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there is a way for democrats to come back on this. foe they go at the supreme court decision that the mandate amounts to a tax and point out that mitt romney when implemented healthcare in massachusetts he defended and promotted one. here is video and sound found by the american bridge digging up one of those gotcha blasts from the past on mitt romney. isn t it actually a tax hike and aren t you pledged to veto it. it is not a tax hike. it is fee. it is an assessment. no doubt this will have an impact on the electorate and the upcoming campaign. democrats will be pointing to mitt romney saying it is not a tax which is, of course, what barack obama has been saying about his healthcare plan for the last day and a a half. joining us to talk about the political and maybe the financial impacts fox news sunday anchor chris wallace live in washington as well. chris, great to see you. the healthcare decision seems
because obama care is still on the books. out of time but got to ask you this question. the supreme court importantly said this is really a tax which belies the president s claim this is not a tax. that is a quote from the president. how does that play in the campaign? well, normally it would be i think difficult for the president because it would be an opportunity for most republican candidates to say this is a a typical democrat, a big taxer. going to be an enormous tax and especially on the middle class. people making less than $200,000 that he would never raise their taxes. the one problem for romney is, of course, he had a mandate in his state and he can t go around and say that mandate is really a tax increase because he had his own mandate. chris wallace. catch more with chris on fox news sunday. he will discuss the healthcare decision what the white house chief of staff and gop
and kept turning the page, this is the next chapter for the rx and lexus. this is the pursuit of perfection. bret: mr. political analysts are saying the healthcare decision was reset for 2012 presidential race. obama can celebrate the core
number the percentage of the american public who is still opposing the law as a policy. that number has been 49%, upper 40s in the latest fox poll, 49%. that hasn t changed much, and that is far more 10 percentage points or more to say that they like the bill. we will have to see how that number those numbers change over time. as this debate unfolds and becomes central to the presidential campaign. obamacare has never been popular. and it is the only entitlement in history, at least one that i can recall, that has become less unpopular more popular as it unfolds. jon: paul, thank you so much. be sure to catch them this weekend at 2:00 p.m. eastern on the journal report on fox. jenna: news watch is right after that. stay tuned after that. the supreme court ruling was overshadowed yesterday by the health care decision. this is a case about a man, the man on your screen, who lied about serving as a marine and