvl5iryh9tmqw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/open\/index.ssf\/2018\/08\/for_the_first_time_in_years_he.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">For the first time in years, health care may be a winning issue for Democrats<\/a>&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">New York Times: &ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/01\/upshot\/democratic-candidates-midterms-health-care.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534434775350000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHiUy0Nc_eu4n1kiJ5Le5Sg6G5xVA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/08\/01\/upshot\/democratic-candidates-midterms-health-care.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">After Years of Quiet, Democratic Candidates Can&rsquo;t Stop Talking About Health Care<\/a>&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">Bismarck Tribune: &ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bismarcktribune.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/nd-democrats-highlight-health-care-as-campaign-issue-after-republican\/article_888d593c-74a9-5368-aa6f-a0e87b019647.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534434775350000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHuiF5E-x_OY3Vj8-cpjTHoXidGTQ\" href=\"https:\/\/bismarcktribune.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/nd-democrats-highlight-health-care-as-campaign-issue-after-republican\/article_888d593c-74a9-5368-aa6f-a0e87b019647.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ND Democrats highlight health care as campaign issue after Republican attacks against Affordable Care Act<\/a>&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">Cleveland Plain Dealer: &ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/open\/index.ssf\/2018\/08\/ohio_democrats_see_health_care.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534434775350000&amp;usg=AFQjCNENPba1Ii9D5kk9mgwulrW8YUS_ag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/open\/index.ssf\/2018\/08\/ohio_democrats_see_health_care.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ohio Democrats see health care as a winning issue<\/a>&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-left:36pt;\">WUSF: &ldquo;<a data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu\/post\/democratic-candidates-push-expanded-health-coverage&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534434775350000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHYxpmAJwUk1gqPp0Em1FzrGEd2tg\" href=\"http:\/\/wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu\/post\/democratic-candidates-push-expanded-health-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Democratic Candidates Push For Expanded Health Coverage<\/a>&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voters overwhelmingly trust Democrats over Republicans and President Trump on health care. That&rsquo;s because they know that Democrats are fighting for increased access to care and lower costs, while Republicans only want to sabotage the ACA. &nbsp; Here&rsquo;s a look at some of the headlines over the past week alone: &nbsp; Washington Post: &ldquo;Senate Democrats <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Democrats \u2018Can\u2019t Stop Talking About Health Care\u2019 - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/democrats-cant-stop-talking-about-health-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-08-15T16:05:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T20:17:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/democrats-cant-stop-talking-about-health-care\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/democrats-cant-stop-talking-about-health-care\/\",\"name\":\"Democrats \u2018Can\u2019t Stop Talking About Health Care\u2019 - 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